More than one symptom
What does it look like?
- Any combination of other disease symptoms listed on this page
- Clamped fins
- Fish looking colourless
- Layers of slime
What are the fish doing?
- Appearing lethargic
- Gasping at the water's surface
- Listless and struggling to swim normally
- Not eating
What should I do?
- Treat the aquarium immediately with Pond Guardian Pond Salt to support the fish's immune system
- Test your water quality using an Easy Test Kit to find any underlying water quality issues and treat accordingly
- Increase aeration
- Treat the aquarium with All in One Pond Fish Treatment which will help to solve, bacterial, fungal and some parasitic infections
Why does this happen and how do I prevent it?
Disease causing bacteria, fungus and invisible parasites are present in every pond environment (although specific species may be introduced with new fish or wildlife) but will rarely cause a problem with good water quality and happy healthy fish. Avoiding stress and keeping good water quality in the pond is key to avoiding and treating fish infections. Test your water for abnormalities in ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, pH and correct if necessary.
Using Pond Guardian Pond Salt with a treatment will help your fish recover as it makes the essential processes fish use to maintain a stable internal salt content to stay alive far easier to manage.
Key areas to consider and regularly monitor to prevent outbreaks and aid recovery:
- complete regular maintenance
- regularly test water for abnormalities
- consider a quarantine before introducing new fish to an established tank
- be aware of pollutants entering the pond through heavy rainfall, run off into the pond, wildlife and garden chemicals like pesticides
What treatment should I use?
Blagdon All in One Treatment
Use with any of the above
Blagdon Pond Guardian Pond Salt
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