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Well, it appears that I'm having a conversation with myself but I seem to be resolving my issues so I guess it's working for me. :D

It appears that I have anchor worm. Well, not me...but my koi. I just saw a threadlike thing coming out of one of the bumps on the koi.

I just ordered 4 quarts of Proform LA (ouch) and hope that the koi will be ok until Wednesday when it arrives.

eek! I was going to ask if the bumps looked fuzzy thinking maybe a fungal infection. But I guess you have it under control.
I hope the Proform LA works for you. I dont know about it, but judging by your '(ouch)' I'd say its expensive.

btw, my Koi jumps too..man can they jump! And nothing is wrong with him. When I first got mine I had read in many dif places that Koi are known jumpers, so I never thought twice about it. I love it when I am right at the pond when he jumps.

You will be treating the whole pond correct? I dont agree with just treating the sick fish in a hosp tank, or whatever. Better to treat the whole pond and rid the pond of the parasite, then to have to keep treating fish over and over again individually by not getting to the root of the problem.

Good luck and I hope all goes well.

Thanks for your input...makes me feel better about my decision to do the whole pond!

I am of the thought that there are others that probably have it also and just haven't shown signs. Plus it seems that the lifecycle lends itself to another outbreak soon anyway so it's best to kill it all at once, I think.

This is truly the first time in 5 years that I have ever had to treat my whole pond so even though it's pricey b/c of the 14-16,000 gallonage at 176 bucks...not bad over 5 years. :)

Whiteheads, a common form of acne, are also known as closed comedones. These raised, white bumps are filled with pus, and can form on the surface of the skin on the face, shoulders, and other areas. The basic cause of whiteheads is clogged follicle openings. Blackheads, or open comedones, occur when sebum and dead skin cells plug up overly large follicle openings, and oxidation causes the plug to turn black. The cause of whiteheads is more or less the same; sebum and dead skin cells plug up the follicle openings but, because those openings are microscopically small, the plugs arenâÂÂt oxidized, so they remain white.

Here is a link that might be useful: what is whiteheads?

Wow, this is an old thread. I was kidding about the teen acne...assuming you are too? lol

Lol ademink. A troll, just registered today. Best not to feed 'em;)