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Quote: Originally Posted by dirrtybirdy i am a complete novice! i didint do research on kois. i built a pond and stumbled upon some koi fry that was really cheap. so i just tossed them in there without knowing anything. i had water lettuce in there and they were starting to die, and i noticed that they were making the water dirty so i took them all out. my filtration circulates 1 every two hours. i have a fishmate biofilter. its a 3000 gal pond here are some pics. i just noticed that this one is bleeding from the gills! what should i do. im low on cash =( lol

Hmmm, do you have a local koi place that specializes in koi only? If you do, phone them and tell them what is wrong. They may be able to help you.


Bleeding of gills, Fins rotting, White mucus all over fish? Hmmm. You could have a combination of multiple koi ailments.


First thing to do.
Test for all water parameters!
Nitrate?
Nitrite?
Ammonia?
TDS? If you have it.
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What is your stocking rate?