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On dial up and not about to fooll with rar, but each and evey time any
of my comets got black on them it was form water paramters being out. I bought some nice red and white feeders and a lot of them had some unique black markings, one in particular had its dorsal fine striped with every other spine and area between red, then white then black,,,,and some looked like checker boards.........The black all went away from all those fish within 3 weeks once I got them in good water. I had been overly busy later on, and my water wa fair but not good, and low and behold their black color was once again coming back on them.......got my water to proper parameter and black once again went away......The last batch of feeders I bought about 10 days ago also had lolts of them with black marks, which most have dissapeared now since they are being kept in decent conditions... Then again some say its common coloration in some GF..... On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:19:12 GMT, Cyril The Squirrel wrote: ===In article , says... === I have noticed a problem with a Goldfish for a while now. I noticed === that he had black marks on his gill covers and down both sides, just in === certain areas, not all over. This was noticed over a year ago when my === fish returned from my brothers pond, I'd moved house and had to wait to === build my pond. These marks did not get any worse and possibly reduced === slightly until 2 to 3 weeks ago. === === The fish started coming to the surface and going straight back down, === bubbles would then come to the surface. === snip === ===I said I would update when anything changed so here goes: === ===I've done a scrape and checked it and didn't find too much wrong which I ===found hard to beleive. === ===I've taken some photo's of the fish and uploaded them to ===http://www.sendmefile.com/0012213 ===the file is 2.51mb in size and contains 8 photographs of the fish ===showing it's scale colouration, lip colouration and now swelling. === ===I still have no idea what the problem is but would appreciate any ===advice. === ===The file is a .rar file. ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! "The original frugal ponder" ~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o |
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says... On dial up and not about to fooll with rar, but each and evey time any of my comets got black on them it was form water paramters being out. I bought some nice red and white feeders and a lot of them had some unique black markings, one in particular had its dorsal fine striped with every other spine and area between red, then white then black,,,,and some looked like checker boards.........The black all went away from all those fish within 3 weeks once I got them in good water. I had been overly busy later on, and my water wa fair but not good, and low and behold their black color was once again coming back on them.......got my water to proper parameter and black once again went away......The last batch of feeders I bought about 10 days ago also had lolts of them with black marks, which most have dissapeared now since they are being kept in decent conditions... Then again some say its common coloration in some GF..... snip I know some people are a bit worried about compressed files and it's sensible, that's why I mentioned the file type. Size is also important for people with really slow dial up's. I've uploaded the photo's but they are between 317kb and 334kb. http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576663&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576668&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576670&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576671&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576676&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576678&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576680&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576682&type=viewpic |
"Cyril The Squirrel" wrote in message . .. I've uploaded the photo's but they are between 317kb and 334kb. http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576663&type=viewpic This is what I get: Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) in /home/imagehos/public_html/bapi/db/mysql_impl.php on line 21 Fatal error: 10001 Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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lid says... snip http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576663&type=viewpic This is what I get: Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) in /home/imagehos/public_html/bapi/db/mysql_impl.php on line 21 Fatal error: 10001 Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) It's just worked for me but the service is free and not 100% reliable, thanks. |
I've uploaded the photo's but they are between 317kb and 334kb.
http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576663&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576668&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576670&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576671&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576676&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576678&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576680&type=viewpic http://www.imagehosting.us/?id=576682&type=viewpic That is one BIG goldfish! Did you report your water parameters? If there isn't a problem with those, perhaps like koi, black can come and go. I know pH alone can cause black freckles in koi, or make a black & white Bekko go all white or become all black. (Not personal experience just what I've heard.) Otherwise, the black, to me, looks like coloring, not a skin problem. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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mail.com says... snip That is one BIG goldfish! Did you report your water parameters? I didn't report the parameters, I think I said they were OK. Ammonia, Nitrate and Nitrite were 0 and the pH was 7.5 which it always has been. The pHhas never moved in the pond for the 2 years in which I've had it. The pond water is kept really clean, it looks like drinking water. I might get a back up test kit just to make sure once in a while. The test kit's I have are made by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and I have found them to be good in the past. I've used them for years although I'm not sure how long I've had these ones or how long they last. If there isn't a problem with those, perhaps like koi, black can come and go. I know pH alone can cause black freckles in koi, or make a black & white Bekko go all white or become all black. (Not personal experience just what I've heard.) Otherwise, the black, to me, looks like coloring, not a skin problem. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
That is one BIG goldfish! Did you report your water parameters?
