"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 05:26:35 GMT, "J. Lamont" wrote:

Last evening 3 of our 6 Comets were floating just below the surface of
the
water, not much movement just floating. Now one more is in doing the same
thing. I tried to feed them but they had no interest in food.
We checked the Ph, ammonia & nitrate levels, all were in the normal
range.
The pond is approximately 300 gal with the 6 adult Comets & 4 or 5 babies
(the little ones seem fine). We have not added any plants or made any
changes to the pond other than topping up the water level maybe 5% every
couple of days.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what could be ailing these fish?
Thank you for any help.
Jody

Hi Jody, Answer what you can:

Pond Size in Gallons? (litres*.26=US Gallons):
Approx 300 gal

Water Source (Well, Irrigation, City?)
If City how is water treated?: =
City water/treated with Laguna Water Prep. Last night we drained 25 % of the
pond & topped it up again.

Time in Operation?
(How old is the pond/water?):
This is the third Summer of operation

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

Fish Population?
Type? Size? QTY, Time in Pond:
6 adult Comets-6-7 babies we can see.

Food? Type and Frequency of feedings.:
Tetra Pond Flaked Fish Food. Feeding, a as much as they eat in a few minutes
every evening.

Pump Type, IN/OUT of pond, GPH etc
(Describe your filtration system as well as possible):
Pondmaster 450 gph for the waterfall. We also have a trickle tower with a
140 gph pump. The pond is very clear when it starts to look like it needs it
I hook up a homemade filter using a 20 I. bucket filled 1/2 with lava rock &
pillow filler, (I haven't had to do this since early June) We also have a
barley bag to control the algae.

Prefilter media type? Last cleaned?:
all we have at this time are the sponges that are on the pumps, they are
cleaned every week.

Filter is BIO or Mechanical? Last cleaned? How?:
BIO (trickle tower-never cleaned) In use since May/03

Carbon added? How much? When last changed?:
No Carbon.

Aeration? Waterfalls? Bubblers?
One waterfall, yesterday we added a water fountain in the middle of the pond
to get more air to the fish.

Venturies?:
None

Water Temp?
8:30 AM ( PMT) 64 F.

PH?:
(Same time) 8

Ammonia (ppm or mg/l):
NH3 +NH4 - 0 mg/L.

Nitrite (ppm or mg/l):
NO2 0.3 mg/L.

Water Color, cloudiness, odour?:
Water Clear /Slight odour

Water changes? (% of pond volume and how often):
5% every couple of days in warm weather

Additives used (water conditioners etc):
Water Prep & pH adjuster (pH was 8.5 on Tuesday)

Tests done by self or another?:
self & husband

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

Medications used?:
None

What Zone or Country of residence?:
Canada, BC, Vancouver Island
Hope this helps.
As of this morning fish (5) now are lethargic and floating near surface,
one appears to have small white spots all over body & all the tail fins are
starting to look tattered.
Jody


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