Koi Calm: Natural Fish Anaesthetic.
Koi Calm, the natural fish anaesthetic was only available in the Koi Care Paramedic Kit.
Due to demand, this product is now available separately in 30ml bottles
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Koivits: vitamin supplement spray-on
Growing fish rarely get the required amounts of vitamins they need to stay in prime condition, and maintain a healthy immune system. Koivits is a spray-on preparation to add to the fish food just before feeding. It contains all the essential vitamins fish need to fight stress related diseases, stay healthy, and in peak coloration.
Spray Koivits onto the food daily for healthy fish, or add 10mls directly to 40 gallons (180 L) of pond water. For sick and convalescing fish add double this dose, to boost the immune system and help the fish fight their infection.
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Koivits: vitamin supplement spray-on
Growing fish rarely get the required amounts of vitamins they need to stay in prime condition, and maintain a healthy immune system. Koivits is a spray-on preparation to add to the fish food just before feeding. It contains all the essential vitamins fish need to fight stress related diseases, stay healthy, and in peak coloration.
Spray Koivits onto the food daily for healthy fish, or add 10mls directly to 40 gallons (180 L) of pond water. For sick and convalescing fish add double this dose, to boost the immune system and help the fish fight their infection.
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Permanganate Dip: Powerful Parasite, Fungus and Bacteria Bath Treatment.
A dip treatment for Koi and other pond fish. Active against parasites, fungus and bacteria. Can be used as a 30 minute high strength dip, or at a lower concentration for 10 - 12 hours.
Can also be dabbed onto leeches, anchor-worm, lice etc., or added to a pond as a general antiseptic. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY
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Permanganate Dip: Powerful Parasite, Fungus and Bacteria Bath Treatment.
A dip treatment for Koi and other pond fish. Active against parasites, fungus and bacteria. Can be used as a 30 minute high strength dip, or at a lower concentration for 10 - 12 hours.
Can also be dabbed onto leeches, anchor-worm, lice etc., or added to a pond as a general antiseptic. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES CAREFULLY
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 Gill-Wash:
Dip treatment against parasites and bacteria
Fish gills are the sites of gaseous and ionic exchange. They are extremely sensitive organs, and can be easily damaged by poor water chemistry and pollutants, and also by parasitic infection, such as the Gill Fluke Dactylogyrus. This damage also leaves the gills very vulnerable to bacterial and fungal secondary infection.
When the fish has injured gills, it increases the amount of mucus production, in an attempt to slough off the offending invader or pollutant. The increase in the amount of mucus at the gills means that gaseous exchange is hindered, leading to suffocation. Also the essential ion fluxes at the gills are reduced leading to an osmotic imbalance.
Gill-Wash has two main functions in treating sick fish. Firstly, it is an antibacterial and anti-parasitic agent, so it removes any infection present in the gills. Secondly, Gill-Wash has decongestant properties; helping to break down the excess mucus at the gills, so the fish can 'breathe' more easily.
Gill-Wash is best used as a short term, high strength, dip treatment: use 5 ml to every 3.5 gallons (15 L) of pond water in the dip. The fish should remain in the dip for 30 minutes. Gill-Wash can also be used as a long term quarantine treatment: use 10 ml to every 25 gallons (112 L) of quarantine tank water.
It is important to note the Gill-Wash has enhanced activity in soft water. Thus the amount used should be halved when used in soft water areas
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Gill-Wash:
Dip treatment against parasites and bacteria
Fish gills are the sites of gaseous and ionic exchange. They are extremely sensitive organs, and can be easily damaged by poor water chemistry and pollutants, and also by parasitic infection, such as the Gill Fluke Dactylogyrus. This damage also leaves the gills very vulnerable to bacterial and fungal secondary infection.
When the fish has injured gills, it increases the amount of mucus production, in an attempt to slough off the offending invader or pollutant. The increase in the amount of mucus at the gills means that gaseous exchange is hindered, leading to suffocation. Also the essential ion fluxes at the gills are reduced leading to an osmotic imbalance.
Gill-Wash has two main functions in treating sick fish. Firstly, it is an antibacterial and anti-parasitic agent, so it removes any infection present in the gills. Secondly, Gill-Wash has decongestant properties; helping to break down the excess mucus at the gills, so the fish can 'breathe' more easily.
Gill-Wash is best used as a short term, high strength, dip treatment: use 5 ml to every 3.5 gallons (15 L) of pond water in the dip. The fish should remain in the dip for 30 minutes. Gill-Wash can also be used as a long term quarantine treatment: use 10 ml to every 25 gallons (112 L) of quarantine tank water.
It is important to note the Gill-Wash has enhanced activity in soft water. Thus the amount used should be halved when used in soft water areas
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 Acriflavin:
treatment for Bacterial Ailments
All ponds will contain billions of minute bacteria. There are the helpful species that breakdown the toxic fish waste in the biological filter system, and convert it into nitrate, which is then taken up by the plants. However, there are also other bacteria that live in the pond that are opportunistic invaders of stressed and wounded fish. These bacteria, including the species Pseudomonas and Aeromonas will infect any cut or abrasion of the surface of the fish, and can also invade the host across the gut wall during gastrointestinal problems.
