Simply Koi and More Koi

hi ray the correct term for your KH is 7 German degrees of hardness written as 7GDH or 7 x 18 = 126 ppm ( parts per million ) there are 18 PPM in one degree sadly it sounds like your fish has an internal problem maybe swim bladder issues if you have a quarantine i may suggest transfering the fish th...

hi Ray

what's been going on with this koi any signs of disease and marks etc

and what's your pH and KH? how many fish and are any others displaying any signs of stress or behaving peculiar ?

also how old and big is the fish? are there any signs of bloating or swelling?

dunc

some folks have emailed me lately about how much bicarbonate of soda to put in a pond to raise the pH well the true answer is there is not definitive answer to that because 500 gm of bicarb in one pond will raise the pH one way and in a different pond it will raise the pH another and there are sever...

no problem hope it works out for you

dunc

I have added a new One Touch treatment to the arsenal

One Touch Ultra, this has 5% Baytril in it

its the same price as the others and is on site now

dunc

yes most couriers don't handle liquids so make sure the formaldehyde is secure and there is no chance of it breaking open in transit
royal mail second class will do it

the MG should be fine in a container

how much of each do you have?

dunc

what post?
dunc

Paul

if you want to send it to me ill dispose of it for you.. i would send mine back to the supplier fortunately Ive not had to do that yet because i don't over winter it

dunc

to be honest i did not think it was still about?

dunc

some pictures would be really helpful
Dunc

trouble with that Syd is your drawing all kinds of crap into the syringe could be airborne, mould or fungus spores, bacteria etc, there's not way of telling what you have introduced into the vial The hygiene involved in putting antibiotics into a sterile bottle so the contents are pure and sterile a...

Never put the needle back into an antibiotic bottle once used on a fish, bacteria from the fish will transfer to the inside of bottle and contaminate that and the rubber membrane and can live in the neck and you can cause all kinds of contamination problems you can use the syringe again as long as y...

you all may be familiar with the one touch range coming very soon OneTouch Ultra the very same application but this time with Baytril added
same price as the other coming soon

dunc

Yes you can carry on as you are there's no harm in doing that
See if you can get a picture of the discharge for me to better advise

P/S it takes me a day or two to prepare CPE

dunc