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Hi Everyone,
It's been a long time since i last visited the site, and unfortunately i need your collective help again....
At the beginning of August i bought 3 new Koi (2x 20cm, and 1x 10cm) to add to the pond which already contains 8 Koi plus some Goldfish. A few days ago i noticed that one of the 3 new ones was swimming slowly and not that interested in Food.
Yesterday morning we found him Dead at the bottom of the Pond. When i took him out i noticed that he was missing a *lot* of scales (Orange and black markings are the normal colouration - look closely and you can see where the scales should be).
Apart from that there's no obvious signs of injury.
The other fish i added at the same time appear fine. Eating well, no scale loss.... same for the rest of the Koi. I never noticed any fish attacking him.
Water check is normal.
Has anyone seen anything like this before? Obviously the main concern is that it's something the other fish could catch....
Cheers,
Andy.
It's been a long time since i last visited the site, and unfortunately i need your collective help again....
At the beginning of August i bought 3 new Koi (2x 20cm, and 1x 10cm) to add to the pond which already contains 8 Koi plus some Goldfish. A few days ago i noticed that one of the 3 new ones was swimming slowly and not that interested in Food.
Yesterday morning we found him Dead at the bottom of the Pond. When i took him out i noticed that he was missing a *lot* of scales (Orange and black markings are the normal colouration - look closely and you can see where the scales should be).
Apart from that there's no obvious signs of injury.
The other fish i added at the same time appear fine. Eating well, no scale loss.... same for the rest of the Koi. I never noticed any fish attacking him.
Water check is normal.
Has anyone seen anything like this before? Obviously the main concern is that it's something the other fish could catch....
Cheers,
Andy.
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