I went outside this morning and my koi is staying on the top of the water with his mouth sticking completly out of the water. He is starting to tip to the side and is obviously very sick. He is normally solid white but this morning he is pinkish around where his fins meet his body. I removed him from the pond to a sick tank but other than that I dont know what to do. Any suggestions?
2006-10-05 00:44:28 · 7 answers · asked by Karri G 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
make sure you provide clean water and lots of aeration.
Once a year many of the fish in my pond get semi poisoned when the berries and flowers from a palm fall into the water.
I usually scoop them with a net and do a partial water change and most of the fish recover.
2006-10-05 01:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not getting enough oxygen into the water. What type of filter/pump are you using and how big is your pond? How big is your koi? Depending on these you might need a bigger pond or you need to agitate the surface more to help aerate the water. Koi use a lot of oxygen so you need to make sure there is plenty available. You could try getting an aerator and stone also.
2006-10-08 02:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by Liam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confident, placed the ill koi in a smaller tank or pond (no longer TOO small), and upload one tablespoon of non-iodized (undeniable or Kosher) salt for each 5 gallons of water. pass away the ill koi in there for a minimum of twenty-4 hours. be optimistic which you placed the salt contained in the water earlier the koi is going into the water. Salt is great because of the fact it truly is going to help kill any ailments that your koi would have. additionally, it truly is going to help the koi heal and could strengthen gill functionality. in case you may desire to characteristic a sprint of non-iodized salt to the pond as a preventative degree (you'll be plenty extra conservative than you would be with the ill koi), that does no longer harm, the two.
2016-10-01 23:14:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add freshwater salt and melafix to his water. Don't feed him for a couple fo days and change 10% of the water in your sick tank daily. Make sure you do a couple of water changes to your pond. Whatever caused him to be sick (probably polluted water) is still in the pond with your other Koi.
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2006-10-05 06:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I have read your question.These gorgeous creatures usually live in lushly landscaped fish ponds outdoors. The ponds are constructed to provide adequate oxygenation and filtration of the water. These ponds make an excellent landscaping addition to a garden. I thik this is the best way...............
2006-10-05 00:52:06 · answer #5 · answered by Blaze 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not enough oxygen in your pond, could be an algea bloom lower the temp and change some water add a fountain or water fall
2006-10-08 15:35:21 · answer #6 · answered by bidderbidder2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like it could be a bacterial infection, treat accordingly
and add aquarium salt to tank
2006-10-05 20:20:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