I just thought that I would share with you the amazing recovery of my
foot-long butterfly Koi. Although I was told by one expert to put him out
of his misery, you, specifically Ingrid suggested that Koi have a way of
recovering from serious disease that would boggle the mind. I decided to do
a salt dip and quarantine the fish until he could recover. I couldn't,
however,find a net with a long enough handle to catch him. While I was
looking for one, the "algae" dissapeared off of his flanks. I just figured
he was getting weak and the other fish were picking at it. Yesterday and
today I was able to get a closer look at him, as he swam within 2 feet of
me, and his scales are intact and there is barely a mark on him. I sure am
glad I couldn't find the net when I had decided to "euthanize" him.

Thanks to everyone who wrote with advice.
Ian

"Tom L. La Bron" wrote in message
...
Ian,

Also, Ingrid has only been keeping Goldfish for about 8
years now, by her own admission.

And as far as Jo Ann Burke is concerned she was a LFS
owner in Alabama who sold very expensive Goldfish for
about 25 years or maybe a little longer, who has taken
two courses at a university.

If you want real Vet advice go to Dr. Erik Johnson's
site http://www.koivet.com/ , he has written a
book published by a real publisher on fish care and
diseases oriented to KOI and ponds (but can be used for
Goldfish also), and it is not photocopied and it has
color pictures. Interestingly enough, it is about the
same price or less than the photocopied production and
can be bought from real book sellers or on his site.
It also has an ISBN. He also has some videos that are
very good about fish care and was co-author with Rick
Hess, one of the best Goldfish books written to date
called "Fancy Goldfish".

HTH

Tom L.L.
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wrote:
http://home.wi.rr.com/drsolo/author/author1.htm
http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/pgcharacters.html
I have my PhD in microbiology. I am a doc, not a physician or
veterinarian.
most of this site is purely Jo Ann Burke, who is the expert. I just
"channel" for
her when the case is difficult.
you only need a 1 gallon container for a salt bath. the salt bath needs
only be 30
seconds long. we are talking 3% salt bath,not the 0.1% salt in the tank
all the time.

look here http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/disease.htm
scroll down to treatment, salt dips, read the other one uses of salt.
yes. do salt dip first using your hands from front to back of fish to
help strip
slime coat off the fish, but move fish at first sign it quits
struggling, then put
fish into fresh water with 0.1% salt. most of the parasites will get
stripped off,
altho it wont remove the bacteria that are in any wounds. it wont
remove all the
parasites either, but if the fish looks and acts pretty healthy then you
can do the
treatment like PP or formalin. at the top of the page is the physical,
especially
the gills should be bright cherry red if not, then dont put any
treatment in the
water. Ingrid


"coop" wrote:

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



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