We had a day here in Northeastern Ohio that the pond melted and I took a good look at all of the fish while I had a chance. I noticed that one koi was on its side looking lifeless, and there was another one that was upside down looking lifeless.
At first I thought they were dead so I got the scooper out and fished out the one that was on its side. When I got him out for a better look I noticed it was still breathing. I put it back in the water and he started swimming, but it looked like it was only using one side of its body. This fish was a silvery metalic and his coloring has turned to a pale white color now.
When I got the other fish out, its mouth was wide open but I can also see his gills moving. When I put him back in he did the same thing trying to swim, but stayed upside down. This was a beautiful butterfly that was white, deep orange/red, and had black specks over the red coloring. The weird thing is his colors are still super bright and he looks healthy besides the whole upside thing.
Today, I went back out there with a flashlight and checked on them. They are both still breathing. The upside down one is swimming a little better.
Has anyone had their koi do this? My buddy has had this happen with some of them making it but we were able to move his to a sick tank and monitor them. With my water so cold at this point im not sure what to do. Any suggestions?
At first I thought they were dead so I got the scooper out and fished out the one that was on its side. When I got him out for a better look I noticed it was still breathing. I put it back in the water and he started swimming, but it looked like it was only using one side of its body. This fish was a silvery metalic and his coloring has turned to a pale white color now.
When I got the other fish out, its mouth was wide open but I can also see his gills moving. When I put him back in he did the same thing trying to swim, but stayed upside down. This was a beautiful butterfly that was white, deep orange/red, and had black specks over the red coloring. The weird thing is his colors are still super bright and he looks healthy besides the whole upside thing.
Today, I went back out there with a flashlight and checked on them. They are both still breathing. The upside down one is swimming a little better.
Has anyone had their koi do this? My buddy has had this happen with some of them making it but we were able to move his to a sick tank and monitor them. With my water so cold at this point im not sure what to do. Any suggestions?