Hi Ingrid, et al: Are you really a doctor, or if not what experience do you
have with fish? I am not being nasty, simply asking, because I am new to
the group. I obviously would love to keep this fish and if you think it is
worth trying, I will. If I can catch him and treat him, would a 35 gallon
aquarium be big enough for a salt bath? How would I do the bath or dip? -
sorry, just went to rec...goldfish and found your advice.
I am not sure I understand fully, so to clarify: I will place the fish in a
bucket of water mixed 1/2 of NON-iodized salt/gallon anywhere from 30
seconds to 5 minutes. I will then remove the fish from the bucket and place
it in a 35 gallon tank of fresh water. Should I add any salt to this tank?
How long do I need to keep him in here? What will I see after the dip? Will
the "algae" fall off? What do I do with the parasite if it is still there?
Thanks for all your help,
Ian
wrote in message
...
well. koi do bounce back from some pretty hellatious conditions,
including sores
that eat all the way to teh bone. I guess the only condition I consider
for putting
them down is when they are curling and not swimming or eating. Ingrid
"coop" wrote:
Thank you everyone for your concern. I have taken your answers into
consideration. I also spoke with "The Koi Nursery" in Port Perry Ontario
and basically the same response. This fish is all but gone. Somehow, it
lost it's slime coat and a parasite has moved in and allowed algae to
grow.
Although some of you have mentioned a salt dip and injections, I think by
looking at it and in talking to a a fish breeder, the damage has been
done
and the humane thing to do is to end its suffering.
Unless someone wants to convince me otherwise, I will likely do that this
weekend. Again thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Ian
"dkat" wrote in message
.net...
Now this is exactly why I think cross posting is acceptable sometimes
and
sometimes necessary. I had assumed this person had only gone to one
room
and knew his answer was waiting for him/her in another. Because they
had
only the one group in their posting I had no idea they had posted
elsewhere.
I can certainly understand why people get ticked with inappropriate
cross
posting (and I have been the culprit of clicking on the wrong group to
send
to - I'm still doing mea culpa for a political post in the pottery
room...)
but this is exactly the situation where you want it in as many rooms
with
the possible answer as possible and for it to be clear where the
message
has
gone to.... just my little sidebar for the month
wrote in message
...
I answered this on rec.goldfish already. Ingrid
"dkat" wrote:
"Coop" wrote in message
...
Anyone who can help, please contact me asap. I have a large
(12-14")
Koi,
about 3 years old, that has what appears to be Algae (the long
variety,
as
opposed to slimy film type) down both sides of the fish, towards
the
ventral
(underbelly). The left eye also appears to be clouded, although
not
covered
with the same green coating. Through the water and from a
distance
of
about
2 feet, it appears as though the "algae" is growing into and
underneath
the
scales of the fish.
Thank you for your help,
Ian
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http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.