Transfering koi to a new pond. Good time for a salt bath?

[scs0]

Soon I will be transfering my koi to a new and larger pond. They seem
healthy right now, but since I'm going to have to capture them and put
them into a small container to adjust them to the water in the new pond
I was considering using this as a chance to give them a salt bath too.

I was considering this, after they've adjusted to the water conditions
of the new pond while sitting in their small container/bag of old water
I would add salt at the rate of 1lb per 5 gallons of water. Then I'd
let them sit for up to five additional minutes (or until they start
rolling over) then I would release them into the new pond.

I think this seems like a great chance to do some preventative
medicine, but would the stress of the salt bath and the adjustment to a
new pond be too much stress for a koi to endure?

(If it matters, the koi are roughly 14"-18" in length. One is a
butterfly koi and the other 7 are regular koi)

[Reel McKoi]

"scs0" > wrote in message
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> Soon I will be transfering my koi to a new and larger pond. They seem
> healthy right now, but since I'm going to have to capture them and put
> them into a small container to adjust them to the water in the new pond
> I was considering using this as a chance to give them a salt bath too.
>
> I was considering this, after they've adjusted to the water conditions
> of the new pond while sitting in their small container/bag of old water
> I would add salt at the rate of 1lb per 5 gallons of water. Then I'd
> let them sit for up to five additional minutes (or until they start
> rolling over) then I would release them into the new pond.
>
> I think this seems like a great chance to do some preventative
> medicine, but would the stress of the salt bath and the adjustment to a
> new pond be too much stress for a koi to endure?
>
> (If it matters, the koi are roughly 14"-18" in length. One is a
> butterfly koi and the other 7 are regular koi)
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I wouldn't do this. If there's no infestation why stress them more?
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[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>On 27 Mar 2005 16:39:31 -0800, "scs0" > wrote:

>Soon I will be transfering my koi to a new and larger pond. They seem
>healthy right now, but since I'm going to have to capture them and put
>them into a small container to adjust them to the water in the new pond
>I was considering using this as a chance to give them a salt bath too.
>
>I was considering this, after they've adjusted to the water conditions
>of the new pond while sitting in their small container/bag of old water
>I would add salt at the rate of 1lb per 5 gallons of water. Then I'd
>let them sit for up to five additional minutes (or until they start
>rolling over) then I would release them into the new pond.
>
>I think this seems like a great chance to do some preventative
>medicine, but would the stress of the salt bath and the adjustment to a
>new pond be too much stress for a koi to endure?

The salt bath wouldn't hurt. To keep stress down, get the pH and
temperature of the new pond close to the old one. ~ jan

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