Acriflavin when added to the pond will reduce the numbers of these opportunistic bacteria in the pond, thus lowering not only the chance of infection, but also the intensity of disease in already infected ponds.
Add 10 ml of Acriflavin to every 80 gallons (363 L) of pond water.
Acriflavin is ideal to use in hospital or quarantine tanks, but it is unwise to constantly add the treatment to the pond when the fish are healthy. This is because a background level of bacteria is essential for healthy fish to maintain their immune system.
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Acriflavin:
treatment for Bacterial Ailments
All ponds will contain billions of minute bacteria. There are the helpful species that breakdown the toxic fish waste in the biological filter system, and convert it into nitrate, which is then taken up by the plants. However, there are also other bacteria that live in the pond that are opportunistic invaders of stressed and wounded fish. These bacteria, including the species Pseudomonas and Aeromonas will infect any cut or abrasion of the surface of the fish, and can also invade the host across the gut wall during gastrointestinal problems.
Acriflavin when added to the pond will reduce the numbers of these opportunistic bacteria in the pond, thus lowering not only the chance of infection, but also the intensity of disease in already infected ponds.
Add 10 ml of Acriflavin to every 80 gallons (363 L) of pond water.
Acriflavin is ideal to use in hospital or quarantine tanks, but it is unwise to constantly add the treatment to the pond when the fish are healthy. This is because a background level of bacteria is essential for healthy fish to maintain their immune system.
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Chlor-go: Water de-chlorinator and conditioner
Freshly Drawn tap-water contains chlorine and chloramine, which is added to the water by the water authorities to disinfect it and prevent contamination by bacteria and other pathogenic agents. Unfortunately both these compounds are extremely toxic to fish, causing panic and intense gill irritation amongst other symptoms.
Thus whenever tap water is added to the pond, for example during a water change, the chlorine and chloramine must be removed. Chlor-go contains compounds that not only remove the chlorine and chloramine, but also remove any heavy metals that are frequently present at low levels in tap-water.
Use Chlor-go whenever you are topping up or changing some or all of the water in the pond. Add 2.5 ml of Chlor-go to every 20 gallons (90 L) of tap-water.
Chlor-go also contains agents to increase the fish's protective mucous coating. This serves to decrease stress on the fish, and is ideal to add to the water whilst transporting fish.
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Chlor-go: Water de-chlorinator and conditioner
Freshly Drawn tap-water contains chlorine and chloramine, which is added to the water by the water authorities to disinfect it and prevent contamination by bacteria and other pathogenic agents. Unfortunately both these compounds are extremely toxic to fish, causing panic and intense gill irritation amongst other symptoms.
Thus whenever tap water is added to the pond, for example during a water change, the chlorine and chloramine must be removed. Chlor-go contains compounds that not only remove the chlorine and chloramine, but also remove any heavy metals that are frequently present at low levels in tap-water.
Use Chlor-go whenever you are topping up or changing some or all of the water in the pond. Add 2.5 ml of Chlor-go to every 20 gallons (90 L) of tap-water.
Chlor-go also contains agents to increase the fish's protective mucous coating. This serves to decrease stress on the fish, and is ideal to add to the water whilst transporting fish.
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 Malachite green:
treatment for fungus and external parasites
External parasites such as Ichthyopthirius (White spot), Trichodina, Costia, Chilodonella, and Epistylis are frequent troublemakers in the fishpond. They live in the mucous layer of the fish and cause intense irritation as they graze on the skin cells. Infection can be recognised as the fish secrete excess mucus, thus giving them a grey slimy appearance. In White spot infection, as the name suggests, the parasite forms small white spots that resemble table salt crystals over the surface of the fish..
All these parasitoses cause intense irritation to the fish causing them to scratch against sedentary objects in the pond, flick and thrash around and even jump out of the water, as they attempt to scratch the irritation.
To treat these parasitic complaints use 10 ml of Malachite Green for every 176 UK gallons of (800 L) of pond water.
The best treatment for the diseases described above is Malachite Green used in conjunction with Formaldehyde, which enhances the effect of the Malachite Green. Use 10 ml to every 352 gallons (1600 L) of pond water when used with formaldehyde.
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 Formaldehyde: Anti-parasite treatment
Two researchers called Leteux and Meyer were the first to publish the fact that the anti-parasitic activity of Malachite green could be enhanced through using it in conjunction with Formaldehyde. When parasite infections such as Ichthyopthirius (White spot), Trichodina, Costia, Chilodonella, and Epistylis are suspected the best treatment is a mixture of Malachite Green and Formaldehyde.
Add 10 ml of Malachite Green, to every 352 gallons (1600 L) of pond water and 10 ml Formaldehyde to every 150 gallons (681 L). A pre-prepared mixture of Formaldehyde and Malachite Green called F.M.G Mixture is now available in the Koi Care range. This is a strong one shot treatment, and is thus not suitable for use with those systems that contain sensitive species such as Orfe, Sterlet, Rudd or Tench.
Formaldehyde
Some external parasites such as the flukes Gyrodactylus and Dactylogyrus are best controlled using Formaldehyde alone. When these parasites are suspected apply Formaldehyde at 10ml per 150 gallons (681 L) of pond water.
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