Thread: Koi scrapes using sedate?

Would using a small amount of koi sedate to calm koi before a scrape make it impossible to detect parasites?
Shaun.

Originally Posted by Manky Sanke

Sometimes a parasite can only be detected or its type identified by its movements so putting any potential parasite to sleep could make detecting an infection difficult.

That’s what I thought, found a couple of parasites on a koi that was flashing today the parasite wax about the size of Tric round in shape and another just slightly off round. They were rotating slowly looked a world. Only thing I have found similar searching YouTube etc is white spot but I could not see the c shaped nucleus so don’t know what to treat with, any ideas or recommendations?
Thanks Shaun.

Definitely not a bubbly of air, I found a couple steadily spinning. I put in a pre mixed FMG this afternoon. Just frustrated that I could not positively identify what it was.

Thanks for your advice.