Pond 6000

[sliemalouis]

Hi there, I am very new here and I got a question regarding my fish in the garden pond. The pond I built myself some 32 years ago out of rocks, small rocks. The pond holds 6000 litres of water and I have a bio filter running 24/7 and UV light. Never had a problem all these years, fish always happy in clear crystal water. Lately I am noticing some fish have lumps on their body. I do not know what they are but the fish are still swimming alright and seem that they are not bothered. The question is, what are these lumps and can they be treated?

 

[JRS]

Welcome! Nice pond you have there. Carp pox?

What is this?? Fish pox?

My neighbor brought me some goldfish out of his pond. He's getting rid of his goldies and going 100% koi. Anyway I told him I'd take some of them. I currently have them in a quarantine tank. 3 of these fish have these lumps on them. Neighbor says they been there about a year, don't seem to...

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[j.w]

@sliemalouis
Some are gonna want you to post closeup photos of the bumps. I don't know about diseases, sorry.

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome! If you could get some good pictures of these bumps it might help us.

 

[sliemalouis]

Hello and welcome! If you could get some good pictures of these bumps it might help us.

Very hard to take pics but I will do my best... thankyou.

 

[RobTay1]

Hello

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our forum.

 

[Phaewryn]

Very hard to take pics but I will do my best... thankyou.

Net and bag them into a clear bag to take pics. The smaller the bag, the less they can move and that gets you better pics.

 

[sliemalouis]

Net and bag them into a clear bag to take pics. The smaller the bag, the less they can move and that gets you better pics.

The problem is to bag them, they are too smart to let me catch them. Pond is 4 feet deep...

 

[addy1]

The problem is to bag them, they are too smart to let me catch them. Pond is 4 feet deep...

Darn fish see a net and gone! But if you wade they run over to snack on your legs!

 

[j.w]

Hold a wide surface net w/handle under the water and put some food in it and when they come to get it scoop them up.