HI EVERYONE! I AM NEW TO THE KOI HOBBY AND AM AT A TOTAL LOSS. MY ORIGINAL POND WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY, NO APPARENT DISEASES, FISH LOSS, ALL FISH SEEMED HAPPY (3 SMALL KOI, AND A COUPLE COMETS). HOWEVER THE FIRST POND ONLY TEASED ME AS THE LONGER I HAD IT THE MORE I WAS WANTING SOMETHING BIGGER. KOI BUG BIT ME HARD
! SO.. IN MARCH I BEGIN DIGGING A BIGGER POND. 16L X 6W X 4D. I TREATED MY NEW POND WITH POND START (SAME THING I USED ON THE FIRST POND--DECLORINATES, AND AGES THE WATER) UPON FILLING WITH WATER, CYCLED MY WATER FOR 2-3 WEEKS, AND SLOWLY ADDED MY FISH 1-2 AT A TIME--ALL KOI--(4) 10-12 IN AND (4) 3-6 IN . PRETTY SOON MY WATER STARTED TURNING GREEN--DID SEVERAL 20 % WATER CHANGES THAT ONLY HELPED VERY LITTLE. MY POND DOES CATCH A LOT OF SUNLIGHT AS MY WATER PLANTS HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP YET TO PROVIDE LOTS OF SHADE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE WORST! 3-4 DAYS AGO I NOTICED ONE OF MY LARGER KOI ACTING LIKE IT WAS NOT FEELING WELL. JUST KIND OF LETHARGIC, NOT MUCH APPETITE, MAYBE SOME FLASHING BUT COULDN'T BE SURE BECAUSE OF THE WATER CLARITY. DID 20% WATER CHANGE. NEXT MORNING HE WAS DEAD. SAME THING BEGAN HAPPENING WITH ALL MY FISH-LARGE AND SMALL) ONE OR TWO AT A TIME. IN THE LAST 3 DAYS I HAVE LOST 4 FISH---ALWAYS THEY DIE AT NIGHT. I COME OUT IN THE MORNING AROUND 8 AM TO CHECK ON THEM AND ONE OR TWO ARE DEAD. AND THEY DONT USUALLY FLOAT ON THE SURFACE AFTER THEY DIE. I USUALLY HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO FIND THEM ON THE BOTTOM. CHECKED MY WATER LEVELS BUT NOT SURE WHAT I NEED TO DO.
NITRATE-0
NITRITE-0
GH-50
KH-0
PH-6.2
AMON-0
THESE HAVE REMAINED CONSTANT FOR 2 DAYS--CHECKED IN MORNING AND AFTERNOON BOTH DAYS.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT I AM DOING WRONG BEFORE ALL MY FISH DIE OR MY HUSBAND KILLS ME FOR LETTING THEM DIE
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TODAY I MOVED ALL MY FISH INTO MY ORIGINAL POND UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT I CANNOT LEAVE THEM THERE VERY LONG AS IT IS ONLY 200 GALLONS.
ALSO, I LIVE IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH TEMPS ALREADY CLOSE TO 90. THOUGHT THEY MAY BE GETTING TO HOT, BUT MY GOLDFISH IN THE FIRST POND HAVE BEEN HAPPY AND HEALTHY.
SORRY SUCH A LONG POST BUT I AM COMPLETELY LOST AND SO UPSET BY MY FISH BEING NOT WELL.
THANKS ALL!!!