Attack Parasitic Pathogens
Keywords:Koi, Goldfish & Pond Health Diagnosing Parasites Parastic Diseases Costia Chilodonella Ich Flukes Trichodina Ciliate Protozoan Pathogens Shotgun Treatments Remedies Strategies How To

SCENARIO A: Planted pond, Aquascape Filtration, Water under 80^o DF: Use Interpet, Paracide Green, ProForm C or other 37% Formalin / Malachite Green solution according to label instructions or to accomplish 25 ppm. With Formalin Malachite Green 37% solution, 25 ppm is had by using 1 cc per ten US gallons every day for five days. With Aquascape filtration, you don't have to do water changes if the pond is under 80^o DF. These ponds have high aeration and an organic load that handily breaks down Formalin before it hurts the fish. Watch for signs of low oxygen if water is warm. Do not use in winter water below 45^o F. Safe for plants, Goldfish and Koi. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

SCENARIO B: Planted pond, no gravel or signficant organic debris in substrate, water under 80 DF: Shotgun treatment with Praziquantel and Potassium permanganate. Dose daily with one level teaspoon of Potassium permanganate per six hundred US gallons for five days. After the fifth treatment, do a forty percent water change, decolorize the rest of the PP with 3% hydrogen peroxide and then deploy Praziquantel. Safe for plants, Koi & Goldfish. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

SCENARIO C: Planted pond, no gravel or significant organic debris in substrate, water under 80 DF: Shotgun treatment with SupaVerm and Potassium permanganate. Dose daily with one level teaspoon of Potassium permanganate per six hundred US gallons for five days. After the fifth treatment, do a forty percent water change, decolorize the rest of the PP with 3% hydrogen peroxide and then deploy Supaverm according to instructions. Safe for Koi but will kill all Goldfish, Orfe, Rudd, Tench, etc. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

SCENARIO D: UN-planted pond, Aquascape Filtration, water under 80 DF: Deploy salt at 0.6% and SupaVerm full dose. Safe for Koi but will kill all Goldfish. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

SCENARIO E: UN-planted pond, no gravel or significant organic debris in substrate, water under 80 DF: Deploy salt to 0.6% and deploy Praziquantel on day one and again on day four. Safe for Goldfish and Koi. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

SCENARIO F: UN-planted or planted ponds in very COLD weather: Dose daily with one level teaspoon of Potassium permanganate per six hundred US gallons for five days. After the fifth treatment, do a forty percent water change, decolorize the rest of the PP with 3% hydrogen peroxide and then deploy Praziquantel. Safe for cold water, plants, Koi and Goldfish. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

SCENARIO G: Planted ponds in very HOT weather: You need to cool the pond down with daily water changes. These water changes are required when using Formalin in warm water anyway. So do a fairly major water change to begin with in order to cool the pond, and provide what shade you can to the pond. Use Interpet, Paracide Green, ProForm C or other 37% Formalin / Malachite Green solution according to label instructions or to accomplish 25 ppm. NOTE: With Formalin Malachite Green 37% solution, 25 ppm is had by using 1 cc per ten US gallons every day for five days. I highly recommend that in warm water (over eighty degrees Fahrenheit) that you would only leave the Formalin/Malachite in the pond for 120 minutes THEN do a major 50% water change. Further cooling down the pond and removing the Formalin. Verify parasite clearance with microscopy.

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Supplemental Reading

Prazi - Praziquantel - Fluke treatment and control for Koi ponds and water gardens, without plant or filter effects. Article by Dr Johnson

Potassium Permanganate - KMnO4 - PP Treatment of bacterial ulcers, flukes, parasites, and fungus including saprolegnia in Koi and Goldfish ponds and water gardens reverse with peroxide or dechlorinator - Article by Dr Johnson

SupaVerm - SuperVerm - Closantel & Mebendazole mixture sheep dewormer from Europe used for flukes in koi and goldfish ponds and water gardens. Article by Dr. Johnson

Proper use of Formalin 37% (+/- Malachite Green) - Treating Koi & Goldfish parasites like Ich, Chilodonella and Trichodina, Costia (aka Ichthyobodo) and flukes with formaldehyde at 25ppm and 50ppm - Article by Dr. Erik Johnson

Dimilin, diflubenzuron, lufenuron, chitin synthesis inhibitors for control of Anchor Worm (lernea) and Fish Lice (argulus) - Article by Dr Erik Johnson

Hydrogen Peroxide - Use of hydrogen peroxide for oxygenation or reversal of potassium permanganate in koi and goldfish ponds and water gardens. Article by Dr Erik Johnson.