Koi Diary 162 - Not a happy Koi keeper! Raised red scales! :-(

[@micheler3011]

Beautiful koi’s! Thanks for sharing your video!

[@jeannineward285]

Very helpful. Thank you. I enjoy your episodes

[@surreykoi]

See I just treat with Virkon all the time now and honestly Andy I get loads of red scales but they go within a few days! I know it’s not for everyone but it works and I think the less you stress them by getting them out also helps them recover quickly. And also personally I wouldn’t treat for 1 fluke found on 3 fish 👍🏻 have a great weekend pal 😄

[@koidiaries]

Yeah, pretty much what ive done in the past TBH, a raised scale or two, plop some virkon in and usually it clears up quickly and youd never know, this seems like something else though, hopefully it sorts itself out ASAP.

[@mangorambo1557]

@@koidiaries don't worry about taking fish out of the pond to either inspect or treat. The stress they experience through that is temporary and isn't more than just a few moments of anxiety - no actual harm is being done to them. Advising against that is not good practice. Go find Koi Select here on youtube; he takes fish out twice a week to do scrapes to make sure that there's no parasites and if there is; he treats before it becomes a major issue. Just look at how many incredible, healthy, non stressed fish he has

[@koikarma5363]

Hope all goes well with it Andy.👍👍💯💯

[@koidiaries]

Cheers, hope so, but we'll see over coming weeks! Bloody fish

[@garethwatkins1897]

Stunning Shiro and Ki really like them!

[@koidiaries]

Cheers, yeah they are great i agree :-)

[@simongill8344]

Get that other slab down infront of that window Andy, it's driving me crackers 🤣🤣

[@koidiaries]

Hahaha, well ive only plopped them 2 down to stand on, eventually the ground will be level with the bottom of the window. Hope your OCD can hang fire till next year lol

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

I always spray the area with Bactcide then I use a 1/2" paint brush and brush on Parakill to the area then put the fish back. It works for one or two fish saves a full pond tretment follow up 3 days doing the same.

[@RS20O0]

Don't take up selling pond Windows, you've put me off for life! Asagi has definitely grown. With one live skin fluke I personally would treat but would wait for a time that suits me, i.e end of growth season / end of autumn as you just know they will otherwise expand in numbers and cause a load of grief come next spring.

[@koidiaries]

LOL what 10 minutes work a week, your even more work shy than me hahaha

[@keepingitkoi]

Hey Andy i hope he recovers fast youve done everything right mate ive got my fingers crossed 🤞 for you 👍🏻

[@koidiaries]

Cheers dude, hope so too, love having the fish in the pond and looking good!

[@TelfordKoiPond]

There’s always something ☹️. Keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞🤞🤞. Keep up the good work👍🐟🈲😊

[@koidiaries]

I know, just when i think i can relax a bit this pops up FFS! Hopefully it heals fast and well! Chuffin fish! grrrr

[@dannytoull4346]

Water looking great, glad the water tests are back to normal. I wouldn’t treat for one find, just proof your microscope is working 😀. But I’d scrape again in a few days / week just to check. Good luck with the scales, I would just clean and let the fish do it’s thing when you have good water, look forward to hearing what else you’ve used this time round. 🤞

[@koidiaries]

New treatment looks to be doing its thing, but always hard to tell through the water. Just hope it recovers fast FFS

[@creativecascades1328]

I have clients with koi in ecosystem ponds we've built. No issues with water quality, never have any suspended algae, minimal maintenance, no endless scale scrapes and treatments, just mother nature in balance and gin clear water.

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

That's a bummer. Hopefully it will mend quick.

[@koidiaries]

Cheers, yeah, odd and not great but hey it happens!

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

@@koidiaries Andy, have you heard about the gel called Ozone Gel. It's really good. Just using it on an smaller ulcer. It's amazing. You can find it at Queni.

[@koidiaries]

@@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection I have heard of it, yes ;-)

[@mykoiobsession]

Water looks amazing definite proof that the drum filter is doing its job. Hopefully the shiro will make a full recovery soon. For one fluke I would leave things alone and just keep an eye on the koi. No need to stress the koi out by adding chemicals if you really don't need them. Cheers.

[@koidiaries]

Yeah drum filters are the way forward for sure!! Deffo want to avoid chemicals if i can help it, but we'll see

[@Samp2503]

I use a Oxo tile scrubber for the window on my pond, literally takes me a minute to clean at a push, I would say under a minute to be honest! Regarding the raised scales after the swamp water, earlier in the year I removed all the media out my shower (250l crystal bio) and cleaned each bit individually before I added my drum as just had the vortex before it, and the amount of shite that went in the pond was unreal, it was a brown mess for days. Once it started to clear I think I had 3 fish with raised scales. I just used the double dose of virkon to begin then normal dose for a few weeks and soon was back to normal, there was improvements within 2-3 days!

