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Thread: Bulging eyes and death
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28-09-2020, 02:33 PM #1
Bulging eyes and death
Just had my third death, with another likely. Although all my koi are old (10-15yrs). I purchased last summer two new koi, I am now wondering if they are the cause? However can anyone suggest a treatment.
3000g pond two easy pods thanks.
kind regards Mike
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28-09-2020, 02:49 PM #2
Bulging eyes often go with dropsy, where the fish has taken on board more fluid than the kidneys can get rid of. It’s often accompanied by ‘pineconing’ of scales, and/or a general swelling of the fish.
It can be caused by sepsis or kidney failure, both of which tend to be fatal and are end stage processes to other diseases where the fish becomes overwhelmed.
The next step should be to scrape for parasites to look for underlying causes, and a full set of water tests.
Do you have a microscope?2016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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28-09-2020, 05:23 PM #3
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28-09-2020, 05:30 PM #4
Its likely you have a parasite issue in your pond, assuming your water tests are ok?
There are loads of good YouTube videos showing how to get a mucus scrape from your koi, and what to look for under the microscope. Alternatively you could see if there is an aquatics company doing pond visits in your area.2016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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29-09-2020, 08:27 AM #5
also put up your area post code on here and someone close to you could do a site visit .
Every day feeding container?
Good shout, I'll have a look at Takazumi :)