Sick Koi, please help

[IceEros]

I have a Koi that has developed something very strange and
(unfortunately) new to me.
I have noticed that for the last couple of days he was acting strange
sitting very close to the the edge of the pond between 2 marginal
plants and was not moving at all.
I had a close look and I couldnt see anything unusual ( then again lots
of Koi problems cannot possibly be noticed with a free eye).
For the next couple of days after that he acted and ate as normal until
today when I noticed him again in the same place.
I had another close look and I got very upset as the fish has developed
something over his eyes that it makes his eyes look like they are
glazed. (white glaze).
I stuck my finger inside the water next to him and he didnt make a move
which makes me believe that his eyes are very much affected. I just
hope that the problem didnt blind him nor that may do in future.
I just put him into a quarantine tank which i have for fish with
problems with a mature filter and lots of air. The problem is that I do
not know exactly what seems to be the problem so I just added to the
water a 0.3% salt and nothing else.
Has anyone any idea what is may be and what treatment I can use.
For the last couple of days has been very hot in British terms and my
pond has shown an increase in ammonia and nitrite levels.
I have alredy taken steps to remedy the problem yet I have noticed
couple of fish hanging around the waterfall more than usual which a
know is a sign of ammonia burn. I hope is not the same for the fish in
question. If anyone has any idea what it might be and what treatment to
apply PLEASE HELP.
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IceEros
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[IceEros]

I will try to explain better this time. The fish has no sign of any
illness as far as I can see on his body but the eyes are all like are
glazed. I can stick my finger into the tank next to him and it doesnt
make a move as if it was blind. The Koi have very clear eyes but this
one is like a white fine veil over his eyes or better said like a white
mould over his eyes. You can see the iris but just.
I hope this time I've given a better explanation to the simptoms
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IceEros
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that is a thick slime coat due to toxic water. as long as he is inside, do the
physical
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/puregold/disease/technique/technique.html#Jo_Ann's_Fish_Physical
and if the gills are bright cherry red, do a salt dip. look under treatment at the
bottom http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/puregold/disease/disease.htm
put him back into the pond then and your fish need the water changed. start with 50%
water changes and add salt to 0.25 lbs per 100 gallons. adding a lot of salt all at
once will make the koi blow off a lot of ammonia, not something you want to do right
now. the fish may have fried gills, so you need a lot of aeration in the pond and
dont feed them for a few days to help with water quality.
Ingrid

IceEros > wrote:

>I have a Koi that has developed something very strange and
>(unfortunately) new to me.
>I have noticed that for the last couple of days he was acting strange
>sitting very close to the the edge of the pond between 2 marginal
>plants and was not moving at all.
>I had a close look and I couldnt see anything unusual ( then again lots
>of Koi problems cannot possibly be noticed with a free eye).
>For the next couple of days after that he acted and ate as normal until
>today when I noticed him again in the same place.
>I had another close look and I got very upset as the fish has developed
>something over his eyes that it makes his eyes look like they are
>glazed. (white glaze).
>I stuck my finger inside the water next to him and he didnt make a move
>which makes me believe that his eyes are very much affected. I just
>hope that the problem didnt blind him nor that may do in future.
>I just put him into a quarantine tank which i have for fish with
>problems with a mature filter and lots of air. The problem is that I do
>not know exactly what seems to be the problem so I just added to the
>water a 0.3% salt and nothing else.
>Has anyone any idea what is may be and what treatment I can use.
>For the last couple of days has been very hot in British terms and my
>pond has shown an increase in ammonia and nitrite levels.
>I have alredy taken steps to remedy the problem yet I have noticed
>couple of fish hanging around the waterfall more than usual which a
>know is a sign of ammonia burn. I hope is not the same for the fish in
>question. If anyone has any idea what it might be and what treatment to
>apply PLEASE HELP.



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