Well. That's odd.
Are you sure you aren't using the GH solution instead of KH?
It should be blue w/ the first drop and then when it changes, it will go to yellow.
Well. That's odd.
Are you sure you aren't using the GH solution instead of KH?
It should be blue w/ the first drop and then when it changes, it will go to yellow.
Andrea
Koi Health Care Committee Member
If it's the correct reagent and your test tube is showing yellow or orange after only one drop (after shaking/mixing it) it could indicate that you have a 1° KH (17.9ppm). In other words, almost zero.
Andrea
Koi Health Care Committee Member
Update on Koi. Both are now eating. The ulcers look better but not 100% yet. Have been waiting to do parasite treatment when I could open the window after putting the stuff in the pond. Looks like it will be 45-50 for the next 3 days. Not too crazy about breathing in the product or my animals breathing in the product. Finally got the water stable on ammonia in the isolation tank.
It does go blue on the first drop. It goes to light yellow on the 4th drop. The instructions said bright yellow. My test never shows bright yellow just a very pale yellow.
Pictures of 2nd koi
You cannot use any Terminate/Proform C or similar in water that is colder than 50 degrees. The water MUST be warmer.
You do not need to open a window.
Andrea
Koi Health Care Committee Member
This is for the isolation tank (170 gallons - 72 degrees - heated in basement) and the other large tank (350 gallons - 60 degrees - not heated in basement). Not treating the outside pond until it warms up. Good to know I don't need to open a window. The fish I had in my bathroom I was very concerned about treating them and breathing in the fumes
Last edited by lajude; 02-13-2019 at 03:24 PM.
It was recommended by the members on this post. They could have parasites on them or inside them.
Than you have been misinformed. Moving a koi into a qt would have triggered parasite increase as the koi is stressed. Two weeks later and no signs of parasitic behavior or swimming behavior? But koi is healing well with no issues. Forget about using chemicals to treat something you do not have. Chemicals are not healthy and stress koi. Should only be used when parasites are confirmed through SS or behavioral symptoms and all other possibilities eliminated.
Do you sedate them to apply the Neosporin too? My small koi had a hard time coming out of sedation last time. He still have one ulcer that needs more treatment.
Do you have the Tricide Neo?
Andrea
Koi Health Care Committee Member
He wasn't very heavily sedated even though he rolled over in the clove water and I was able to pick him up. He kept flipping his tail as I treated him. I guess I wanted him to revive faster. He was pretty sick and not eating at the time. He is now eating and much better.
Yep. I am going to use that this weekend. I was just trying to get away with not sedating again
Sometimes it just take them a while to wake up. If it was your first time sedating, time was probably racing
by and might have seemed longer than it really was! I know I was sweating bullets the whole time, but
it gets easier when you kind of know what to expect.