Fatty Liver in Koi – Hepatic Lipidosis Cyprinus carpio – Dietary Excess x Imbalance QUESTION: Is this a female fish? Koi that get bigger and bigger in the belly, are often said…
Category: General Fish / Aquatic Health Articles
Acid Rain, United States Rain Precipitation, Fish Kills from Acid Rain? Maybe Not.
The TL;DR of Acid Rain. If you’re in the North Eastern United States, acid rain COULD just possibly be a “thing”. The active ingredients in Acid Rain are Sulfuric Acid and Nitric…
Koi Dropsy Goldfish Pinecone Fish With Ascites, Hydrops
I’m super sorry about that platinum ogon butterfly. Suuuuuuuuuccckkkkkkkssssss when that happens. Since literally everything I’ve used has failed in the past – (pretty much) I’ll say that we can certainly do…
Shell Rot – Turtle Fungal Infections in the Shell
Hi Doc, do you know if turtles can be treated with fish meds for fungus? Hey! So fungus in turtles calls on three things. Fixing the cause of the fungus which is…
Green Water Algae Bloom Control in Ponds or Aquariums
It’s the same for either ponds, or aquariums. And I do ALL SIX things. There’s a specific order. And yes I use a chemical, ONCE at the beginning and that’s all explained….
Pond Goldfish Has Lumps in The Skin: Goldfish Lumps & Pox Virus
There are three different reasons for lumps like that and the most common is a carp pox virus, there’s a papilloma virus and there’s a sarcoma that looks like that. They almost…
Some Moral Questions About KHV Survivors
Let me start by making two “statements” I do not value at all, but MUST remain my professional “party line” 1. Koi Herpes Virus HEATED survivors are “carriers for life” and WILL…
KHV and PH Crash Horror
Figuring out pH Crash is as easy as testing the pH. You can use dry “strip” tab tests and get a “pretty good idea” of “Generally Acid” “Fairly Neutral” or “Rather High”…
Koi Herpes Virus Outbreak: What Now?
At the bottom of the page, additional resources from Drjohnson.com, How to Heat Koi With Koi Herpes Virus, Are They Cured?, A Video on Koi Herpes Virus (by me). Hypothetically speaking, what…
Can You Use Aquascape Parasite Ich Treatment and Aquascape Fungus Treatment together?
Can You Use Aquascape Parasite Ich Treatment and Aquascape Fungus Treatment together? Some koi had some fungal issues and were also flashing on the sides of the pond, so they used these…