Update on the Koi

[shepgirl]

Yeah well your opinion Shepgirl never ment much to me at all if anything really. I am doing all I can to help these fish and this morning both these tanks are clear which I was very happy to see. If you want to keep being negative in your life go ahead but I am still going to do all I can to help these fish.

Nobody's opinion is ever worth much to you no matter who or what it hurts. you keep posting in the guise of asking for help but the posts are for nothing since no matter who says what you blunder on ahead with what you feel like doing anyway. A clear tank doesn't mean hoot - Koi are not meant to be in a tank unless it's larger than you could ever find. They are pond fish and always have been to my knowledge and seeing them trapped in a tiny tank bumping on the glass is cruel as far as I'm concerned. Worrying about finding dead Koi is not being negative it is being concerned. Like having too many pets that then have to be disposed of. But then, out of sight, out of mind.
I would think there are more important issues to deal with than Koi right now...

[NicoleLJ]

LOL Please do not put me in the same catagory as yourself. I would never want to sink that LOW thank you very much.

If it was not for me taking on these fish for the landlady then listening to the advice of a forum member on a fish forum The tanks would still be cloudy. And yes they can live in tanks at the size they are at thank you very much. I was making many mistake and I can admit it. But at least I was trying to help the fish. I was over feeding them so he told me the right amount to feed. He told me to empty the tanks out 75% and add fresh water at the right temp. Since I did as he told everything is improving. I woke up today to two clear tanks. So you may want them to die to make me look bad or talk like you know what you are talking about but at the size they are they are ok as long as I do as instructed. THen they will stay health. And they are healthy/ THat is why I took the close up shots so he could check them out. He said they are doing very well. So if you want to be negative fine. But I am willing and am putting the work in to keep these fish healthy. Whether you like it or not. SO keep talking trash. Your the only one that looks bad. I just look to the side and see my happy beautiful fish.

[NicoleLJ]

Well after all the advice I have been getting I decided to contact my landlady to see what size tank she would be willing to get. She said they are your fish now so none. SO I asked what sized take could I get that was ok with her in the house. SHe said I already had two tanks. I explained that some of the fish were already getting bigger because they were so healthy. SO they needed more room to grow. I got her to agree to a 90g with a stand.

Yeah I know I do not have the money for it. So I am using one of my credit cards for the first time and will get it on Monday once I have made an area for it and so on.

So the really small koi will stay in the 10g tank, the medium in the 55 gallon and the larger like Shimmer in the 90g. All have lights and filters. But after this till the landlady puts a pond in the bank I can't afford any bigger tanks so please understand I am doing all I can. THey will soon have 3 tanks to be in depending on size. All total that is 155g of tanks.

[Vela]

I don't think you should go into debt for fish. I'm sorry but I think that it's unwise. The 90 gallon won't be big enough either eventually, why spend the money? It will end up being a big cost to you besides the amounts of food they will need as they grow. I wish you would reconsider rather than saddling yourself with this burden you don't need at this point in your life. The amounts of water conditioner, food, filter supplies, new bulbs as they burn out, etc etc etc gets VERY expensive. It's not a one time cost. I really wish you would reconsider that option.

[Catty1]

Hi - from another angle here...

I got the impression that when you rented one of the informal terms was that you look after her son's koi.

Now it's, 'they're your fish, you pay.'

I think if they are YOUR fish now, you should rehome or sell a lot of them. Take them back to the pet store? Maybe keep one or two.

Go ahead and start that and THEN see how quickly they aren't YOUR fish any more!

[NicoleLJ]

No matter what I do at this point the only thing you see as good enough is getting rid of them. I am trying my best by them. That is all I can say. My therapist thinks I am holding on tho them because of having to give up Luca. I thought he was wrong but maybe he is right. But he did also say that as long as they are safe and ok that what I am doing is ok till I am ready to let go.

[Queen of Poop]

Nicole, I understand you're doing all you can for the fishes left in your care. Perhaps instead of another tank you could invest in a top of the line filtration system to keep their water in better shape. I know that the pet stores here will test a water sample for you and could assist you with keeping it in the best shape you can. Another tank is just going to be so much more work. It's going to be a few months yet before a pond can be dug and set up so do what you can dear. Get a book or two or perhaps read on the "net" about what you can do for them in the short term.