I didn't report the parameters, I think I said they were OK. Ammonia, Nitrate and Nitrite were 0 and the pH was 7.5 which it always has been. The pHhas never moved in the pond for the 2 years in which I've had it. The pond water is kept really clean, it looks like drinking water. Do you happen to have a test for KH? I might get a back up test kit just to make sure once in a while. The test kit's I have are made by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals and I have found them to be good in the past. I've used them for years although I'm not sure how long I've had these ones or how long they last. That's the brand I use, they have a manufacturing date on the bottle's front label called a Lot No. They are "supposedly" good for 2 years past that date. Example: I have an old test kit sitting on my desk here to refer to. It says its Lot No. is 86A0802, so its manufacturing date was 08/2002 thus expired 08/2004. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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mail.com says... snip Do you happen to have a test for KH? I do have a test for KH but have not done the test as I don't know where it is. snip That's the brand I use, they have a manufacturing date on the bottle's front label called a Lot No. They are "supposedly" good for 2 years past that date. Example: I have an old test kit sitting on my desk here to refer to. It says its Lot No. is 86A0802, so its manufacturing date was 08/2002 thus expired 08/2004. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ Very interesting Jan, I've just checked my Ammonia kit and it is out of date (86A1101). A long time out of date and it probably was when I bought it so without checking the others I'd say they were all out of date. I bought the kit over the internet so wouldn't have been able to check the info' even if I knew where to check at the time. Have you tested the out of date kit against a new kit? If so were the results different? I'll renew all kits from a shop where I can check the labels before handing over any money. By the way, the fish eventually died, my kids were devastated as something personal was associated with the fish. I did find out that the problem was a stone stopping the fish from passing waste. It had partly swallowed the stone, it almost managed to pass it, I doubt I could have done much for the fish. I'll spend some time trying to locate a local vet for future reference although I doubt I'll find one that normally works with fish. We have a local large aquarium so they might be able to point me in the right direction. I really hate losing pets as I feel really responsible for them and will spend a fortune to keep them in good health. The most I've spent trying to help one fish was in the region of 600 uk pounds. The fish was ill and I didn't know what was wrong with it so I bought a huge tank with all of the kit so that I could bring the fish indoors to keep an eye on it. Then I bought a good quality microscope so that I could identify the problem so that I could treat it. Then came books, videos, chemicals, test kits, the list goes on and on and on. |
On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 09:08:28 GMT, Cyril The Squirrel wrote:
Very interesting Jan, I've just checked my Ammonia kit and it is out of date (86A1101). A long time out of date and it probably was when I bought it so without checking the others I'd say they were all out of date. I bought the kit over the internet I've had better luck over the net than locally. I usually write the company a note in the comments area (if they have one) regarding the lot no. and not to send me any old test kits. If they don't have a comments area I write them an E prior to ordering. Nutrafin produced by Hagen out of Canada.... now those kits don't try to hide their dates in a Lot No. They have the expiration date right on the box and claim they last longer than 2 years. Last summer I purchased their pH kit with an expiration date of 7/2008 on it. In my case, I go thru pH faster than anything else, using most to all of it in a season as I compare pH in pond & tanks when moving fish in or out. As far as using them after the date. When we had the KHA class, the older ones were less accurate when using a standard to test them against. Strips being the worst, since they're so sensitive to being left in the sun, heat, cold and they just die after the expiration date (had that happen to me, so I don't waste the money on them any more). By the way, the fish eventually died Sorry to hear about the fish, but nice to know there was a reason that you couldn't have prevented. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
In article , JJsPond@noe-
mail.com says... snip I've had better luck over the net than locally. I usually write the company a note in the comments area (if they have one) regarding the lot no. and not to send me any old test kits. If they don't have a comments area I write them an E prior to ordering. Nutrafin produced by Hagen out of Canada.... now those kits don't try to hide their dates in a Lot No. They have the expiration date right on the box and claim they last longer than 2 years. Last summer I purchased their pH kit with an expiration date of 7/2008 on it. In my case, I go thru pH faster than anything else, using most to all of it in a season as I compare pH in pond & tanks when moving fish in or out. I once lived in an area where the water was very soft and went through pH kits as it they were going out of fashion. Keeping a stable pH wasn't impossible but it was a big problem. The biggest problem I had was after heavy rain and it wasn't due to run off. The pH could change by .5 to 1.0 within a few hours, this happened twice, I never allowed it to happen again, it meant large water changes. The water changes were a pain in summer as I had to regulate the temperature by adding hot and cold water at the same time. I'd put both through the same hose and adjust until I could get the same temperature as the pond. I only got fish originally because I thought you just had to drop them in water and that was it. I suppose they must me one of the hardest pets to keep and that's probably what makes keeping them more interesting. As far as using them after the date. When we had the KHA class, the older ones were less accurate when using a standard to test them against. Strips being the worst, since they're so sensitive to being left in the sun, heat, cold and they just die after the expiration date (had that happen to me, so I don't waste the money on them any more). By the way, the fish eventually died Sorry to hear about the fish, but nice to know there was a reason that you couldn't have prevented. ~ jan The black on the fish didn't help, I was looking for a different problem. |
I only got fish originally because I thought you just had to drop them
in water and that was it. I suppose they must me one of the hardest pets to keep and that's probably what makes keeping them more interesting. Cyril Yes, ditto on dropping them in. I once overheard my husband talking to a relative, while they were gazing at the pond, what a fish keeper I was, to not only keep them alive and healthy, but the water clear. :o) ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
I only got fish originally because I thought you just had to drop them in water and that was it. I suppose they must me one of the hardest pets to keep and that's probably what makes keeping them more interesting. Cyril Koi are easy smeeshy compared to a marine aquarium. That's so difficult, putting one in the hands of an unread amateur is basically a death sentence for the entire tank. C// |
And I assume your a professional on SW..............geeeeeeeeee whizzzzzzzzzzzz I have always thought SW to be much easier than FW once it was set up and cycled.........sounds like your the amateur now. On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:57:28 -0700, Courageous wrote: === ===I only got fish originally because I thought you just had to drop them ===in water and that was it. I suppose they must me one of the hardest ===pets to keep and that's probably what makes keeping them more ===interesting. Cyril === ===Koi are easy smeeshy compared to a marine aquarium. === ===That's so difficult, putting one in the hands of an unread amateur is ===basically a death sentence for the entire tank. === ===C// ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! "The original frugal ponder" ~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o |
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