jess9292 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Help my koi fish suddenly started swimming weirdly. I saw him opening and closing his mouth very slowly and his gills too. He has air bubbles on his body and looks like ich but Its clear. I put him in another bucket to examine him better and he’s Turing to his side . I check if he was choking on anything and j dont see any. He keeps going on top of the surface too! Help sorry for my grammar as im writing this ina rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 What are your water parameters ammonia nitirtes etc have you resently done a water change if so did you add a water dechlorinator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 I did a water change as last night and did how I would usually do it. And yes I added water conditioner. Right ammonia is 0.25ppm and nitrite 0ppm and nitrate 5.0ppm. On 5/16/2022 at 5:18 PM, Colu said: What are your water parameters ammonia nitirtes etc have you resently done a water change if so did you add a water dechlorinator All my other fish in the tank is fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 You want ammonia to be zero. Can you talk through your filtration, media, and you feeding schedule? What is the environment for the fish like? Is there too many or is this just something much more simple to resolve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 My ammonia is usually 0ppm but somehow ammonia is at 0.25pm today. I use aqua clear filter it has a sponge, like a polyester filter, and bio max inside. Feeding is two twice a day, I feed them gel food and veggies sometimes. 3 koi fish in a 75 gallon tank. each koi fish is 4 inches long I also have sponge filter inside and a heater Water temp is 24C but last night I forgot to plug in the heater and the temp went to 22C im not sure If its the temperature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 10:40 PM, jess9292 said: My ammonia is usually 0ppm but somehow ammonia is at 0.25pm today. I use aqua clear filter it has a sponge, like a polyester filter, and bio max inside. Feeding is two twice a day, I feed them gel food and veggies sometimes. 3 koi fish in a 75 gallon tank. each koi fish is 4 inches long I also have sponge filter inside and a heater Water temp is 24C but last night I forgot to plug in the heater and the temp went to 22C im not sure If its the temperature You could have had a higher ammonia spike than 0.25 and you missed it you don't need a heater for koi so I don't think the temperature has anything to do with it on the fins it looks like some white spots but you mentioned air bubbles on the fish's body are they clear or white spots on the fins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 They were clear but I dont seem them now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 I think it could have been an ammonia spike what I would do is add an extra air stone and some aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 the salt will add essential electrolytes and aid Gill function for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 I added aquarium salt as soon I saw him like that. It’s been 40 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 As he's hanging at the surface he could have some gill burn I would add another air stone to your bucket see if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 I also checked his gills it was red Should the fishes in my fish tank be okay for now? Or should I change the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 If you have ammonia above zero do Daily water changes and add prime to help detoxify any ammonia till it's at zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 I did some water change and today he looks better as he not turning over but he’s still gasping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Try adding an air stone or an second one if you already have one. I had a similar problem with a common goldfish last month and adding and extra stone really helped. Edited May 18, 2022 by Patrick_G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jess9292 Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 I did some water change and today he looks better as he not turning over but he’s still gasping update: he passed away 😞 I kept checking on him to make sure and I was away for an hour today and came back to him dead ;-; 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 @jess9292 so sorry, they’re easy fish to bond with and that make them harder to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Sorry to hear he didn't make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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