[Worldwide Koi Club] I Think I Need Advice
On 21-Mar-08, at 6:18 PM, guppytrain wrote:
> Hi Brenda. I might be able to help. Here’s a few questions for you. > > How long have you had the fish? This is Tubby’s second indoor winter, and he (?) will have been with us three years come May. > How many gallons are in the tank? I have calculated approx. 220 Canadian gallons. > Are there any other fish in the tank? There are 16 in all. There were 18 but one week I was overbooked and didn’t do the partial water change and, well, it was all my fault. Two succumbed to what I suspect was ammonia poisoning. > How often do you make water changes? I change from 1/4 to 1/3 every week, especially now that I know the result of missing a change. > Do you remove the water from the bottom of the tank? Yes, the siphon takes the water from the bottom. > Do you have gravel in the tank? Yes, large pea gravel. > What type of filtration are you using? It’s the largest Fluval - I forget the number, but it’s more than sufficient for the tank. > How often do you clean this filter? Malcolm only did this once, at the beginning of the winter season. > How long has the tank been running? This is its second winter. We turned the filter off and drained the tank in late July, once we had incubated our new acquisitions, but it really isn’t used for anything from May, when the fish are returned to the outdoor pond, until October - November, when they are captured and brought inside (except for the five Houdinis that wouldn’t allow themselved to be caught and are still in the pond, although under the ice. > How often do you feed your fish? Daily. They’re RAVENOUS.
I hope this helps. We did get some medication from a local pet emporium and I’ve been using it in the water as directed - 1/4 c a day for seven days and then a 25% water change - and although Tubby’s bruised area is still pretty nasty looking, it isn’t any worse, and Malcolm says that to him it looks somewhat better. But to me he still looks like someone clubbed him with a mallet.
I’ll be looking forward to hearing your take on this.
Sincerely, Brenda
> > Yours Koily, Lorraine > —– Original Message —– > From: Brenda Rose > To: worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:32 PM > Subject: [Worldwide Koi Club] I Think I Need Advice > > > Hi all. Happy late winter (insert loud guffaw here) to all of you > affected by last weekend’s ‘Winter Blowout’, and here’s hoping for a > speedy end to our endless snowstorms. > > It seems a problem has cropped up in our indoor basin, the one where > my > finned wonders spend the coldest months of the year dreaming of their > outdoor pond. I was away last week and Malcolm was left to man the > school, so to speak, when he noticed a very large reddish welt on the > white section of Tubby, our precious submarine koi (so named for his > size). Anyway, I got in late last night so I didn’t go down to see > the > guys, but this morning I had a good look and I swear, it looks like > he’s gone three rounds in the ring with a heavyweight. It’s almost > like a giant bruise, and if he were a human I’d swear he’d walked > into > a swinging door. It’s right over his right eye area too. > > I looked on the ‘net and, as luck would have it, there are no koi > vets > in the greater Montreal area, so it’s advice I’m seeking here. I’ll > try to get a picture of his discolouration tomorrow after work, but > anything you may have to suggest in the meantime will be gratefully > appreciated. I just can’t bear the thought of losing him, but this > bruise or whatever it is is really ugly. > > Sincerely, > Brenda > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ———————————— > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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