[@richardharris1066]

Your asagi is getting huge

[@koidiaries]

Yeah filling out now nicely, was a skinny runt to start though remember lol

[@jeannineward285]

What cleaning solution will you use to clean out the scale area?

[@KoiRun50]

Good Sat morning koi video 🙏

[@koidiaries]

Cheers :-)

[@bobbyknox9258]

That fluke looked dead mate. And they can hang on for a couple of weeks after. That shiro looks better from the first time 👍

[@koidiaries]

Yeah agree Fluke has seen better days lol Hope he pull through quickly and it heals well fingers crossed

[@micheler3011]

What do you put them to sleep with? Also is it vetericyn plus reptile wound care spray that you use on your koi?

[@matcrutch1]

iv'e just found 2 flukes on one fish. did 3 scrapes on 3 fish. not seen any flashing so i think i'm going to leave it and just keep an eye on them. hopefully fluke treatment may still be working from a week ago.

[@koidiaries]

Yeah agree, as if they arent irritated why bother theres always some parasites hanging around but usually the fish just deal with it! :-)

[@mikeweldon9971]

Was you at the great northern koi show yesterday andy ? Do you have a focus st ? Think I parked next to you..

[@koidiaries]

Newark show, if so yeah, bright yellow one :-)

[@mikeweldon9971]

@@koidiaries yes I was parked next to you. Thought it was you who I saw getting out..

[@koiman1131]

I would just treat at the end of the day a fluke is a fluke good luck hope you sort the problem out 👍

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Nice one mate that should do the trick 👌👍

[@koidiaries]

Cheers hope so!

[@razvanon]

did he got better ? how long it took to heal that red spot ?

[@THAT-KOI-GUY]

Well Andy, don’t think I’d treat with 1 fluke on three slides , probably scrape again in few weeks or that

[@koidiaries]

Yeah i mean 1 fluke, which is half dead isnt really a concern lol.

[@jeannineward285]

When you sedate , how long can the fish be out of water while you are treating him?

[@koidiaries]

Longer than you think! I've had fish out for like 6-7 minutes with no issues. Just keep fish wet. It will also take longer to come round.

[@GrahamTaylor123]

Shiro looked better after 2nd treatment from what I could see. Personally I wouldn’t bother treating for flukes after finding just one and that one wasn’t moving anyway so could be dead?

[@koidiaries]

It was moving, all be it slightly, tbh looked on its last legs lol

[@GrahamTaylor123]

@@koidiaries that’s a good sign then, maybe just hanging on from last treatment?

[@leeoliver4063]

How you finding the saki balance mate

[@koidiaries]

Yeah good, apart from costly lol. Nah seriously its quality, sinking is deffo the way forward and the fish have deffo grown more than previous years so win win

[@lisamcnaywasmazzone8867]

Wow , it's not till you get the fish out n your hand is near them you realise how big the fishes are , 😁

[@koidiaries]

Ha yeah always hard on screen to get across size, until they are near something you know what the size is, ie a hand LOL

[@mathewholland6025]

Morning took me long time get a jbl pro auto feeder like u got every time I look on the Web sit it was out of stock all the time I thought its selling fast in the end I got the number called them thay said thay have stopped doing them because thay am re making new one so I found out a koi shop can get me one as it was the last 2 jbl had on show I got it yesterday is big all set up I thought on yours u had a USB port I not seen one on mine

[@koidiaries]

No USB but it does plug in if needed if the solar panel doesnt get enough light. Good bits of kit, no problems with mine so far im sure you'll be happy with it!

[@mathewholland6025]

@@koidiaries yes im happy with it nice bit of kit better than the battery crap min get some sunshine when I got my pond working properly id love show u it all

[@mathewholland6025]

@@koidiaries I do like ya pond naw u did it up I not watched u on u tube 4 a bit as I been trying get my pond filter house running I be so happy when it's all working properly do try ya fish on crabsticks lot ppl do thay like them

[@jpwatergardens2290]

One don't buy from bad koi farms or.deals I would treat with virkon and clear gel at same time work really well

[@koidiaries]

This isnt a new fish, ive had him about 4 years or so, yeah were getting there with it i hope

[@jpwatergardens2290]

I kown its not new one but u add new fish in last mouth or two could being carry some think u don't no or bit of bird poo or any think make fish sink had come.from some.were

[@sroRAGE]

@@jpwatergardens2290 your spelling is amazing rofl

[@jpwatergardens2290]

Sorry buy dyslexia holds.me back sometimes, just coz I can't always spell dont mean I don't know what I'm talking about.

[@skeggy]

Need to develop an anti algae coating for glass 🤣🤣

[@koidiaries]

LOL In a strange sort of way i dont wind doing it haha

[@milestoon6307]

When’s the next video? Missing my Saturday morning fix. Hope your ok.