Hi in the past week i have had about 8 fish dye suddenly no signs of disease, and the algae from sides and bottom is coming off and floating tot he top, it is a well established pond anout 3 years, with air pump running, i ahve treated water for bacteria, and last week did bulk water change, just looked and the algae is starting to come off again.

has anyone else encountered this?

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Hi in the past week i have had about 8 fish dye suddenly no signs of
disease, and the algae from sides and bottom is coming off and floating
tot he top, it is a well established pond anout 3 years, with air pump
running, i ahve treated water for bacteria, and last week did bulk
water change, just looked and the algae is starting to come off again.
has anyone else encountered this?
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No but when the weather changed some people I know had a problem with blood
showing in the koi's fins. It was some kind of bacterial problem. None of
them died but they did stop eating. There was an unusual amount of some
kind of fluffy algae on the level surfaces of the pond. They drained it,
flushed it and refilled it. They used PotassiumPermanginate twice and the
fish have improved to the point of eating again. Strange things
happen.........
--
Carol McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
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Hi in the past week i have had about 8 fish dye suddenly no signs of
disease, and the algae from sides and bottom is coming off and floating
tot he top, it is a well established pond anout 3 years, with air pump
running, i ahve treated water for bacteria, and last week did bulk
water change, just looked and the algae is starting to come off again.

has anyone else encountered this?

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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):

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Time in Operation?
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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?

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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):

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Tests done by self or another?:

Weather (what's it been like lately?):

Medications used?:

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