On 05 Jun 2003 00:49:39 GMT, (BGreel) wrote:

Over the winter I bring my fish in side in a wading pool. During the witner I
lost two of them to what I thought was old age. Now the rest are back out in
the pond and I am seeing another fish showing the same symptoms.

Please describe your problem, including fish characteristics, like;
whirling, flashing, gasping at surface, wounds, etc.: (Which you've done,
see rest of sick fish/pond form below. Answer what you can, leave blank
what you can't, but do not delete the questions.)

The fish seem to get weak, their fins kind of clamped down. They swim like
they are a little off balance. Then I find them lying on their side curved in
a semi circle. They stay this way for a few days and then dye. This slow
process takes about a month after they show the first symptoms of swimming
oddly.
Joan


Pond Size in Gallons? (litres*.26=US Gallons):

Water Source (Well, Irrigation, City?)
If City how is water treated?: =

Time in Operation?
(How old is the pond/water?):

Liner type? (EPDM,PVC,RUBBER,Cement/Concrete etc):

Fish Population?
Type? Size? QTY, Time in Pond:

Food? Type and Frequency of feedings.:

Pump Type, IN/OUT of pond, GPH etc
(Describe your filtration system as well as possible):

Prefilter media type? Last cleaned?:

Filter is BIO or Mechanical? Last cleaned? How (using dechlorinated
water?)?:

Carbon added? How much? When last changed?:

Aeration? Waterfalls? Bubblers?
Venturies?:

Water Temp?

PH?:

Ammonia (ppm or mg/l):

Nitrite (ppm or mg/l):

Nitrate (ppm or mg/l):

Water Color, cloudiness, odor?:

Water changes? (% of pond volume and how often):

Additives used (water conditioners etc):

Tests done by self or another?:

Weather (what's it been like lately?):

Medications used?:

What Zone or Country of residence?:

~ jan
See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
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See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website