I couldn't see any white blotches, I see white coloring under its eye? If
the blotches are like little pimples on the gill plates that means it is
male. Perhaps the dead one died of spawning activity? You can always salt
to 0.1% without hurting any of the aquatic life in the pond, just add it
slowly over 3 days. 13 ounces/100 gallons equals 0.1%. This will stimulate
the slime coat on the fish and help them fight off whatever could be going
on. ~ jan


On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:39:11 +0100, "Steve" wrote:

Hello,
I have a garden pond in the UK, about 20 ft x 15 ft. The pond has no
pump, but lots of plants (and blanket weed)
but the water is generally v clear & seems healthy.

A few days ago, I noticed a dead goldfish floating on the surface. There
were no obvious signs of injury / disease.

Now, today, one of the larger fish is rather 'dopey', and has pronounced
white blotches around it's face. I managed to scoop it up quite easily &
you'll see from photo linked from below that it also has small, dark spots
on its side.

http://www.pbase.com/image/15963257

Neither the original, dead fish, or any of the others now in the pond
displayed any of these signs.

Am I worrying unnecessarily, or does it look like there's something nasty
going on?

NB although I have few fish, the pond is essentially given over to frogs,
dragonflies etc so I'm reluctant to treat the water with anything which
might adversely affect the wildlife

I'd be grateful for any advice - thanks

Sarah



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