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We've had our 11 (multiple generations) koi for 23 years here in Arizona. Pond is fully automated, food, filter, waterfall. We go on a 3 week vacay every year & never had a problem, this year we took a fall trip.
Our son called us in the 3rd week & told us all our koi are dead & floating. Immediately we came home & found all but 4 were dead Food, filter & waterfall still working.
The survivors died one by one over a 4 day period despite our heroic efforts to try & save them from their watery grave.
Here's the rub...
Normally our koi were shy & would hide,
but the survivors had all gone blind! No reaction to human interaction & running into walls of the pond! They also had blisters all over their mouths & bodies, wouldn't eat & sucked air off surface of water. Were they poisoned????
It is a complete mystery to us! Any ideas of what may have happened would help our hearts heal from the loss of our wet pets
Our son called us in the 3rd week & told us all our koi are dead & floating. Immediately we came home & found all but 4 were dead Food, filter & waterfall still working.
The survivors died one by one over a 4 day period despite our heroic efforts to try & save them from their watery grave.
Here's the rub...
Normally our koi were shy & would hide,
but the survivors had all gone blind! No reaction to human interaction & running into walls of the pond! They also had blisters all over their mouths & bodies, wouldn't eat & sucked air off surface of water. Were they poisoned????
It is a complete mystery to us! Any ideas of what may have happened would help our hearts heal from the loss of our wet pets