On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:29:20 +0100, Brian55
wrote:

I dont like the sound of them sitting under the fountain. This is
usually a sign of stress. You may be overstocked. Do you add salt to
your pond? If no I would recommend that you do. Salt in the water
reduces stress on gills. The gills can be damaged if there is even a
small build up of nitrite. If its a big pond you will need quite a
lot of salt. Contact a reputable fish supply shop for salt supply &
recommended salt levels. Don't delay!

Here is what appears on Doc Johnson's site about salt and it's use.
http://tinyurl.com/jg6hp

I use .1% every winter/spring as the fish and parasites are coming out
of the winter cold, but .6% is more salt than I've ever seen fish
subjected to. I'm not sure I could do that to my mutts for two
weeks, simply because they were gulping under the falls. I would be
more inclined to do a dip in .3% salt and raise the pond to .1% and
let it gradually go away in water changes until next winter/spring .
..888lbs per hundred gallons=.1%
2.664lbs per hundred gallons=.3%

Regards,

Hal