we got them in the summer, and they have a good pump, my OH checks the water every week and thats OK we have treated the water with a anti fungle liquid as we noticed cotton wool looking growths on a few of them so far we have lost two one karp a Ghost Koi and now a shabumpkin is struggling all in the last few months- its not been that cold and we only feed them when they look for food.
2007-01-12 01:09:17 · 7 answers · asked by darkhorse 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
OK, goldfish, shubumbins and koi are all members of the carp family so they can be all be fed the same sort of food, but in the winter they should only be fed if the water temperature is above 10 degrees and with wheat germ, you can get this from any good pet store. But make sure that your fish are looking for food and not oxygen.
The other problem is a little more serious the cotton wool growth is only a secondary disease, it sounds like your fish might have ulcers, this is a bacterial infection and can be treated with an antibiotics from a good koi store.
2007-01-12 04:25:25 · answer #1 · answered by the boss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you checked for:
PH levels ? Acidic water often make fish act funny and tired. You may need to by PH strips to check the PH and then buy treatment for the water. Rain for examle will make the pond slightly acidic and kill fish slowly if not treated for.
Also are you using the correct food - with such a large range of fish if can be a common mistake to use the wrong feed. Also don't over feed the fish but this sounds like it's not a problem for you.
I really would consult a vet though - or a pet specilist to take a look for any hidden threats..
2007-01-12 01:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are in the UK. Cold water fish must not be fed from about the end of October to about the end of March. Fish become torpid during this period, their metabolism slowing right down and any food which they are fed simply rots in their gut and kills them, uneaten food will also rot in the pond. I would be inclined to replace half the water now and do it again after about 10 days so that the fish gets some `Fresh Air` as it were.
2007-01-12 01:26:43 · answer #3 · answered by Spanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible ICK, You can find meds is any fish store or wally world. NOte: You should only feed them when the water is consistly above 50 degress. You could also take one (In a bag filled with pond water) to the store (Pestmart ect) and ask them to look at the fish. Most places will because you need to buy meds from them ;0)
2007-01-12 01:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Corinne 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There will be a numer of causes your fish died. First, you shouldn't favor to do water transformations on your pond. i'm suprised the PH is the position that's pondering rain water holds a very low ph. 2d stop including valuable micro organism. it isn't helping your pond. micro organism won't be able to stay in a field, bottle or pouch with not something to feed on. it isn't nicely surely worth the money or the time. at times causes the ammonia to spike. save it out. third: once you convey your fish homestead, what number are you including ? you shouldn't be including better than 26 inches of fish at everybody given time. 10% of the gallons. Doing so will also spike the ammonia. Fourth: once you floated them, how lengthy did you let them flow? quarter-hour to get them acclamated to the water temperature. upload a million/2 cup of pond water to the fish bag and flow yet another 15 min. upload a million/2 cup of pond water let them flow quarter-hour and one better time. launch your fish. (obviously once you've koi, a million cup of water) Temperature: what's the sunlight hours temperature contained in the pond? you would possibly want to favor to attempt including water lettuce or water hyciths if it receives too warm it is going to also save the algae down the position did you get those fish? even if finding out to purchase comets or commons from a tank complete, those are basically very hearty fish and do nicely as pond fish. attempt purely including one or 2 fish and observe what occurs purchase them from a very distinct save
2016-12-02 04:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
adding a small amount of sea salt to the water can help fish beat disease.I hope your pond is a good depth,Koi need at least 4ft.
2007-01-12 01:18:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
once tried all other suggestions i would do a water change and remember to add dechlor and acriflavin check nitrite levels also
2007-01-12 22:36:22 · answer #7 · answered by placidma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