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Great choice :like: Congrats RookieKoiGuy :urock:

Sorry to hear that, when you said it wasn't giving much struggle that was a bad sign... anyhow, you did what you can, perhaps it's just its time.

Congratulations Rookiekoiguy! :yahoo: Great choice Sue. :yes:

Now that is a lot of water lettuce!

Sorry to hear this. I had a small tosai and another one that was just a little smaller than yours do this. They both did not make it either.

The turtle might indeed be the guilty party, I can't say. Perhaps only because of the open wound? For order of events though, there was a worrying...

The owners said the turtles just ate the same food as the koi, as well as algae. We kind of got thrust in to this fishkeeping thing when we started...

The koi did not make it today despite best efforts, but I really appreciate everyones help. I plan on sticking around to learn as much as possible...

I understand what you are saying., But they have been living in harmony before the new owners. However maybe the new owners dont feed the turtles and...

Yes Sue that was November 18th. We didn’t get the predicted frost until a week later. Very late in the year for us. My water lettuce were huge this...

You read a bulge? You don't read 2 turtles, or see the one turtle in the picture? Maybe you would not notice the two injuries below the lateral...

The 22 gram package makes one gallon of solution, the 110 gram makes 5 gallons. Following the manufacturers instructions, you immerse the fish in...

He stated it started with a bulge. Not a turtle. Then it blew out. As I stated. I have seen this before. Dont know what kind of turtle he has. But...

I would say the nasty turtle, has taken advantage of the fishes slow movements and attacked from below, up and behind. I say this, judging by...

So it sounds like you had a bad infection that blew out. This does happen. You did not need to treat pond if this is the only problem you have with...

If you took them out by the 18th, and that was mid November, we actually got a pretty good run this year. But you’re right it hurts to take out...

Could we see a picture of it?

We usually do a spray method with tricide neo, same efficacy but a lot cheaper, same regimen for a week. Alternatively you can mix tricide neo...

Impressive growth for a 1,000 gallon pond! Where in Virginia are you located? I’m fairly new to koi and would love a nearby mentor and fellow...