Poorly Koi

claire · 10-05-2009, 05:20 PM

Hello everyone Im hoping someone will be able to advise me, I a have a 6 year old Koi who is jumping , when he isnt jumping he is sitting on the bottom of the pond. I have 4 goldfish and three babies who appear to be unaffected.

Iv checked the water quality and its fine.

I used Eradick about 2 weeks ago Im actually now on the second treatment.
I have also given the Koi salt baths and I did isolate him in mild saltwater heated to 22 degrees but is now back in the pond as he didnt seem to happy on his own . He did have a cloudy eye but that seems to have cleared up.

I'm at my wits end as to know where to go from here as he is still not showing any signs of picking up apart fom the eye clearing up. I also wonder if his head is changing colour it looks darker than it was sort of beige colour but I dont know if thats my imagination!!

Any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks
Claire

koimaster · 10-05-2009, 08:42 PM

hi sounds like flukes to me but could also be a mix of bugs this time of year with the temp's doing up and down.
if you can get a scrape done then you'll sure klnow what your fighting and wont be chucking your money away and causing undue stress to the fish.

claire · 10-05-2009, 09:25 PM

Thanks Koimaster, should I stop the Eradick treatment and treat for Flukes, he is lookin pretty sick tonight leaning sidewards on the sides of the pond. Im worried Im going to stress him but I think I'm running out of time.

Thanks
Claire

koimaster · 10-05-2009, 10:12 PM

trouble being it will take time for the Eradick to leave the water. and mixing treatments could cause more problems. i take it you have air going into the pond.
you really need to get that scrape done.

claire · 10-05-2009, 10:47 PM

Yes I have a filter box going into a top pond which feeds a waterfall. I will get a scrape done as soon as possible. Thank you for your advice

Regards
Claire

koimaster · 11-05-2009, 08:35 AM

really you need an air pump with air stones as the water warms the disovled oxygen gets less within the water in turn can also make a fish gulp and jump i would say one waterfall is not suppling enough air into the pond.

claire · 13-05-2009, 08:59 PM

Got more air going into pond now, usually have two pumps going ,1 for the waterfall and 1 for the fountain, but one pump has been stolen!
Taking a skin scrape to the local aquatics tomorrow , thanks for your advice.
Should I hold off from putting dechlorinate in pond when I do a water change till I know what medication i will be using?
Claire

dave g · 14-05-2009, 10:24 AM

sorry to jump in only just joined and struggling to post a thread.can you help

thanks dave g

koimaster · 14-05-2009, 03:48 PM

hi chap what are you having problems with ?

claire · 14-05-2009, 07:57 PM

Took scrape to aquatics place , but there was not enough mucus. Tried again today bit the fish hasnt got ANY mucus on him ,I scraped ....but nothing! I don't know where to go from here, any ideas??

The fish is just laid on the bottom of the pond all the time now.
Regards
Claire