Phisherman
January 14th 07, 11:17 PM
"jess" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> What gives? Please don't bother to reply if you are unwilling to offer
> some helpful advice. Don't involve me in your squabbles.
Just killfile Roy "Tristan" Hauer. He's a foul mouth troll from rec.ponds
obsessed with an elderly lady he's been slandering and harassing for 2 years
now. Maybe if we all ignore him, like a rotten scent, he'll go away.
Replying to trolls just keep 'em coming back for more attention.
> Tristan wrote:
> > I am sure Zebulon aka Carol will be alaong shortly to give you an
> > answer which in all reality will be the wrong answer as she is so
> > adapt at ad libbing lies and making them sound like she knows what she
> > is talking about. I suggest taking this question to a web based forum
> > and get answers from foks into fish keeping than folks into usenet
> > trolling and wars. Try koiphen.com or koishack.com for the best and
> > most trustworthy answers. .......Do not trust CArol aka Zebulon's
> > answers ass she has been known to give erroneouos info that has cost
> > folks their fishes life before.....She only does none thing right and
> > that is lie.
> >
> > On 14 Jan 2007 06:31:46 -0800, "jess" > wrote:
> >
> > <<>>I am new to fishkeeping and am not sure what to do for the best. I
> > <<>>noticed this morning that my less than a year old comet, Dale, is
> > <<>>swollen mainly on the left side above the pelvic fin but perhaps a
bit
> > <<>>on the right side also though not as much. He is sitting at the
bottom
> > <<>>of the tank but will come up and swim around if I lift the lid then
> > <<>>when he realises nothing much is going to happen he goes back down
> > <<>>again. He is still eating and the water quality is within ok
limits.
> > <<>>I have only had him and his tank mate, another comet, for 11 days so
> > <<>>cannot believe something has gone wrong already! Dale has always
been
> > <<>>the slightly smaller of the two and the quieter and doesn't eat as
much
> > <<>>but seemed perfectly healthy until this morning. I don't see any
> > <<>>raised scales or gasping or areas of soreness so what do you think
it
> > <<>>could be and if it is possibly the start of a bacterial infection
> > <<>>should I start treatment straight away just in case. If so what to
do
> > <<>>and should I isolate him or leave in tank to treat.
> >
> >
> >
> > -------
> > I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!
>
ups.com...
> What gives? Please don't bother to reply if you are unwilling to offer
> some helpful advice. Don't involve me in your squabbles.
Just killfile Roy "Tristan" Hauer. He's a foul mouth troll from rec.ponds
obsessed with an elderly lady he's been slandering and harassing for 2 years
now. Maybe if we all ignore him, like a rotten scent, he'll go away.
Replying to trolls just keep 'em coming back for more attention.
> Tristan wrote:
> > I am sure Zebulon aka Carol will be alaong shortly to give you an
> > answer which in all reality will be the wrong answer as she is so
> > adapt at ad libbing lies and making them sound like she knows what she
> > is talking about. I suggest taking this question to a web based forum
> > and get answers from foks into fish keeping than folks into usenet
> > trolling and wars. Try koiphen.com or koishack.com for the best and
> > most trustworthy answers. .......Do not trust CArol aka Zebulon's
> > answers ass she has been known to give erroneouos info that has cost
> > folks their fishes life before.....She only does none thing right and
> > that is lie.
> >
> > On 14 Jan 2007 06:31:46 -0800, "jess" > wrote:
> >
> > <<>>I am new to fishkeeping and am not sure what to do for the best. I
> > <<>>noticed this morning that my less than a year old comet, Dale, is
> > <<>>swollen mainly on the left side above the pelvic fin but perhaps a
bit
> > <<>>on the right side also though not as much. He is sitting at the
bottom
> > <<>>of the tank but will come up and swim around if I lift the lid then
> > <<>>when he realises nothing much is going to happen he goes back down
> > <<>>again. He is still eating and the water quality is within ok
limits.
> > <<>>I have only had him and his tank mate, another comet, for 11 days so
> > <<>>cannot believe something has gone wrong already! Dale has always
been
> > <<>>the slightly smaller of the two and the quieter and doesn't eat as
much
> > <<>>but seemed perfectly healthy until this morning. I don't see any
> > <<>>raised scales or gasping or areas of soreness so what do you think
it
> > <<>>could be and if it is possibly the start of a bacterial infection
> > <<>>should I start treatment straight away just in case. If so what to
do
> > <<>>and should I isolate him or leave in tank to treat.
> >
> >
> >
> > -------
> > I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!
>