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Posted by KarenintheUK UK (My Page) on Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 7:53
| Sorry, I only seem to visitr this site when I need help - but having a baby girl 8wks ago has cut down on my surftime and lead me to neglect my pond a little - resulting in the following problem.
Took advantage of the rellos visiting and got them to babysit whilst I cleared out the pond and filter. Found that one of my favourite fish has a raw looking chunk out of it's back. The fish is eating and swimming fine - though it doesn't seem to have grown much over the summer.
Is it an absess? Or infectious ? I don't want to have to dispatch it, unless it's really nessecary(sp) ...Any advice? (photos below)
P.S Sean I took your advice (from ages ago) on the Hozelock LV filter/uv pump - very pleased with it so far.
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| Oh dear he looks a bit worse for wear. I would have said it's an ulcer but to be honest it doesn't look as red as I would have thought if it was. It kind of looks like the skin has been rubbed off or something. Could that have happened somehow in your pond? Or it could be an ulcer was caused by an injury and is now healing over again. How do the other fish look, any flashing or abnormal behaviour? Congrats on the baby btw. |
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| Thanks for the congrats... All the other fish are very healthy.Having looked again it looks more like an injury, as if something has taken a chunk out. There's nothing in the pond that I can think of, no sharp rocks etc.Is there anything that lives in a pond that would attack a fish that size? - it's about 10cm (although as it's a Comet, a lot that is tail)The pond is partially netted after an unfortunate heron incident a few months back. |
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- Posted by AJC_1 8 the fens (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 15:25
| well, that looks like a real bad wound,its not a heron wound, and I would think that fish is feeling rather sore! I would be inclined to treat that while the temps a fine, I doubt that fish can cure it by itself eb end of summer, the wound is too big, try some ulcer treatment, or dab a bit of potasium permanganate (about 5 garins and little water) with a q-tip, that will quaterise the wound and kill and bacteria it might have on it, but dont be supprised if you do lose the fish, it needs to be fully cured before onset of winter, but probebly will if you dont treat it. |
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- Posted by Saswaa Accrington (My Page) on
Thu, Aug 11, 05 at 21:21
I would be tempted to treat the water with medifin just to help with healing process. I think this would help.
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- Posted by AJC_1 8 the fens (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 13, 05 at 9:12
| Steve... that wound is to big for a pond treatment, needs hands on treatment to tackle it, but medifin would be ok to add afterwards as a back up, medifin and the likes are ok for small sores and wounds etc, but wont do much for one as big as that on that size fish. |
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