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    Both now sold (deposit taken, awaiting...

    Both now sold (deposit taken, awaiting collection)


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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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    Now sold. Thanks for the good comments also :-) ...

    Now sold. Thanks for the good comments also :-)


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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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    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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    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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    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.

    Reflecting on the past week...
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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...
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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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    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...
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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!

    As an update, no further fish...
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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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    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.

    In terms of the gills I had pulled out my Otsuka Kohaku yesterday...
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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...
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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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    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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    Sorry I didn’t reply to your question at the end....

    Sorry I didn’t reply to your question at the end.

    I never stored the formalin. I bought it and added to pond the same afternoon. Wish I had known to check the colour in a clear container before...
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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.

    Does anybody happen to know whether it is likely to still be present in the water...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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.

    I’ve just been reading up and sounds like I now need to validate my volume and...
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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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    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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