seeking ideas I have had two babys die over the last two weeks during
feed time

I see them come up and get food, a few min later they come up seem to
get food but hit it on thier side about 5 or somin later come floating
up dead
I hav e checked to see if the pellet lodged in their throat but cant see
anything

Ideas?

all amonioa nitrite nitrate etc 0
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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

smell the food, is it rancid? if the pellets are sinking and there is a layer of
rotting organics on the bottom they could be scrounging around and get a gill full of
H2S. that can kill em. Ingrid

John Rutz wrote:

seeking ideas I have had two babys die over the last two weeks during
feed time

I see them come up and get food, a few min later they come up seem to
get food but hit it on thier side about 5 or somin later come floating
up dead
I hav e checked to see if the pellet lodged in their throat but cant see
anything

Ideas?

all amonioa nitrite nitrate etc 0

wrote:
smell the food, is it rancid? if the pellets are sinking and there is a layer of
rotting organics on the bottom they could be scrounging around and get a gill full of
H2S. that can kill em. Ingrid



no the food is fresh I thought of the H2S and got into the pond and
checked yesterday and there is very litle gunk on the bottom maybe 1/2
inch in a couple pockets stirred up the bottom and no smell from that





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

Maybe they just aren't ready for solid
food? The death is so close to the feeding
that it just might be the case.
Being as koi kibble or whatever isn't what
they would eat in the 'natural' world.
Hope the problem goes away.


k30a

K30a wrote:
Maybe they just aren't ready for solid
food? The death is so close to the feeding
that it just might be the case.
Being as koi kibble or whatever isn't what
they would eat in the 'natural' world.
Hope the problem goes away.


k30a

thanks I hope so too
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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com