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Must the fin shaking of koi be a worm? How to treat it?

Anyuan
Practicing veterinary physician
It is possible that the koi fish have a parasite when they shake their fins, because they feel uncomfortable in the area where the parasite is infected, and they want to shake the parasite off. It could also be a bacterial infection. Because bacterial infections can also cause koi fish to shake their fins, rub their tanks or be restless. It is also possible that the water quality is poor. If the water quality is too poor, they will also shake their fins, close their fins, rub their tanks and so on. So it's not necessarily because of parasitic infection that Koi fish shake their fins.
Must the fin shaking of koi be a worm? How to treat it?

1. is the fin shaking of koi necessarily a worm

? The fin shaking of koi is not necessarily a parasite. Although the infection of parasites will cause the fin shaking, other diseases may also cause this situation, so the breeder still needs to judge according to other symptoms. Koi fin shaking may be a bacterial infection, such as bacterial infection after external injury, there will be fin shaking and tank rubbing, if the injury is more serious, there may also be restlessness. If the water is not changed for a long time, the water quality will be too poor, which will also cause the koi fish to shake their fins, close their fins or rub their tanks. There are many conditions that can cause koi fish to shake their fins, so it's not necessarily a parasite, it can also be caused by other problems.

2. How to treat

the fin shaking of koi? Most of the reasons for the fin shaking of koi have been mentioned above. The breeder can treat the symptoms according to their causes. The following details how to treat the different causes:

1. If it is due to parasitic infection, the breeder can raise the water temperature first. Because most parasites live in low temperatures, raising the water temperature can effectively kill most parasites. And then use methyl blue and malachite green for cleaning or medicate bath treatment.

2. If it is due to bacterial infection, the infected part should be disinfected first. Potassium permanganate solution can be used to clean the medicated bath, and then apply anti-inflammatory drugs after the medicated bath.

3. If the water quality is too poor, you can change the water first to ensure that the dissolved oxygen in the water is sufficient. If the symptoms are not serious, they can recover by themselves.

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