Reef Rock
January 15th 07, 12:39 AM
"Tristan" > wrote in message
...
> Give i t up CArol.........your a daya late and a dollar short plus
> your a dumbass whithout a clue who is pronbe to telling lies or ad
> libbing or lieing about what you post since its always phlagarized sp?
So far all the flageriziung and lying and slandering is coming from you Roy
Tristan. Give it up... no one cares.
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:59:09 -0600, Zëbulon >
> wrote:
>
> <<>>
> <<>>"jess" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> <<>>>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.
> <<>>
> <<>>This doesn't sound too good.
> <<>>
> <<>>He is still eating and the water quality is within ok limits.
> <<>>
> <<>>Can you tell us what you checked so far? How is the Ammonia and
Nitrites?
> <<>>
> <<>>> I have only had him and his tank mate, another comet, for 11 days so
> <<>>> cannot believe something has gone wrong already!
> <<>>
> <<>>Things can go wrong very quickly, see
> <<>>http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html - in an uncycled tank. The
> <<>>swelling doesn't sound normal. You can also check out www.koivet.com
for
> <<>>more information.
> <<>>
> <<>> 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.
> <<>>
> <<>>Before you do anything - what are the ammonia and nitrite levels?
What is
> <<>>the PH of the water? Was if very different than the water at the
petshop?
>
>
>
> -------
> I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!
...
> Give i t up CArol.........your a daya late and a dollar short plus
> your a dumbass whithout a clue who is pronbe to telling lies or ad
> libbing or lieing about what you post since its always phlagarized sp?
So far all the flageriziung and lying and slandering is coming from you Roy
Tristan. Give it up... no one cares.
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:59:09 -0600, Zëbulon >
> wrote:
>
> <<>>
> <<>>"jess" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> <<>>>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.
> <<>>
> <<>>This doesn't sound too good.
> <<>>
> <<>>He is still eating and the water quality is within ok limits.
> <<>>
> <<>>Can you tell us what you checked so far? How is the Ammonia and
Nitrites?
> <<>>
> <<>>> I have only had him and his tank mate, another comet, for 11 days so
> <<>>> cannot believe something has gone wrong already!
> <<>>
> <<>>Things can go wrong very quickly, see
> <<>>http://faq.thekrib.com/begin-cycling.html - in an uncycled tank. The
> <<>>swelling doesn't sound normal. You can also check out www.koivet.com
for
> <<>>more information.
> <<>>
> <<>> 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.
> <<>>
> <<>>Before you do anything - what are the ammonia and nitrite levels?
What is
> <<>>the PH of the water? Was if very different than the water at the
petshop?
>
>
>
> -------
> I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!