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Old 12-20-2006   #31 (permalink)
bekko
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First try the eggs got fungus and I lost them all
I have never seen a koi or goldfish spawn which did not get fungus. Nor have I ever seen a koi or goldfish spawn where the fungus killed all of them. Without treatment, 10-50% seems to be the norm. The warmer and cleaner the water, the less fungus mortality there will be.

Chemotherapeutics never come without a cost. They might reduce the amount of fungus, but increase the probability of a defromed fry. In a normal koi spawn, there are enough eggs to stock a about a thousand tons of water. You do not need to save them all to raise a few in a tank.

-stevehop
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