needucho
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Aug 28, 2007, 4:26 AM
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Re: [frances] help!!! Koi is breathing heavily and lethargyc
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Salt in koi body is .9% if you put .3% koi do not need to work hard to regulate their osmotic system. However salt make him itch, geting itch, he will produce more mucus to come to defend him. You put .5% that a lot of itching, he produces more and more mucus, it will drain him, and mucus getting in his gill make him breath hard. Usualy people put .6% only in one hour. Replace the clean water. check water parameter and so on, There is not need to be worry about parasite. PH need to be constant, do not fluctiate. Koi are OK in ph from 6.8 to 9 Ph 7 do not mean it perfect. a constant ph in that range day and night are perfect. People like ph at 7 because at that level, the red look real dark and shinning, not healthwise. There is some more that you need to check, but first check basic then go on to another subject.
samantha
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