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sick goldfish??
Hello,
I have a garden pond in the UK, about 20 ft x 15 ft. The pond has no pump, but lots of plants (and blanket weed) but the water is generally v clear & seems healthy. A few days ago, I noticed a dead goldfish floating on the surface. There were no obvious signs of injury / disease. Now, today, one of the larger fish is rather 'dopey', and has pronounced white blotches around it's face. I managed to scoop it up quite easily & you'll see from photo linked from below that it also has small, dark spots on its side. http://www.pbase.com/image/15963257 Neither the original, dead fish, or any of the others now in the pond displayed any of these signs. Am I worrying unnecessarily, or does it look like there's something nasty going on? NB although I have few fish, the pond is essentially given over to frogs, dragonflies etc so I'm reluctant to treat the water with anything which might adversely affect the wildlife I'd be grateful for any advice - thanks Sarah |
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sick goldfish??
I had a black moor die yesterday of the same thing. It(the disease) has a name
and i cant remember what. My fish had an ugly white spot which started oozing stuff. It was very bloated on one side and couldnt swim.. I felt so sorry for it. |
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sick goldfish??
I couldn't see any white blotches, I see white coloring under its eye? If
the blotches are like little pimples on the gill plates that means it is male. Perhaps the dead one died of spawning activity? You can always salt to 0.1% without hurting any of the aquatic life in the pond, just add it slowly over 3 days. 13 ounces/100 gallons equals 0.1%. This will stimulate the slime coat on the fish and help them fight off whatever could be going on. ~ jan On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:39:11 +0100, "Steve" wrote: Hello, I have a garden pond in the UK, about 20 ft x 15 ft. The pond has no pump, but lots of plants (and blanket weed) but the water is generally v clear & seems healthy. A few days ago, I noticed a dead goldfish floating on the surface. There were no obvious signs of injury / disease. Now, today, one of the larger fish is rather 'dopey', and has pronounced white blotches around it's face. I managed to scoop it up quite easily & you'll see from photo linked from below that it also has small, dark spots on its side. http://www.pbase.com/image/15963257 Neither the original, dead fish, or any of the others now in the pond displayed any of these signs. Am I worrying unnecessarily, or does it look like there's something nasty going on? NB although I have few fish, the pond is essentially given over to frogs, dragonflies etc so I'm reluctant to treat the water with anything which might adversely affect the wildlife I'd be grateful for any advice - thanks Sarah See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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check your water parameters. at minimum, put in some aeration. add some salt as
suggested by others. it wont hurt your pond. Ingrid "Steve" wrote: The pond has no pump, but lots of plants (and blanket weed) but the water is generally v clear & seems healthy. A few days ago, I noticed a dead goldfish floating on the surface. There were no obvious signs of injury / disease. Now, today, one of the larger fish is rather 'dopey', and has pronounced white blotches around it's face. I managed to scoop it up quite easily & you'll see from photo linked from below that it also has small, dark spots on its side. http://www.pbase.com/image/15963257 Neither the original, dead fish, or any of the others now in the pond displayed any of these signs. Am I worrying unnecessarily, or does it look like there's something nasty going on? NB although I have few fish, the pond is essentially given over to frogs, dragonflies etc so I'm reluctant to treat the water with anything which might adversely affect the wildlife I'd be grateful for any advice - thanks Sarah |
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sick goldfish??
"Steve" wrote in message Hello, I have a garden pond in the UK, about 20 ft x 15 ft. The pond has no pump, but lots of plants (and blanket weed) but the water is generally v clear & seems healthy. A few days ago, I noticed a dead goldfish floating on the surface. There were no obvious signs of injury / disease. It is obviously your ambition to create a natural pond, however, due to the abnormal weather through march and april, wild life has thrived to early, although your plants are looking good, you must remember we have still had the long dark nights, where no plants give off oxygen, this over such a period of time, creates a static impure bog. admittedly if your pond is in a very windy position, you do have surface movement, if not, you will have many problems. This is not the environment for any member of the carp family, in these conditions,they will suffer from mouth fungus, and parasites, plus many more diseases, you have to form some circulation that can spray and mix oxygen into the water, to rid your pond of impurities, if you do not intend to fit any filtration. Neither the original, dead fish, or any of the others now in the pond displayed any of these signs. Assuming your pond is 2ft deep, this is quite a large pond, that has taken time to deteriorate Am I worrying unnecessarily, or does it look like there's something nasty going on? Yes, without wanting to upset you, the answer is neglect, there are many natural farm land static ponds in the country side, some smell, some don't, but non of them have carps. NB although I have few fish, the pond is essentially given over to frogs, dragonflies etc so I'm reluctant to treat the water with anything which might adversely affect the wildlife Remove the blanket weed, and all the very black mess at the base of the pond, you will have to be a little ruthless at this point, carefully bathe any sick fish, with a little salt, to remove any fungus. I, for one, never use any chemicals, a little rock salt and good circulation. Please remember, that touching, a cold water species, is the same as you placing your hand on a hot plate. I'd be grateful for any advice - thanks My pleasure |
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