On May 11, 9:57 am, ~ jan wrote:
On Thu, 10 May 2007 06:32:32 CST, John
wrote:

Just found 2 dead goldfish in my pond - black discolouring on their
undersides.
Can anyone help diagnose and say whether I need to do anything to the
pond please?

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): 250

Water Source (Well, Irrigation, City?) CITY
If City how is water treated?: =

Time in Operation? 6 YEARS
(How old is the pond/water?):

Liner type? (EPDM,PVC,RUBBER,Cement/Concrete etc):RUBBER

Fish Population?
Type? Size? QTY, Time in Pond: NOW ONLY 2 OR 3 GOLDFISH!

Food? Type and Frequency of feedings.: PELLETS DAILY USUALLY

Pump Type, IN/OUT of pond, GPH etc NONE TO ALL BELOW
(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? 60F

pH?: NOT KNOWN - SHALL I CHECK?

KH?: NOT KNOWN TO ALL BELOW

Ammonia (ppm or mg/l):

Nitrite (ppm or mg/l):

Nitrate (ppm or mg/l):

Water Color, cloudiness, odor?:CLOUDY - NO ODOUR

Water changes? (% of pond volume and how often): MONTHLY TOP UP

Additives used (water conditioners etc): CONDITIONER OCCASIONALLY

Tests done by self or another?:NONE

Weather (what's it been like lately?):70F THEN DOWN TO 60F A WEEK AGO

Medications used?:NO

What Zone or Country of residence?:UK

~ jan

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THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS. IT IS ONLY A SMALL GARDEN FEATURE

JOHN