Re: Suicidal koi on display

[Lee Brouillet]

I had heard of fish getting caught in milk crates. When they're young, they
can dart in/out, but they don't seem to know that they've grown and can't do
that any more. Perhaps you should check into making PVC stands for your
plants instead? For as "smart" as the fish are, they sure are stupid!

If you had a cycled Q/H tank ready to go, I "might" have suggested trying to
keep the fish isolated until you were sure that he was healing and past the
infection stage. However, it's really hard to keep the water quality up, and
the main pond is usually easier to maintain excellent water Q than a smaller
tank. He looks like he's healing, so just keep an eye on him. If you have
any KoiZyme (formerly Lymnozyme), I'd add a healthy dose of it just to make
sure the aeromonas/psuedomonas bacteria don't try to take advantage of the
situation.

Good luck with him!

Lee


Lee

"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" > wrote in
message ...
> Thank you all for comments on the probability of regrowing scales on our
> 'peeled' koi.
>
> Jim has put some photos of the koi stuck in the milk crate on our
pondsite.
> It is now swimming quite freely and eating. Here is the site. Click on
> 'suicidal koi'.
>
> He has also put in a picture of our toilet-float refill mechanism, under
> valve/refill system.
>
> http://www.home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-jameshurley
>
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[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

Thanks for your input, Lee.

The koi seems to be doing well. Faster now, swims like the rest of them.
Looks funny!
J

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"Lee Brouillet" > wrote in message
...
> I had heard of fish getting caught in milk crates. When they're young,
they
> can dart in/out, but they don't seem to know that they've grown and can't
do
> that any more. Perhaps you should check into making PVC stands for your
> plants instead? For as "smart" as the fish are, they sure are stupid!
>
> If you had a cycled Q/H tank ready to go, I "might" have suggested trying
to
> keep the fish isolated until you were sure that he was healing and past
the
> infection stage. However, it's really hard to keep the water quality up,
and
> the main pond is usually easier to maintain excellent water Q than a
smaller
> tank. He looks like he's healing, so just keep an eye on him. If you have
> any KoiZyme (formerly Lymnozyme), I'd add a healthy dose of it just to
make
> sure the aeromonas/psuedomonas bacteria don't try to take advantage of the
> situation.
>
> Good luck with him!
>
> Lee
>
>
> Lee
>
> "Phyllis and Jim Hurley" > wrote in
> message ...
> > Thank you all for comments on the probability of regrowing scales on our
> > 'peeled' koi.
> >
> > Jim has put some photos of the koi stuck in the milk crate on our
> pondsite.
> > It is now swimming quite freely and eating. Here is the site. Click on
> > 'suicidal koi'.
> >
> > He has also put in a picture of our toilet-float refill mechanism, under
> > valve/refill system.
> >
> > http://www.home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-jameshurley
> >
> > P
> >
> > --
> > ____________________________________________
> > Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per jogger) at:
> > www.jogathon.net
> > See our pond at: http://www.home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-jameshurley
> >
> >
> >
>
>