Fish Disease Diagnosis
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How can you tell if a Koi or goldfish is a boy or girl?

Gender in Koi.

Male koi and goldfish are more streamlined. Female Koi are usually shorter bodied and "full" through the shoulder area, especially just behind the gills.

Click to see larger imageMales in the springtime have breeding tubercles, which are (almost imperceptible) white spots on the gill covers and the leading ray of the pectoral fins. Females lack these tubercles.People are surprised that these breeding tubercles can be seen in Goldfish of three inch length and Koi of only six inch length in some cases.

These breeding tubercles are sometimes mistaken for "white spot disease" and harshly treated.

"Koi Health & Disease" by Dr. Erik Johnson DVM is 200+ pages from Fish Health Practice - Readable by Beginners and delivered overnight from Amazon.com

Fish disease problems? Need some help? The help pages take you through the basics of the 'fish health work-up' diagnosis method and basic fish disease treatment methods.

90% of all health problems and fish deaths are caused by poor fish keeping! The key pages are essential reading for all beginners and intermediates who are serious about disease prevention.
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