Well, there has to be a first of course.
With the cold water lately and this week some Koi that died, I spotted 2 small dots on the tail of Mr. T, my arapaima...
Looks like fin-rot to me, so looked up a bit on it.
1. Changing water. Monster-task by itself, but will be done.
2. Isolated the Koi-pond, which means switching off 1 filter for the main pond for now, but I'll be looking in to getting the Koi all out later, then pump that part empty and have it restart without the Koi.
3. Aeration... We're in another cold weather spell again, night-time around 19'C so I have to keep 1 air pump off at night to keep the water above 23.
4. Heaters going back in and trying to warm it up as much as possible.
5. Stop feeding the other fish, only fresh Shrimp/Prawn for Arapaima and 2 RTC's.
6. I have read in several forums that NaCl (SeaSalt / Rock Salt) is to be added to the water, but I'm very hesitant to do just that in fear of overdosing/worsening the situation.
- What I am thinking off is to dissolve it in clean water (bucket), then use a sponge and wipe his tail while he gets his prawns..
7. Fishing day this coming Saturday. Taking out as many of the 'fillers' (Tilapia and Carp) as possible to reduce the load in the pond.
Any suggestions are very welcome....
Regards,
Luc
With the cold water lately and this week some Koi that died, I spotted 2 small dots on the tail of Mr. T, my arapaima...
Looks like fin-rot to me, so looked up a bit on it.
1. Changing water. Monster-task by itself, but will be done.
2. Isolated the Koi-pond, which means switching off 1 filter for the main pond for now, but I'll be looking in to getting the Koi all out later, then pump that part empty and have it restart without the Koi.
3. Aeration... We're in another cold weather spell again, night-time around 19'C so I have to keep 1 air pump off at night to keep the water above 23.
4. Heaters going back in and trying to warm it up as much as possible.
5. Stop feeding the other fish, only fresh Shrimp/Prawn for Arapaima and 2 RTC's.
6. I have read in several forums that NaCl (SeaSalt / Rock Salt) is to be added to the water, but I'm very hesitant to do just that in fear of overdosing/worsening the situation.
- What I am thinking off is to dissolve it in clean water (bucket), then use a sponge and wipe his tail while he gets his prawns..
7. Fishing day this coming Saturday. Taking out as many of the 'fillers' (Tilapia and Carp) as possible to reduce the load in the pond.
Any suggestions are very welcome....
Regards,
Luc