On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:22:43 CST, burky
wrote:
I have a couple koi that are flashing, which I believe could be fish
lice. My pond is approx. 2000 gals.with waterfall & stream. Could
anybody what would be the best medication? Is there anything that
don't require a big water change?
Flashing can be many things, lice being one of the rarer problems. Flukes
and any number of parasites, water quality not right, even getting a food
particle lodge wrong can cause flashing. Before nuking the pond and
possibly messing up a cycled pond/filters please fill out the form below:
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Sick Fish or Sick Pond Form
Please describe your problem, including fish characteristics, like;
whirling, flashing, gasping at surface, wounds, etc.:
Pond Size in Gallons? (litres*.26=US Gallons):
Water Source (Well, Irrigation, City?)
If City how is water treated?: =
Time in Operation?
(How old is the pond/water?):
Liner type? (EPDM,PVC,RUBBER,Cement/Concrete etc):
Fish Population?
Type? Size? QTY, Time in Pond:
Food? Type and Frequency of feedings.:
Pump Type, IN/OUT of pond, GPH etc
(Describe your filtration system as well as possible):
Prefilter media type? Last cleaned?:
Filter is BIO or Mechanical? Last cleaned? How?:
Carbon added? How much? When last changed?:
Aeration? Waterfalls? Bubblers?
Venturies?:
Water Temp?
pH?:
KH?:
Ammonia (ppm or mg/l):
Nitrite (ppm or mg/l):
Nitrate (ppm or mg/l):
Water Color, cloudiness, odor?:
Water changes? (% of pond volume and how often):
Additives used (water conditioners etc):
Tests done by self or another?:
Weather (what's it been like lately?):
Medications used?:
What Zone or Country of residence?:
~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
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