Thanks guys. Thats true, I don't want anyone to ever have to experience that. Its just not any fun. Problem is that the fish that are in there seem fine, but there is no way of telling whether or not they were damaged internally or not. 
Well you guys were right...
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derekp;4971657; said:Just an update. Its been a week since this all happened. Everybody is alive and eating. Im so thankful.
I'm glad to hear it.
derekp;4971968; said:Thanks guys. Thats true, I don't want anyone to ever have to experience that. Its just not any fun. Problem is that the fish that are in there seem fine, but there is no way of telling whether or not they were damaged internally or not.
It is great to hear that the remaining fish seem to be doing good..
I wonder if there are internal damages, if there is some type of med that could possible help or reverse any damages that could potentialy happen.
. GL with them..Im not sure. Ill look into the meeds to see if anything will help. I think just getting them out of the contaminated waters is helping tremendously. Im hoping they will heal up on their own with clean water and healthy feedings.
From what I have read in my research on this topic, I have come to the conclusion that clean, fresh water is about the only way to deal with it.
Here is an article on Zn exposure in fish that I found rather informational.
http://www.trjfas.org/pdf/issue_8_1/55_59.pdf
Here is an article on Zn exposure in fish that I found rather informational.
http://www.trjfas.org/pdf/issue_8_1/55_59.pdf
Also picked up a little 4" rtc today because I miss my other one so bad. I only bought him for $15 so Im just gonna grow him out like the last one.
It's good to hear that you're getting back in the monster fish game after losing those big fish!
I ended up losing a 12" Florida gar on one occasion (originally thought it broke its back); a 22" marbled pim, 16.5" pinima peacock bass, and 13" mono peacock bass on another occasion (originally thought that it was due to a power outage); and a 17" Florida gar (at this point I knew it had to be the liner; water quality was good as was aeration). I didn't figure out that they might have all be poisoned by the liner until the second Florida gar started twitching occasionally (seizures?) and then died later that day before I could get it moved; I had previously noticed that the first Florida had displayed the same symptoms, but I thought that they possibly were due to it colliding with the side of the pond. I'm wondering if the zinc may have found its way through the liner despite there being no signs of a leak or anything...
derekp;4964995; said:
I ended up losing a 12" Florida gar on one occasion (originally thought it broke its back); a 22" marbled pim, 16.5" pinima peacock bass, and 13" mono peacock bass on another occasion (originally thought that it was due to a power outage); and a 17" Florida gar (at this point I knew it had to be the liner; water quality was good as was aeration). I didn't figure out that they might have all be poisoned by the liner until the second Florida gar started twitching occasionally (seizures?) and then died later that day before I could get it moved; I had previously noticed that the first Florida had displayed the same symptoms, but I thought that they possibly were due to it colliding with the side of the pond. I'm wondering if the zinc may have found its way through the liner despite there being no signs of a leak or anything...
