sera guide - Healthy pond fish

56 Vitamins Using vitamin preparations is another exception. It is also safe and recommend- able in combination with treatments. Just as in humans, vitamins fulfill many vital functions within the fish organism. They are, among others, required for a strong, active immune system. The own disease resistance – provided it is optimally function- ing – is the best possible protection against diseases an organism can have. If you feed your fish high quality sera food, you have already ensured a good basic supply with vitamins and all other important nutrients. Please be aware that the included vitamins may increasingly be broken down by the effects of atmospheric oxygen, light and moisture. It is therefore ideal to choose packing units that you can consume within several weeks to a few months. You should additionally support the im- mune system with an extra vitamin supply in stress situations (e.g. fish transfers, courtship, brood care, temperature changes) or if pathogens got into the pond. Use sera KOI MULTIVITAMIN in such situations. You can add the preparation directly to the water according to the information for use or soak the food with it just before feeding. Regular addition (once or twice weekly) or using the vitamin drops as a treatment (once daily) for several weeks are both possible. Such treatments are advisable in the mentioned stress situations, for conditioning pond fish in autumn and spring, and during a disease. Continue the treatment for at least a week after the disease symptoms have vanished as to support recovery and minimize the risk of a relapse. 10 General recommendations for application Concluding the treatment It is advisable to remove treatment remain- ders by active carbon (sera pond super carbon) after the treatment is finished. This avoids unnecessary water pollution by ac- tive agent residues. A partial water change improves water quality and supports recov- ery of the fish. It is especially important in small ponds (a partial water change is not always required in large ponds). A consider- ably longer treatment application time caus- ed by not carrying out these measures does not improve efficacy but – on the con- trary – may lead to undesirable side effects. The pond water or, in case of a partial water change, the fresh water should by all means be conditioned with sera KOI PRO- TECT after the treatment is finished. This will create stress free conditions for the fish as quickly as possible. You can quickly and effectively top up an affected filter bacteria flora by adding sera pond bio nitrivec. You must of course also be careful with dosages considerably higher than stated in the information for use. Calculate the do- sage according to the actual amount of water, not for the entire volume of the pond (roughly estimate and deduct bot- tom ground, rocks and decoration ele- ments). Slight, accidentally administered overdosages are covered by the safety margin. In case of more than double dosage you should generally carry out a partial water change for safety reasons.