On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 05:03:29 GMT, "Cheryl and Rob" wrote:

Just added 2 of these suckers in my pond and I think they are trying to
escape.....is this normal? They are jumping at the edges as if they are
trying to bust out of the place. Should I invest in a net??

What the others said, only I'll be more blunt, invest in test kits. At
least you'll know it's not the water. Very likely it is not because there
is anything wrong with your water, but different. Still we need to rule
that out first.

I put 7 koi of similar size in a 70 gallon stock tank with the pond water
they came out of, and no one is jumping (I still covered the tank just in
case). I think water over space is the most upsetting to new fish.

That's why when I purchase a new fish I ask what pH & temperature they're
at and fix my Q-tank accordingly. Makes for 1 less stress factor. ~ jan

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