I just realized I have been been over dosing with sechem prime i usually use a different water conditioner I probably have been overdosing by 3 ml per change I guess that’s possibly the problem too.
I just realized I have been been over dosing with sechem prime i usually use a different water conditioner I probably have been overdosing by 3 ml per change I guess that’s possibly the problem too.
Mouth photos I’ll be doing the ammonia test now I’ll report back soon
But depending if you have high ammonia and nitrite, your chronic 'overdosing' could be the reason why your koi is still alive. Hence the need for those water parameter readings. I would add extra aeration for now. Did this koi alway have this 'chicken-breasted' shape or just recently? Does he ever close his mouth?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J80DZ_8Jc7c
Recommended test kit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmcTBzaFW60
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The waterfall from the aqua clear 110 seems to provide enough aeration. I did the ammonia test kit and nitrite test and it seems ammonia is either 8 which would obviously be bad or just completely wrong it kinda looks dark green but not really it sure seems like it’s dark blue hears some pic
Nitrite looks like zero
Nitrate looks like 5 to ten? I can’t tell
Yikes that is high ammonia reading! Do a 30% water change with your usual 4ml/10g of prime for now. For proper dosing of Prime to protect your koi from ammonia and nitrite, what are the dimensions of your tank? Again please provide a picture of the whole tank (take a few step back and take a picture). How long has he been losing colour?
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Okay I’ll take a picture of the tank so that’s dark green not blue? He’s been this color for a long time really i haven’t noticed any loss in color I will be changing a lot of water like you said. It’s a 150 gallon tall fish tank I don’t ha r the dimensions in front of me but I’ll give them soon.
Last edited by Ccfddvbg; 01-24-2019 at 12:20 AM.
24"L x 48"W x 30"H
Great job on getting what is looks like api freshwater test kit. I hope it includes the "high range" ph.
If not this is what you need.
You will also need an api KH test kit (sold separately)
Video:
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I do have them but I lost the cards that came with them
2020 July
Ok great. Not a huge emergency because as you said he’s been like this for weeks. Prime is your best friend atm. You might want to consider seachem Safe which is a powder form of Prime. Treats a lot of water cheaper. Good night.
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ---- Marthe Troly-Curtin
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The kh is old and everything else is old except I bought a new ammonia test kit I changed 30 gallons 5 gallons at a time there was a lot of poop in the fluval intake that I didn’t notice. I’m going to do 15 more gallons in a couple hours.
Last edited by BWG; 01-24-2019 at 07:57 AM.