Salt - It's wonder to Koi
Friday, May 4, 2007
Salt is widely used in the health care and maintenance of Koi. Salt is useful in treating parasites. Concentration of 0.5% (5kg salt per 1000-litre water) upsets the osmotic balance of some parasites and dehydrate them, and so ‘clean’ your koi of these parasites.
To minimise the siting of these parasites on the body of koi, keeping a salinity level of 0.1-0.2% (1 - 2 kg salt per 1000-litre water) on an on-going basis is highly recommended. Try this out..... you would have lesser problems with your koi, including when adding new koi to your pond!
While we have strict regime of salt bath for koi when we receive them, it is still important for you to carry this salt bath procedure (in a separate quarantine tank if possible) before you introduce your newly purchased koi to the pond with your existing collections.
Remember to cover up your pond for the next 2 to 3 days as koi tend to jump in a new pond environment. Feed them only after 3 days and start with smaller quantity and build up to the 3% weight of koi food to the total weight of the koi you have in your pond.
Remember, more upfront works less problem later. Practise it always!
PH Ong / KK House
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