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The Fish Who Survived a Pump
(Mechanical Damage to a Koi) |
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Photos
and Documentary by Bonnie E. Hale
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 Lucky
came in with a break in his tail. The first
night here he was sucked to the pump. The
next morning he was found to have a big red
colored bulge on his side. The picture was
taken on Aug. 12th
1999.
A week later and the real damage was
evident. Using small scissors, I carefully
cut away the flap of dead tissue. His
appetite was good and he was getting along
good with the other fish so I left him in
the main tank. I did add .3 salt to the
tank.
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This
picture shows the full extent of the damage
the fish suffered once the flap of skin was
removed. On the advice of Erik Johnson DVM,
author of Koi Health and Disease, I did
nothing but maintain pristine water
conditions and salt. The fish continued to
make good progress. I was very tempted to do
euthanasia on him once I saw how bad the
fish actually was.
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 Three
months later all that remains is a small
bruise where there was once a big gapping
hole. I am confident that he will continue
to make good progress. |
This
is Lucky swimming for his picture one year
later. You can see the slight indentation
just behind the left pectoral fin where he
was sucked to the pump and the knot where
there is a break in the tail on the rear
left side.
Sadly Lucky passed away on Christmas Eve
2005. I an the other fish will miss
him. But he lives on in the beautiful
babies we kept the last year he spawned with
Sunny
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