The majority of ponds with excellent biological filtration and where good pond keeping practices are maintained seldom have fish diseases that cause problems.
By keeping the bottom of a pond clean and by making sure the biofilter container is cleared of sludge build-ups before the start of spring the chances of disease are dramatically reduced.
By far one of the easiest and best ways to remove excess sludge and debris from the pond floor is to use a Pond Vacuum Cleaner.
If fish pond disease strikes it is often at the end of winter and beginning of spring. The reason for this is that in very cold climates the fish have essentially hibernated and have run down their immune systems.
This means as the pond water warms up and disease pathogens become more active then the chances of a fish becoming infected increase significantly.
As much as it's not advisable to feed koi and goldfish below about 50 degree F or 8 degrees C it is still important on those days when the water warms somewhat and the fish start moving to feed a small amount of highly digestible fish food.
How To Prevent Ulcer Disease In Fish
A particularly serious disease that often strikes at the beginning of a new season is ulcer disease. This is a serious bacterial infection resulting in open sores or ulcers on the fish's body.
The disease is more often than not fatal and should be avoided at all costs.
The offending bacteria (aeromonas and pseudomonas) bacteria are naturally present in all ponds. When these virulent bacteria get out of control and when this coincides with a fish perhaps damaging its skin tissue then ulcers become a real possibility.
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