http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/-t1.htm Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:52:49 GMT 10 http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/11/43/03/16/koionl12.gif http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/-t1.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/mosquitos-breeding-in-settlement-chamber-t1014.htm *ahmed*

How or should I get rid of them ?

When cleaning the settlement chamber , threw some of the Mozzie lavae into the pond ....they wer gone in a flash .. ]]> Parasites Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:52:49 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/mosquitos-breeding-in-settlement-chamber-t1014.htm#5686 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/mosquitos-breeding-in-settlement-chamber-t1014.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/testing-for-parasites-t912.htm Marius Bezuidenhout I have found someone at the University that will test my Koi for parasites. I have to take the Koi to them and would like to know if I can pick out any 2 Koi for this test. My one Koi with ulcers on the side is simply to large to transfer and would prefer to take 2 smaller ugly looking fish for the test. Hopefully I will have my own microscope by the weekend Parasites Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:39:20 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/testing-for-parasites-t912.htm#5234 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/testing-for-parasites-t912.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/pigeon-droppings-and-bad-media-in-waterfall-t780.htm Marius Bezuidenhout I see I have plenty of pigeon’s drinking water from my filter system. I plan to close the chambers but do you recon they might be introducing some parasites?? What are your thoughts about the dirty rocks and plants in waterfall return?? I want to take them all out – nothing but water between filters and pond. Sorry about all the posts today, I better start doing some work to improve all the problem areas. I notice a mistake on photo. It should state, front of chambers 2 ... Parasites Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:26:47 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/pigeon-droppings-and-bad-media-in-waterfall-t780.htm#4223 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/pigeon-droppings-and-bad-media-in-waterfall-t780.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/red-worms-t693.htm DAVIDKOI I am new in keeping koi. my pond is about 4000L
i have a three bag sand filter. splits to the uv and to a
200L filter with volcano rock. when i inspect the filter.
I find that ther is a lot of red worms and looks like
larva atached to sides. is this normal or not]]> Parasites Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:05:46 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/red-worms-t693.htm#3388 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/red-worms-t693.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/leeches-t502.htm Admin Our next parasite under discussion is leeches. They can often be found in ponds where there are a lot of plants and are normally introduced to the pond via plants. Therefore it is very important to dip any new plants with Trichlorfon (Dipterex or Masoten) or Dimilin. Potassium is not very effective in killing them. They are also often introduced by birdlife. They are not a very serious threat but should be removed as it can cause problems in the long run. Sludge in ... Parasites Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:08:20 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/leeches-t502.htm#2251 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/leeches-t502.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/what-can-this-be-anchor-worm-t450.htm Colyn Well the dreaded day is here ... I have noticed something on one of the koi ... Here are the best images I could get. Parasites Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:35:20 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/what-can-this-be-anchor-worm-t450.htm#1969 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/what-can-this-be-anchor-worm-t450.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/chilodonella-t419.htm Admin Chilodonella can be identified by the small hair (cilia) on the body, especially on the longer side and can only be identified with a microscope. It can swim, using the cilia, and can therefore attach to your nets and filters. They attach themselves to the koi, causing irritation. Your koi will probably hang at the bottom, separate themselves from the other, and the fins will be clamped against the body. It will also probably flick or rub themselves against the bottom or ... Parasites Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:18:41 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/chilodonella-t419.htm#1746 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/chilodonella-t419.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/anchor-worm-t365.htm Admin Our next quite common parasite under discussion is the Anchor worm. Also known as Lernaea, it is an external parasite which you can view with the naked eye. It is a true parasite in that it lives on the fluids and tissue of the fish itself. They range from 5 - 13 mm in length and are normally off white or black. They anchor themself on any part of the koi and in the process puncture or creates a hole in the body. See the image above. This again, creates the possibility ... Parasites Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:19:54 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/anchor-worm-t365.htm#1459 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/anchor-worm-t365.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/costia-t353.htm Admin Costia One of the four most common parasites found on koi in South Africa is Costia, which has killed numerous of our precious Living Jewels. Also known as Ichthyobodo, it is an external parasite that is quite difficult to identify, even with a microscope. You need at least a 200 x magnification to properly identify it, and one of these cheap R 300.00 microscopes is not recommended to identify Costia. It is one of the smallest parasites common to Koi hobbyists and is often overlooked ... Parasites Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:10:32 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/costia-t353.htm#1374 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/costia-t353.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/using-anti-parasites-treatments-unnecessarily-t333.htm sas
Can you tell me what do you think, is this good or bad.

I will share my comments after people replies.]]> Parasites Sun, 25 May 2008 19:10:36 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/using-anti-parasites-treatments-unnecessarily-t333.htm#1255 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/using-anti-parasites-treatments-unnecessarily-t333.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/skin-fluke-t273.htm Admin Skin Fluke At almost the majority of ponds that I have been called out to, to assist with serious health problems, I found skin fluke. Skin Fluke is one of the major killers of Koi. It is often not the fluke as such, but a fluke infection very often goes over into a secondary problem being a bacterial infection and consequently death. There are two types, skin fluke and gill flukes. The above photo represents a slide with skin fluke, which is by far the most common. ... Parasites Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:37:14 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/skin-fluke-t273.htm#907 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/skin-fluke-t273.htm http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/fish-lice-argulus-t261.htm Admin Fish Lice or Argulus I was called out to a pond where all the small fish were dying. Because it was mainly the smaller fish, I suspected parasites, specifically Argulus(fish lice) or fluke. However, I could not see any lice on the fish, so I did a scraping and found small fish lice with a microscope. I normally treat fish lice with Dipterex (10 g / 10 000 liters) because it is cheap and very effective against lice, so I did so, however, it did not clear the fish from the lice. After ... Parasites Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:27:52 GMT http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/fish-lice-argulus-t261.htm#841 http://koionline.forumotion.com/parasites-f35/fish-lice-argulus-t261.htm