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07-04-2018, 05:44 AM #1
Swim bladder
Hi all. Have a 75cm kohaku that’s been lying on bottom since November. Upon netting she has sores where she has been resting underneath. From new the koi would regular come to surface gulp air then carry on with its day. I have treated wound in pictures and removed dead scales and added anti bac etc.
All water parameters good, scraped several others and found nothing, all other koi behaving. Pond has been heated all winter around 14 deg, 10pc water changed per week via dechlorinator trickle in out drum/bakki/bead filtration. No chlorine present.
My thoughts are either swim bladder or bacterial infection , so contacted vet and have antibiotics to administer via injections. 7 syringes in total every other day for 2 weeks. Anyone have any experiences of swim bladder/antibiotics or things to look out for would be appreciated thanks.
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07-04-2018, 06:55 AM #2
Hi mate,not an expert in this field but it looks nasty and i would say you are on the right track keep doing the antiback with the injections.
I have no experience with this happening and i am not heated surprised it happened as you are heated,good luck and keep in touch with her progress.John
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07-04-2018, 07:42 AM #3
Hi you are currently holding your pond at a temperature which is known as Aeromonas Alley which is between 10dc and 18dc, this means that bad Bactria will prosper while the fishes immune system is only at about 50%, to assist with the medication and if you have the means I would try to raise the pond temperature up to 18/19dc. I’m no expert but this is why I heat from now until outside temps have risen enough to hold the pond above this level.
Below is a link where they do talk about it but you can just google “Aeromonas Alley” or Aeromonas temperature in koi pond.
https://www.pondexperts.ca/pond-advi...res-in-spring/
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08-04-2018, 02:37 PM #4
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08-04-2018, 03:05 PM #5
Good luck fella
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08-04-2018, 03:16 PM #6
I thought having read via Manky Sankes advice that Aeromonas Alley was between c. 8 and 12C (perhaps I have remembered this incorrectly)?
Ian.
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08-04-2018, 04:31 PM #7
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08-04-2018, 07:52 PM #8
I didn’t think it was that high either! Maybe manky will comment on here and advise accordingly
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09-04-2018, 01:50 AM #9
I don't like to disagree with people but, while those temperature values for bug activity are reasonably correct, the Aeromonas Alley principle is more of a problem to koi at temperatures below about 12 °C when the koi specific immune system isn't making any white blood cells at all so it is totally ineffective. Although pathogenic bug activity is also low below 12°C, they are still active but the koi specific immune system is totally shut down so koi only have their non-specific or innate immune system which only gives a basic defence against pathogens.
Luther Chien is, as far as I can tell, the original proponent of the Aeromonas Alley effect and his figures are lower. The graph below is drawn from his figures and I wrote up what he found on this link (giving him the credit for the research of course):
Aeromonas alley
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09-04-2018, 09:16 AM #10
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09-04-2018, 11:52 AM #11
Thank you,
Luther Chien's explanation of Aeromonas Alley and the research it was based on was quite long and complicated so I wrote it up in a form that would pass on the core details in a form that would be easy to follow but without dumbing it down.
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09-04-2018, 01:20 PM #12
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