fish condition

From the get-go, I second RTB's advice, check the AKCA.com site & see if
you can locate a KHA in your area. Otherwise, my guesses/comments below:

On 5 Apr 2004 16:42:16 -0700, (NewbieBill) wrote:

fish did have ick which I treated
My water I think is good.
Can't be sure
ammonia is either .25 ppm or zero.
Nitrates same,
nitrites 0,
alkalinity 120.
I have a little water splash oxygenating the water pretty well.
Water is clear - string algae is trying to emerge.

The above info is what helps us the most. Then the fish behavior.

I would be REALLY surprise if someone said you have _______

Me too. ;o)

and even more surprised if they said you have a normal pond

We all wish for that.

just looking too close with the microscope.

Not close enough, as RTB suggested. ;o)

Any suggestions seperately or blanket
would sure lower my worry factor a bit.

My suggestion would be to really know your water quality numbers. Fix the
ammonia with a binder (Amquel, ChoramX).

Shot gun approach: Salt the pond. 0.9 lbs per 100 gallons for 0.1% and go
up to 0.3% slowly, use the water volume calculator on www.click2roark.com
to get an more accurate measure of your gallons. Some plants are salt
sensitive and may have to be removed during this treatment, you can put
them in a kiddy pool and treat them with PP or formalin.

Report what you decide to do, outcome, etc., here, so we all learn from
you. ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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