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by Duncan
Sat Aug 20, 2016 12:36 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: Fish not eating for quite a while and mouth open
Replies: 21
Views: 9076

Re: Fish not eating for quite a while and mouth open

.... and I wonder about something neurological. Hi Dave, that's an interesting point. Dunc, do fish have strokes? M not to my knowledge but they do have a very complex circulatory system much more complex than say ours there are all sorts of tricks and truns and shunts around things so it may be po...
by Duncan
Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:32 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: Fish not eating for quite a while and mouth open
Replies: 21
Views: 9076

Re: Fish not eating for quite a while and mouth open

well the good thing is the lower mandible is moving so dislocation is still possible but ???? unlikely is my guess but could be wrong
if its head down all the while try for gill fluke or costia

duncan
by Duncan
Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: Fish not eating for quite a while and mouth open
Replies: 21
Views: 9076

Re: Fish not eating for quite a while and mouth open

hi guys sorry been away for a few days for a break yes this looks like a physical dislocation and may need carefully manipulating back into position the upper mandible is part of the head and does not move only the lower mandible moves you need to look at gill movement the gill and mouth move in uni...
by Duncan
Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:49 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: Koi Pox
Replies: 2
Views: 2755

Re: Koi Pox

hi there
there will be no cure as i can see for carp pox as its a virus and there is no known cure for virus in any walk of life
you cant kill it because its not a living entity

it will go as the koi's immune system strengthens

dunc
by Duncan
Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:43 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

that's great news and very well done
obviously you there with the fish in your hands and as usual hands on is worth a 1000% more than anything we can add other than to guide you

keep the good work im so proud of you

dunc
by Duncan
Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:53 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: special offer for members Praziquantel
Replies: 0
Views: 3964

special offer for members Praziquantel

mid season limited offer

50 gm of praziquantel for £35 a friends and family payment
inc delivery
50 gm treats 5500 gallons

this is a very limited offer and will finish sunday evening
by Duncan
Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:56 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

to be honest its trial and error based on you visualising where in a three dimensional space your needle is to end up all i can see is look down from the top and visualise how far in the needle needs to go to put it dead centre of the fish then watch the needle acheive that length as it goes in in o...
by Duncan
Mon Jul 25, 2016 5:30 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

ok guys here tiz sorry for the delay but life gets in the way the picture shows where you need to be, but one thing i cant help you with is to determine a 3 dimensional picture of where the needle needs to end up to be secure in the posterior air sack so what ive done is in red pencilled the lateral...
by Duncan
Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:36 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

hi ill be answering this real soon just found the picture i needed o help explain this procedure

dunc
by Duncan
Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:21 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

i can help with syringes but to be honest its not for the faint hearted
no no antibiotics are needed
by Duncan
Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:40 am
Forum: Swap Shop
Topic: It's that time.....
Replies: 5
Views: 18206

Re: It's that time.....

:D :D :D yes i thought it was sanke :D :D :D
by Duncan
Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:35 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

sorry Amanda had a shitty week

ok you have pretty much done most of what you can environmentally
it gets physical now you would have to pierce the swim bladder with a syringe and vacate any fluid easy enough if you understand the anatomy ?

dunc
by Duncan
Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: Swap Shop
Topic: It's that time.....
Replies: 5
Views: 18206

Re: It's that time.....

where is the yume koi showa mate?

dunc
by Duncan
Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:00 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: swim bladder problems
Replies: 29
Views: 12068

Re: swim bladder problems

what have you tried so far?
Dunc
by Duncan
Mon Jul 04, 2016 7:51 am
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: Is 0.9ppt salt safe to use with Tench?
Replies: 13
Views: 5959

Re: Is 0.9ppt salt safe to use with Tench?

trace the algae maybe reacting to your high PP treatments its just a thought regarding lunking i had several fish that did it for years with no ill effects to the fish some do it to clear debris from their gill lamellae and seem to like the effect and will carry on doing it in any event its really n...