Went to feed this morning and I noticed Carla has redness around her mouth. Any ideas. I swear it wasn't there yesterday. Any ideas? She's in good spirits and eating. No flashing that I notice.
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Went to feed this morning and I noticed Carla has redness around her mouth. Any ideas. I swear it wasn't there yesterday. Any ideas? She's in good spirits and eating. No flashing that I notice.
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ---- Marthe Troly-Curtin
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A couple of things come to mind, either a bump/bruise or the beginnings of an infection. If you feel it is an infection, I would pull her and topically treat it with iodine, TricideNeo or the like.
Still learning as I go but y'all can call me Marilyn
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That was a good trick with the mirror.
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I think this infection is under control. Does mouth rot start start out like this?
Day 2 to Day 6 (to today) videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzWcNEgYjiY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_m__lvnEo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coGWOU_pAZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23H6NllmS08
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ---- Marthe Troly-Curtin
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IME, mouth rot started on the very edges of the mouth area.
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Edges of the mouth as in the corners of the mouth or the lip area?Originally Posted by Marilyn
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ---- Marthe Troly-Curtin
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Either as they are edges. It didn’t show up in fleshier areas but untreated can affect them.
I haven’t seen it on any koi I owned for years. I dealt with it in my pond and at the first couple of years and infrequently.
The feedback I got at the time was that it was not uncommon for newer ponds, particularly during aeromonas alley.
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