KoiZyme is a bacteria that competitively excludes the bad bacteria, unlike
PondZyme and some of the other enzyme products that help digest waste. I
have been using it since it first came out and feel that it has saved many
of my fish and kept me from having to do antibiotic
injections/treatments/dips etc. I don't like pond treatments for bacterial
infections since they do have negative effects on the filter if they are
strong enough to do anything for the fish. Salt at 1 pound per 100 gallons
will do more to stimulate the slime coat than any product that I know and it
is CHEAP. Just be sure that it is pure salt, non iodized, such as pickling
salt, water softener salt, or ice cream salt.
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"_Lil_Lamb" wrote in message
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Thanks! I haven't seen him (floating or otherwise-I *hope* that is a good
sign!!!). I put
some PondZyme in the water, and am considering MarOxy, as a prophylaxis,
as I don't really
have anything for the outdoor tanks, just meds for my indoor babies. (I
always dosed with
MarOxy and Maracide when introducing new fish or moving fish to another
tank). Will MarOxy
be okay in a pond? It is only 35 gallons (they are in the spillover). I
have always used
it indoors as I love the Mardel meds since they do not harm the beneficial
bacteria in my
biological filtration. I think I will go get some of that enzyme stuff
that makes the
slime coating also.

The hole is dug out for the larger pond (couldn't find the exact
replacement for the 125
gal, so we got a 160 that approximates the same 'shape'). I have surgery
tomorrow, and if
I scream and yell enough, I should be out by Tuesday, Wednesday at the
worst. I hope to
get things settled in, and everyone back to the big pond by then.

So basically, to keep them from jumping, the water needs to be kept deep,
sweet, and they
need to be watched when you first put them in? He seemed fine in the
bigger pond, until
the water got so low. Perhaps that is what freaked him out.

Thanks for the reply. I love your site, and was showing your vacuum to the
hubby this
morning. He also liked the pond pictures.
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"RichToyBox" wrote in message
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Dee,

Koi will jump when they don't like their water, when new to a pond, or
when
they feel cornered.

Keep an eye on him. Having the slime coat dried/scraped off often
allows
bad bacteria to enter the skin and cause ulcers. I would use a double
dose
of KoiZyme to try to prevent the start of infection, but if infection
starts, post quickly and we will pick it up there.
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"_Lil_Lamb" wrote in message
...
Is it
normal for koi to just jump like that? He had to have jumped at LEAST
6
feet, as there is
a ledge, and a shelf, plus the rocks around the edge.

If they jump like that, is there something I should do in the future
to
discourage it?

I am not
sure if he is going to make it or not. If he does, I think I will
rename
him Houdini.

Dee

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