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Please Help my fish are dying slowly
Hi, I am desperate I have a 50 gal preformed pond. My fish have been
fine health just fanncy goldfish up to 6 inches in length. Last week I had a 5 inch one floating in the AM no trauma to him eyes clear no gills and fins perfect. Yesterday again this morig again. I had the water tested Ph a little high but we have had some rain everything else fine. I added some plants a few weeks ago from a friends health pond. NO they fish are near the type slugish kinda of gulping for air. These fish are over 1 year old. I live in NY any sugestions, I was going to get them out but not sure where trying to get a aquarium. If fish are sick don't they look sick? Please PLease help...I don't even know where I am going to get water from to put them in. Carol |
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"carol" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I am desperate I have a 50 gal preformed pond. My fish have been fine health just fanncy goldfish up to 6 inches in length. Last week I had a 5 inch one floating in the AM no trauma to him eyes clear no gills and fins perfect. Yesterday again this morig again. I had the water tested Ph a little high but we have had some rain everything else fine. I added some plants a few weeks ago from a friends health pond. NO they fish are near the type slugish kinda of gulping for air. These fish are over 1 year old. I live in NY any sugestions, I was going to get them out but not sure where trying to get a aquarium. If fish are sick don't they look sick? Please PLease help...I don't even know where I am going to get water from to put them in. Carol High Carol. It sounds like they are oxygen-starved. If you added a lot of plants to such a small pond, then remember that plants produce oxygen in the day and carbon dioxide at night. Hence, you found dead fish in the morning because they suffocated. You need to aerate the pond with an aerator and an air pump, or increase the water circulation, which will help agitate the surface of the water and aid in gas exchange. |
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"carol" wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I am desperate I have a 50 gal preformed pond. My fish have been fine health just fanncy goldfish up to 6 inches in length. Last week I had a 5 inch one floating in the AM no trauma to him eyes clear no gills and fins perfect. Yesterday again this morig again. I had the water tested Ph a little high but we have had some rain everything else fine. I added some plants a few weeks ago from a friends health pond. NO they fish are near the type slugish kinda of gulping for air. These fish are over 1 year old. I live in NY any sugestions, I was going to get them out but not sure where trying to get a aquarium. If fish are sick don't they look sick? Please PLease help...I don't even know where I am going to get water from to put them in. ==================== That doesn't tell us much. How many fish are in this pond? Is it filtered or aerated in any way? Is it in the sun? What is the water temperature at the bottom? 50 gallons is very small for a pond and you should have no more than 2 or 3 6" goldfish in such a *filtered* pond - only 2 would be even better. -- McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995... My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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carol wrote:
Hi, I am desperate I have a 50 gal preformed pond. My fish have been fine health just fanncy goldfish up to 6 inches in length. Last week I had a 5 inch one floating in the AM no trauma to him eyes clear no gills and fins perfect. Yesterday again this morig again. I had the water tested Ph a little high but we have had some rain everything else fine. I added some plants a few weeks ago from a friends health pond. NO they fish are near the type slugish kinda of gulping for air. These fish are over 1 year old. I live in NY any sugestions, I was going to get them out but not sure where trying to get a aquarium. If fish are sick don't they look sick? Please PLease help...I don't even know where I am going to get water from to put them in. Carol Don't come to this group with ypur problems. There are people dying in NO, and all you can think about is your stinking fish???? The moderator Atheist McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995... My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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