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Recommended Procedure for Quarantine
Place any new Koi in a separate ‘quarantine’ system prior to adding them to your pond for a minimum of 3 weeks using the following procedure:
Make sure that your system is filtered, has good circulation, and can be heated. Make sure that you have good aeration by use of an air pump and diffusers.
Once fish are added to separate system, gradually warm the pond water at the interval of 1 degree per hour until the temperature reaches 74 degrees F. After 2 weeks at this temperature any exposure to KHV (Koi Herpes Virus) will show symptoms that include rot on the gills and open sores on the body.Use salt to .3% to kill any ciliates
Scrape the Koi and view the sample under a microscope to check for external parasites and treat accordingly.After 2 weeks at 74 degrees F, if any symptoms related to KHV become apparent, we recommend that a blood sample is sent to the University of California Davis for diagnosis.
At PSKoi, we quarantine all of our new Koi for 3 weeks. We separate all of our new shipments by breeder. We scrape and view the samples under a microscope to check for exterior parasites. We have the equipment and capability to draw blood from Koi, a centrifuge to separate the serum, and the ability to send for a whole blood test at UC Davis.
UC Davis KHV Testing Forms
All of our Japanese Koi come from Breeders
that have been certified KHV and SVC safe for 2 years.