What are the implications of the health and disease of fish to a pond keeper?
The prevention of disease is achieved by providing your fish with a stable, healthy pond environment and a complete and balanced diet. However, pond fish are like any other animal in that they can develop health problems. These will manifest themselves as a change in behaviour (sulking, flicking, scratching, loss of appetite, gasping etc) or through specific disease symptoms (spots, ulcers, ragged fins etc). If your fish appear to develop a problem, try to identify the cause immediately. Poor water quality is the cause of most fish problems and the water should be tested to determine whether any parameters are outside their desirable limits. If they are, then address the problem and treat the disease. If the disease symptoms are treated but the cause is not addressed then the fish are not likely to recover. Most fish diseases can be treated satisfactorily using the most appropriate treatment . They are added according to the volume of your pond system. Your local aquatic shop should be
