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11-09-2022, 12:07 AM
Thread: Yamabuki and GR Orenji Ogon for sale
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Both now sold (deposit taken, awaiting...
Both now sold (deposit taken, awaiting collection)
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06-09-2022, 10:32 PM
Thread: Yamabuki and GR Orenji Ogon for sale
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Yamabuki and GR Orenji Ogon for sale
Two fish for sale, based on Poynton, Cheshire (SK12). They are both in my QT at ambient temperature now. I have bags, boxes and oxygen.
Yamabuki Ogon - 73cm - Yonsai - Breeder: Izumiya - £250
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06-09-2022, 10:14 PM
Thread: Marudo Showa 57cm Sansai
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Now sold. Thanks for the good comments also :-) ...
Now sold. Thanks for the good comments also :-)
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30-08-2022, 09:20 AM
Thread: Marudo Showa 57cm Sansai
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Here is a link to a video also ...
Here is a link to a video also
https://youtube.com/shorts/pUsg-R_88s0?feature=share
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30-08-2022, 09:09 AM
Thread: Marudo Showa 57cm Sansai
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Marudo Showa 57cm Sansai
Marudo Showa 57cm Sansai. Bought originally from Gatwick koi as unsexed Tosai, growing well and nice Beni and Sumi. Has some minor discolouration of the shiroji as you can see in pics / vid but seems...
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18-11-2021, 11:05 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thanks John, thankfully they all seem to be doing...
Thanks John, thankfully they all seem to be doing well still (fingers crossed) so hopefully I can put this behind me! And hopefully the thread may help others avoid anything similar happening to them...
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16-11-2021, 12:02 AM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Glad to say no further fish lost in the past 48...
Glad to say no further fish lost in the past 48 hours and all fish now looking active and feeding so I am hopeful we’ve turned a corner and they may now fully recover.
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13-11-2021, 08:11 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Sad to report another loss today, one of my Ki...
Sad to report another loss today, one of my Ki Utsuri’s so that’s 7 gone now.
Bad necrosis in gills again. I did scrape and check her and another big Sanke to see if I could find anything and I am... -
12-11-2021, 05:57 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Lol I figured that the cost of heating was...
Lol I figured that the cost of heating was worthwhile to get more growth out of some of the fish as I’d bought some really nice ones this year (well that’s how I justified it to myself anyway) hasn’t...
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12-11-2021, 05:49 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Quick update for anybody following the thread. ...
Quick update for anybody following the thread.
I don’t want to curse it in any way but so far today no more deaths and the fish look to be a lot happier, most of them wanting food. Don’t want to... -
11-11-2021, 07:17 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thanks again everyone for your help and moral...
Thanks again everyone for your help and moral support through this. I don’t think any of my non Koi loving friends really understand quite how devastating this is!
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11-11-2021, 01:03 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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The only other thing to mention is that to speed...
The only other thing to mention is that to speed up the water change rate I have two hoses on full blast. The big blues can’t cope with the flow rate to properly dechlorinate so I have added Sodium...
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11-11-2021, 12:58 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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I posted at the same the same time as you there...
I posted at the same the same time as you there Syd.
Thanks for confirming, and yes same plan of action as suggested by Paula.
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11-11-2021, 12:54 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thanks guys, heartbreaking situation I spoke...
Thanks guys, heartbreaking situation
I spoke with Paula this morning and if indeed the Formalin was bad then the Paraformaldehyde crystals stay in the water and it is hard to estimate how long... -
11-11-2021, 10:02 AM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Sad to say a sixth has now died this morning. A...
Sad to say a sixth has now died this morning. A really nice Otsuka Kohaku
Just want this nightmare to end now
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11-11-2021, 06:24 AM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thank you for the reply, yes holding 23c still at...
Thank you for the reply, yes holding 23c still at present. This is my first winter heated and I had been feeding heavily and pushing the food for as long as I could. As much as anything I have been...
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10-11-2021, 07:36 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Sorry I didn’t reply to your question at the end....
Sorry I didn’t reply to your question at the end.
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10-11-2021, 06:31 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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If I am correct and the formaldehyde was bad I...
If I am correct and the formaldehyde was bad I understand it turns into Paraformaldehyde which is lethal to fish.
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10-11-2021, 06:06 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Sad to say I’ve just found my Shiro dead so...
Sad to say I’ve just found my Shiro dead so that’s 5 now :-(
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10-11-2021, 05:51 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thanks Dave that’s a great idea actually! I...
Thanks Dave that’s a great idea actually!
I may see if I can get to the local aquatics shop now before it closes and do exactly that. I could fit a fair bit in the top of my shower
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10-11-2021, 03:53 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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I know can’t be deemed conclusive but I managed...
I know can’t be deemed conclusive but I managed to get a small amount of formalin out of the bottom of the 500ml bottle I had bought as I had used that one in full so there wasn’t much left from that...
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10-11-2021, 03:00 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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I’ve thought about it but I’ve got 45 fish in...
I’ve thought about it but I’ve got 45 fish in here. And quite a lot of large ones (around half of them are in the 60cm - 85cm range) and quite a few more are over 50cm so I’d need a good few pools. I...
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10-11-2021, 08:20 AM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thanks Feline, it isn’t a Gardena but is an...
Thanks Feline, it isn’t a Gardena but is an inline meter and on checking, isn’t wras approved as far as I can tell.
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10-11-2021, 12:38 AM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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The other thing that tells me this is probably...
The other thing that tells me this is probably chemical burns is that the Kohaku pictured which died today had perfect fins and gill plates pre FMG treatment and afterwards they are all damaged, I...
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09-11-2021, 11:28 PM
Thread: Deaths after FMG treatment
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Thank you, i will definitely be inspecting any...
Thank you, i will definitely be inspecting any formalin that I use in future after this experience! Can’t believe I didn’t know to check, it may well be nothing to do with that but I will never take...
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Running heater at low temp?
Covering the pond with polycarb should be enough to stop water temps dipping below 6C for the most...