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Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just today that
on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally it's flat white.
What could this be?
TIA.

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http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

You forgot to add Rec.ponds to your list of crossposts!
Go ask there for more specific answers, sounds like it could be ammonia
poisoning, you either have too high a fishload or your filtration is not
keeping up with the cycle. HTH
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"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
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Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just today that
on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally it's flat white.
What could this be?
TIA.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in :


You forgot to add Rec.ponds to your list of crossposts!
Go ask there for more specific answers, sounds like it could be
ammonia poisoning, you either have too high a fishload or your
filtration is not keeping up with the cycle. HTH
--
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just today
that on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally it's flat
white. What could this be?
TIA.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

It's a 55 gallon tank with only two fish in it that has been running for
over 4 months.


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http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

OK Dude, you REALLY can't keep 2 koi in a 55 gallon tank,,,,,,thats too
hilarious, kind of like keeping 2 Hippos in a bathtub. Rule of thumb for Koi
(if memory serves) is 1000 Gallons for the first koi and 100 gallons each
for every Koi after that. You might get away with 5 goldfish in that tank,
certainly not koi, they need clean ammonia free water, something that your
tank will never be able to give them. Either dig yourself a pond for them or
exchange them for something a tad more suitable to your tank size. They will
slowly die if you leave them in current quarters!
--
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
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"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in :


You forgot to add Rec.ponds to your list of crossposts!
Go ask there for more specific answers, sounds like it could be
ammonia poisoning, you either have too high a fishload or your
filtration is not keeping up with the cycle. HTH
--
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just today
that on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally it's flat
white. What could this be?
TIA.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

It's a 55 gallon tank with only two fish in it that has been running for
over 4 months.


--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in :


OK Dude, you REALLY can't keep 2 koi in a 55 gallon tank,,,,,,thats
too hilarious, kind of like keeping 2 Hippos in a bathtub. Rule of
thumb for Koi (if memory serves) is 1000 Gallons for the first koi and
100 gallons each for every Koi after that. You might get away with 5
goldfish in that tank, certainly not koi, they need clean ammonia free
water, something that your tank will never be able to give them.
Either dig yourself a pond for them or exchange them for something a
tad more suitable to your tank size. They will slowly die if you leave
them in current quarters! --
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in
:


You forgot to add Rec.ponds to your list of crossposts!
Go ask there for more specific answers, sounds like it could be
ammonia poisoning, you either have too high a fishload or your
filtration is not keeping up with the cycle. HTH
--
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just
today that on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally
it's flat white. What could this be?
TIA.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

It's a 55 gallon tank with only two fish in it that has been running
for over 4 months.

There is no ammonia in my tank.
And to say that one single koi requires a minimum of 1000 gallons is
rediculous. You don't even know how big these fish are.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in :


OK Dude, you REALLY can't keep 2 koi in a 55 gallon tank,,,,,,thats
too hilarious, kind of like keeping 2 Hippos in a bathtub. Rule of
thumb for Koi (if memory serves) is 1000 Gallons for the first koi and
100 gallons each for every Koi after that. You might get away with 5
goldfish in that tank, certainly not koi, they need clean ammonia free
water, something that your tank will never be able to give them.
Either dig yourself a pond for them or exchange them for something a
tad more suitable to your tank size. They will slowly die if you leave
them in current quarters! --
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in
:


You forgot to add Rec.ponds to your list of crossposts!
Go ask there for more specific answers, sounds like it could be
ammonia poisoning, you either have too high a fishload or your
filtration is not keeping up with the cycle. HTH
--
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just
today that on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally
it's flat white. What could this be?
TIA.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

It's a 55 gallon tank with only two fish in it that has been running
for over 4 months.

There is no ammonia in my tank.
And to say that one single koi requires a minimum of 1000 gallons is
rediculous. You don't even know how big these fish are.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

ah, but IF they survive, we'll know how big they'll get...............

Isn't it funny how people ask for help from this NG and tell the more
experienced people that they are wrong.....
seriously....
the advice here is VERY good....so TAKE IT!!!!!!
There are many experienced fishkeepers here happy to offer their help
Thankyou
"Jon Pike" wrote in message
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"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in :


OK Dude, you REALLY can't keep 2 koi in a 55 gallon tank,,,,,,thats
too hilarious, kind of like keeping 2 Hippos in a bathtub. Rule of
thumb for Koi (if memory serves) is 1000 Gallons for the first koi and
100 gallons each for every Koi after that. You might get away with 5
goldfish in that tank, certainly not koi, they need clean ammonia free
water, something that your tank will never be able to give them.
Either dig yourself a pond for them or exchange them for something a
tad more suitable to your tank size. They will slowly die if you leave
them in current quarters! --
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
"Happy'Cam'per" wrote in
:


You forgot to add Rec.ponds to your list of crossposts!
Go ask there for more specific answers, sounds like it could be
ammonia poisoning, you either have too high a fishload or your
filtration is not keeping up with the cycle. HTH
--
"In the beginning, God said the four-dimensional divergence of an
antisymmetric,
second rank tensor equals zero, and there was Light , and it was
good."

"Jon Pike" wrote in message
. 159...
Okay, one of my koi's seems to be getting sick. I noticed just
today that on his belly he's got reddish/brownish lumps. Normally
it's flat white. What could this be?
TIA.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet

It's a 55 gallon tank with only two fish in it that has been running
for over 4 months.

There is no ammonia in my tank.
And to say that one single koi requires a minimum of 1000 gallons is
rediculous. You don't even know how big these fish are.

--
http://www.neopets.com/refer.phtml?username=moosespet