I have been reading the posts here now for a while. I havn't responded much as I have been busy getting the ponds ready for winter. I also have been updating...
Hi Rider, I've purchased five koi from http://www.japankoionline.com/ The koi are gorgeous, hand selected specimans from Japan. They have always arrived in...
No matter where you get your koi, quarantine, quarantine, quarantine. Do not risk your herd to the possibilities of KHV. It's out there, all over and any...
Very true frloplady, you will never know by looking if a fish has KHV, only next summer when your wather temps hit 73f + will you find out! Israli koi are...
Hi Mary, Thank you for the warning. I totally agree with you! I have copied and pasted the quarantine and handling proceedures that the koi auction that I buy...
Another place to order koi both standard fin and butterfly is from www.bonniesplants.com. frloplady <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Best butterfly...
I think (personal opinion based on what I've read) that 3 weeks isn't long enough. Also heating to 85 degrees was mentioned in quarantine and that is not a...
Hi, Thank you for all of this good information. It is very helpful. Doreen no_reply@yahoogroups.com(frloplady) wrote: I think (personal opinion based on what...
What are the signs of this virus? ... KHV, only next summer when your wather temps hit 73f + will you find out! ... they cant die from it, but they can still...
... From one of the posts on koiphen of a personal pond owners experience... "Exposure to infected koi: Once exposed incubation time is 7 to 14 days, after...
Hi everyone! Just want you to know I always read up on whats going on and some time back I wrote on the babies that I had and how worried I was about them...
If you really get into it, and read tons of stuff, you will realize that quarantine is totally meaningless for KHV. It should be mandatory for the other "old...
thanks for all the info this is a serious problem for koi keepers ... wrote:> ... experience... ... scales, ... problems. ... t=38944&highlight=khv+symptoms ...
The Israeli koi that have been vaccinated with the KHV vaccine they (Israel) developed have been proven to be resistant to KHV and have been shown they are NOT...
unfortunately Bill, ya right! only sure way of stopping KHV is to stop your pond ever getting warm! and i doubt that will always be successfull. "William M....
Bill, I am glad you posted this. This is why I have my broodstock checked every year. I send in a blood sample from 64 brood fish each year, and nothing comes...
Quarantining koi is very meaningful as far as KHV is concerned. The whole object of any quarantine regiment is to attempt to eliminate any parasitic, viral...
Canary fish. A canary fish should always be added from the pond to any quarantine situation. It WILL expose KHV if the new fish is a carrier. I don't know...
DISTINCTIONS: Yes, Don's post below is true. The Magnoy group vaccinates their fingerlings with a vaccine. It should give them protection for at least a...
Hi Mary, JKO uses canary fish and heat exposes them. Here is their protocol: How does JKO quarantine? Japan Koi Inc. will not release any new shipments of Koi...
Heard a talk by one of the guys from Magnoy last spring. It was interesting in the procedure..would I trust the rest of my pond to a vaccinated fish?? Nope. ...
... intensive 3-weeks-quarantine has been completed. Every shipment will not be released until it finishes our intensive 3 weeks-quarantine. As long as you...
Haven't heard they stopped the vaccination of their koi , but will check into it. Don ... From: frloplady To: worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Hi Mary, Yes, I agree with you. New koi should always be quarantined. It's not worth the risk to your established koi to not do the quarantine. JKO also...
I hope everyone I send this to will read this poem completely through before deciding whether you want to send it on or delete it. It's a new poem with a very...
Hi everyone. I have a question to put out. We brought our koi inside this winter for many reasons (and don't get me started on what a nightmare it was to...
Hi Brenda. So good to see you back. Your right, the fish do need to be fed at 60*F. and as long as you have a large enough filtration system on the pond you...