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Sick Koi not spawning

17 years ago

I have a 9000 gal pond that i built almost 4 yrs. ago. 2yrs ago last Oct. I got 6 adult koi from someone who sold their house. They have trived. In 2005, they spawned and I now have over 45 fish. No problems. A couple of weeks ago I went to a koi show and bought a fish. Within a week, my fish stopped eating, started flashing and jumping. Now they just lay on the surface and next to the edge. Then every once in a while they start swimming around and get active. I thought that they may be spawning but I was told that koi don't spawn until the age of three. I tested the water for ph, kh, nitrates and amonia (sp?) and all was good. I called someone from the show that is a professional koi farmer and he suggested salting the pond with 4 lbs per 100 gals. I read a post from Cindy in Jacksonville from the first of the month and she had the same symptoms to include foaming water. I just don't know what else to do. Thanks in advance.

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scottspond
17 years ago
Just a few questions. Was it the Central Florida Koi Show? If so, which vender did you buy from? How close are you to Ocala? Which koi farmer did you contact?

Happy ponding,
Scott
tranquility
17 years ago
Sounds to me like you may have brought the problem home with the new fish....you really should qt any new fish...sounds like you need some help...you need to figure out what you have (scope and scrape) and treat the problem...If you have any koi clubs around they are really helpful in this sort of situation....
Lawanna
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ccoombs1
17 years ago
Sounds like you may have brought home something on that fish. Anytime you get new fish, you need to always quarantine it in a separate facility for a while to insure it is healthy before adding it to your pond. A good QT can be built from a kiddy pool or stock tank. QT is more important now than it ever was because Koi Herpes Virus is a fatal disease that can kill every fish you own. It is contagious. Anyway....that's not helping the current situation.

You need to contact your local koi club and see if they have a koi health advisor that can come over and help you diagnose your fish and suggest treatment options. Don't salt the pond at this point. Salt can't be used along with some treatments and that may cause problems. To locate a koi club in your area, go to the AKCA (Associated koi clubs of american) web site. They have all of them listed.

Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: AKCA

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