hello all,
I am not new to fish or ponds but I am baffled.
I have 2 Fantails, 1 Comet, 6 Shubunkins, and 3 Koi(I have others but they are not the issue right now)
The Koi are all new this year, the others I have had for a year, they are all apx 8 inches long, except for the fantails who are shorter, but by no means small, and my 3 baby Shubunkins who are about 4 inches.
A month and a half ago I transfered the fish all out to the pond. All winter they lived in my 55 gallon tank. The pond is over 150 gallons with the rock in it.
I decided to sell the fantails to a friend. I had been watching them for a few days putting off catching them, I noticed the male fantail had white spots, little lumps on him. And that same day I noticed my biggest Koi biting my female Fantail. She had a good sized sore on her back.
The next morning I caught them and also noticed all my others seem to have something wrong with them, So I caught all but the koi, who seem to be fine, and brought them in to the 55 gallon.
All of them but two of the baby bunkins have spots or sores. I thought it was ick, but it doesn't look like ick. They are small white lumps. Also my other small bunkin has a huge hole in its side, and the biggest bunkin has a sore on its side that started looking like a small scratch and is now bloody and swollen. This morning my comet's lips are swollen and it also now has a white spot on its head.
They are all swimming fine and love to eat.
They were having a big spawing fit a couple weeks ago, and I watched the koi follow them around seemingly eating the eggs. but otherwize not bothing them.
The closest I can find to thier spots and the fat lips is Koi Pox. But I was unsure if that could be it as I don't know if it can happen to non koi. And the koi are perfectly healthy it seems.
I don't know how to give a salt bath or I would try that. I just don't want to burn them with the salt.
I started using Melafix yesterday.
Anyone have any ideas?
An no I don't test my water I never have.
Thanks
Bellia
I am not new to fish or ponds but I am baffled.
I have 2 Fantails, 1 Comet, 6 Shubunkins, and 3 Koi(I have others but they are not the issue right now)
The Koi are all new this year, the others I have had for a year, they are all apx 8 inches long, except for the fantails who are shorter, but by no means small, and my 3 baby Shubunkins who are about 4 inches.
A month and a half ago I transfered the fish all out to the pond. All winter they lived in my 55 gallon tank. The pond is over 150 gallons with the rock in it.
I decided to sell the fantails to a friend. I had been watching them for a few days putting off catching them, I noticed the male fantail had white spots, little lumps on him. And that same day I noticed my biggest Koi biting my female Fantail. She had a good sized sore on her back.
The next morning I caught them and also noticed all my others seem to have something wrong with them, So I caught all but the koi, who seem to be fine, and brought them in to the 55 gallon.
All of them but two of the baby bunkins have spots or sores. I thought it was ick, but it doesn't look like ick. They are small white lumps. Also my other small bunkin has a huge hole in its side, and the biggest bunkin has a sore on its side that started looking like a small scratch and is now bloody and swollen. This morning my comet's lips are swollen and it also now has a white spot on its head.
They are all swimming fine and love to eat.
They were having a big spawing fit a couple weeks ago, and I watched the koi follow them around seemingly eating the eggs. but otherwize not bothing them.
The closest I can find to thier spots and the fat lips is Koi Pox. But I was unsure if that could be it as I don't know if it can happen to non koi. And the koi are perfectly healthy it seems.
I don't know how to give a salt bath or I would try that. I just don't want to burn them with the salt.
I started using Melafix yesterday.
Anyone have any ideas?
An no I don't test my water I never have.
Thanks
Bellia