View Single Post

  #2 (permalink)  
Old 27-05-2009, 10:48 AM
Naturenutz's Avatar
Naturenutz Naturenutz is offline
Commander of the Wild Empire
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: bristol
Posts: 1,720
Re: Fish ailments & Fish behaviour

Hi elemental
It could be any number of reasons why your fish are acting like this. If the tap water you used has not been in the pond long this will make the fish jump. I beleive it can be chlorine aswell as other elements in the water that makes them irratated and try to escape. You can get get a water purifier to run your hose through before the water enters the pond. Also is the pond planted ? I think you may need a pond treatment because both fish seem to have signs of irritation . Some treatments cannot be used with planted ponds. Look for raised scales and redness on your fish as a sign of parasites . If the fish is lying on the bottom it could suffer from unlcers . What type of fish is the other fish on the bottom ? the more info you can give on the fish and the pond the better . I believe orfe are very fragile to water treatments aswell.
Regards
vic
Reply With Quote