
10/09/2025
First Unofficial meet and greet of the Tennessee Koi Association. One of the great things about having a koi club in the Nashville area is that it brings together like-minded hobbyists who share a love for this activity. Just yesterday, one of our members reached out about a fish that was having some issues: its scales were raised and turning red. After discussing the symptoms and suggesting they scrape a mucus sample, we discovered the fast-acting parasite Costia, which can lead to serious secondary infections.
As luck would have it, we were already in Nashville for the Music City Koi Show. We thought, “What better time for a meet and greet?” Our board members jumped at the chance to connect and share information about the diagnosis. We sedated the koi, removed the dead scales, and cleaned the wound, and thankfully, their treatment had done the trick: the parasites were gone.
This experience truly showcases the importance of having a koi club; it’s a community of enthusiasts eager to help each other out. If you’re in the Nashville/Tennessee area, we’d love for you to join us; exciting meetings are coming up soon!