Author: Dr. Erik Johnson

Dr Erik Johnson is a Marietta, Georgia Veterinarian with a practice in small animal medicine. He graduated from University of Georgia with his Doctorate in 1991. Dr Johnson is the author of several texts on Koi and Pond Fish Health and Disease as well as numerous articles on dog and cat health topics.
07
Nov
2019

Malathion Organophosphates for Flukes

Malathion Organophosphates for Flukes I strongly recommend that you NOT use Malathion or any other organophosphate for…

07
Nov
2019

Hydrogen Peroxide For Dissolved Oxygen

Hydrogen Peroxide For Oxygenation – by Dr. Erik Johnson Hydrogen peroxide can be used to increase the…

07
Nov
2019

Pond Use of Formalin for Koi Diseases

Formalin is a mixture of formaldehyde gas in water. It’s not an easy mix to stabilize and…

07
Nov
2019

How to use Formalin in Aquaria

Formalin 37% should be used as a long term treatment for ornamental fish to clear parasites. It…

07
Nov
2019

Chloramine T Antibacterial Bath Treatment

Dr Johnson notes: “Folks treating every day often have red fish by day three or four. I…

07
Nov
2019

Euthanasia in Koi and Ornamental Fish

2019: It is my opinion at this date that the best most humane way to euthanise fish…

06
Nov
2019

What’s Next For Veterinary Medicine and Pet Insurance?

Not unlike the human side of things, veterinary health insurance is going to come on, and become…

06
Nov
2019

How To Winterize Your Koi and Pond Fish

Winter in the mountains of Niigata are cold. Some Wintertime Koi Management Considerations Winterizing Koi and Wintertime…

06
Nov
2019

String Algae Control – The Common Plecostomus (Not Bristlenose)

I’ve seldom had a problem with String Algae Control because I rely on a Hypostomus (common) plecostomus…

06
Nov
2019

Luna and Ajax and Look Who Got The Bed

06
Nov
2019

And How Doesn’t This End Up Like Human Healthcare?