Yep, I did post pix of exactly TWO dead koi.
And I did already comment on how they died.
Generally, I don't treat my fish at all Bonnie.
I don't give treatments when none are needed.
I don't fix things that aren't broken.
And like you said, if I did, I would NOT treat and entire pond, that would be assinine overkill.
If a koi or goldfish acts ill, the first thing I do is observe, watch and wait.
I will observe the fish for days, and wait for Mother Nature to do her thing.
When a fish can fight off an illness or injury on its own, it's immune system becomes stronger.
If the condition does not correct itself in a few days and seems to be getting worse, I have been known to remove fish and treat them
in quarantine.Although the stress of quarantine can also kill a fish, I will mentally weigh it out and make an educated decision.
Even when one of my big koi was horribly injured by an Osprey last year, I watched and waited...and she healed...
by herself and with Mother Natures help. No salt, no nothing.
To me, salting an entire pond is assinine overkill. That's my opinion.
Using salt
in a qurantine tank can be useful.
But salt does NOT cure everything and one needs to know what they are treating before using salt.
But the question posed was about salting ponds, therefore I am keeping this on topic and keeping it about
ponds.And no Bonnie, I would
never think you would jab me ever.
