Thread: Parasite City or guess what's living in my pond ;-)

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Found these monsters today, what do you reckon?

https://youtu.be/XIGHVcNFyFo?si=1OOrzuviwZltWl5D

https://youtu.be/is3yTuLbh88?si=mDwLY-vOt1Rb6Ujo

What the heck are they��

Did you get find them from a scrap?
or just something you found in the pond.

My lad helped me today, bowled another fish, did scrapes and couldn't find anything, then he had a idea, took a bit of K1 micro from the filter and tapped it on a slide, found these from there.

So far I can't find anything on the web quite like these

Originally Posted by g mac

What the heck are they��

Wish I knew

I’m sorry but I don’t agree with you, the fact he found this on his filter media i think is very relevant, and he was only asking a question to make sure it wasn’t anything to worry about.
The fact that we use microscopes and test kits in the uk is different to what you do, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong it’s just a different approach to what you’re used to.
I do find some of your comments condescending and to the point of insulting at times.

Originally Posted by Martin59

I’m sorry but I don’t agree with you, the fact he found this on his filter media i think is very relevant, and he was only asking a question to make sure it wasn’t anything to worry about.
The fact that we use microscopes and test kits in the uk is different to what you do, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong it’s just a different approach to what you’re used to.
I do find some of your comments condescending and to the point of insulting at times.

Well said , got bored of his comments a long time ago now

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Naoki, when someone finds what they suspect may me a Koi life threatening parasite, your postulating re the Japanese way of doing things is of no help at all.

Originally Posted by Martin59

I’m sorry but I don’t agree with you, the fact he found this on his filter media i think is very relevant, and he was only asking a question to make sure it wasn’t anything to worry about.
The fact that we use microscopes and test kits in the uk is different to what you do, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong it’s just a different approach to what you’re used to.
I do find some of your comments condescending and to the point of insulting at times.

It's funny because you only have to watch a few of the koi videos in Japan and you'll see ponds at breeders with fish in that are being treated with PP etc. All these claims about not needing microscopes and treatments yet koi always arrive to dealers riddled with parasites, ask any dealer and they will confirm.
Of course having good water quality is the key to a healthy pond but when your water supply is as poor as it is in the UK it will always be an uphill battle. I agree to the point that healthy koi will carry parasites and be fine so not need treating, but the reality is there is far to many issues out of our control that cause upset in the water biology and allow the parasites to dive in when the fish have a vulnerable period dealing with whatever the upset is.

I have just changed the bio on my filter and now have whitespot as well as finding flukes on a scrape. Unfortunately I have already treated with supaverm on Thursday as the white spot seems to be causing a lot more stress than the flukes but have done a big water change yesterday of about 25% and will do a smaller one today then probably treat with FMG today or tomorrow.

Following Naoki's advice I would just do nothing and let the fish continue to bash themselves till they split open and then get a lovely bacterial infection and die. Sounds like a great plan, sound advice that!

Originally Posted by big h

Its a rotifer.Ive looked at media before under a microscope and theres a healthy selection of odd looking creatures cleaning our water as it passes through

Thank you H, I've been watching many videos and the Rotifer class was as close as I could see, but haven't found the two tailed variety yet!

Cheers, John

Hasn't been the case for me as has certainly got worse since the treatment but FMG in now and hopefully will do the job.

Well! there's a fine selection cheers Steve.

On the theme of weird things found on a scrape. Check this out!

I treated for flukes with Lernex pro a couple weeks ago, but notice some flashing in last couple days. Scraped a couple fish and found 1 fluke, but also this creature. Considerably larger, had 6 legs and long fine hairs. Found another one dead, and the live one weren’t very happy.

Any ideas? Short video

https://youtube.com/shorts/M8ZoU8Vy7Js?feature=shared




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Similar to the first shown here? I haven't seen the whole vid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoD1nhsTi9c

Cheers, John