For a salt dip, I use a saturated salt solution. Get as much salt to
dissolve as possible. Put the koi in and in a very short period of time, it
will roll over and then it is time to take it out and put it in fresh water.
This will remove a lot of the slime coat, that is the home for most of the
parasites, and will also kill the parasites.
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RichToyBox
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"*muffin*" wrote in message
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what percentage salt?


"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
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I meant Salt bath or melafix bath

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like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

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"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message
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Dear Jeff,
This is my honest to goodness confession and apologies the same time.

I use to think that Ingrid was nuts for all her preaching on
quarantine
(Sorry Ingrid)

So I started my pond with a few small fish, junk fish, $10 fish, etc.
Loose
a fish here and there, didn't know the cause, and didn't care.

Then I started buying bigger and better fish (Cost more...). So I got
some
fish, threw them in the pond without quarantine, and lost some pretty
darn
expensive fish! I cried. Since then I WILL NEVER put a new fish in
my
pond without a slat bath and quarantine.

That's all I know!

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"The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is
like an eggs-and-ham breakfast:
The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."

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"BenignVanilla" m
wrote
in
message ...
Ok, I know this one will grab some flames...and lots of strong
opinions,
but
what I am looking for is..."I did this...and saw this..." and not "I
have
heard this..."

How many people have bought fish and...

...quarantined them, seeing no evidence of disease?
...quarantined them, seeing evidence of disease?
...quarantined them, and lost them due to disease?
...not quarantined them, seeing no evidence of disease?
...not quarantined them, seeing evidence of disease?
...not quarantined them, and lost them due to disease?

I must admit, I have never quarantined new aquariums mates. My water
is
good, and as far as I know, I have never lost a fish to disease.

OK, my asbestos suit is on. Flame away if you need. Discussion
preferred.

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BenignVanilla
Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond
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