How to Quarantine Koi and Goldfish

If you have koi, you have probably been advised to quarantine your fish. Now, you don't have a clue in the world what that means. Here is how to quarantine your fish:

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A special quarantine tank, of You can use an inflatable kiddie pool floated in the pond.
• Pond salts
• Pond netting to go over the pool

1. 
   Some koi.

   First of all, quarantine means to keep the fish isolated from the others until you know he's disease free. So this is only temporary, only 2 weeks. After the 2 week period is up and you know the new fish is disease free, you can release him into the pond by putting him in a bag of water and floating it on the top of the pond for an hour. Then release the fish.

2. 
   Some koi.

   If you are using an inflatable pool, inflate it and fill it 3/4 up with water, unless you have a real shallow pool. Now, float it in the pond. Now the same way you add the fish to the pond is the same way to put him in your tank, float the fish in a bag of water on the water of your tank for an hour, then release the fish.

3. 
   Koi.

   Now that you have the fish in, it's time to add the pond salt. Just measure out the amount stated on the directions, and pour it right in. This produces more mucous around the gill plates, making them less susceptible to disease.

4. 
   Koi in a lily pond.

   Now throw the net over the pool to keep the fish from jumping out. All you have to do now is treat him like other fish, and observe the new fish for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, if he is disease free, release him into the pond.

Tips & Warnings

• In most cases, if your fish has a disease, you can send him back. Don't be afraid to do that!
• Don't add the fish if they have a disease!