Paul Humphrey

Hi
One of my koi is laying on the bottom of the pond on its side but when I go to feed them its up with the rest feeding.
I have netted it and there are no signs of anything bad like ulcers or anything.
Does anyone have any ideas what could be wrong with it
The koi is a sanke of approx 14 inches
Thanks
Paul

pondy

sounds to me like it may have a swim bladder problem.
ive seen lots of koi/fish with this sort of issue where something in the swim bladder stops them from floating properly anymore. some last for years

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AlanK

Hi Paul, as with all things to do with sick koi, you need to find the cause. Probably a parasite but the only way to be sure is to do a scrape. Do yo have a microscope?

Paul Humphrey

Hi
Thanks for the replies
I do have a microscope I will do a scrape and let you know if I find anything.
Thanks again