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My red-headed organda is my favorite fish. I only have three in my outdoor pond. It's 6' x 6' x 11". I know it's too shallow for our hard winters but the soil is too hard to dig further.
Anyway, about Mrs. Nobby Head. Her wen is huge and it seems to drag her front end lower in the water than her rear. In fact, her back/spine humps out of the water. It's even a little pink, like sun-burned.
The pet store suggested an epsom salt treatment for a too-large swim bladder,, which is what they think is pulling her front end down. I was afraid to try such a drastic treatment. Last night, they said to feed green peas and that should fix the problem. I fed that last night and she really doesn't look any better this morning.
I suspect she is 'Mrs' because I have another large orange koi and twice now 2 'strangers' have appeared, little 2" fish I did not buy or put in the pond. So I'm assuming they bred and then ate all the young except one from each litter.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Mrs. Nobby Head seems to be in distress and I wouldn't be surprised to find her floating on the top of the water on her side.
Anyway, about Mrs. Nobby Head. Her wen is huge and it seems to drag her front end lower in the water than her rear. In fact, her back/spine humps out of the water. It's even a little pink, like sun-burned.
The pet store suggested an epsom salt treatment for a too-large swim bladder,, which is what they think is pulling her front end down. I was afraid to try such a drastic treatment. Last night, they said to feed green peas and that should fix the problem. I fed that last night and she really doesn't look any better this morning.
I suspect she is 'Mrs' because I have another large orange koi and twice now 2 'strangers' have appeared, little 2" fish I did not buy or put in the pond. So I'm assuming they bred and then ate all the young except one from each litter.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Mrs. Nobby Head seems to be in distress and I wouldn't be surprised to find her floating on the top of the water on her side.