I lost my favorite Showa in the spring likely due to bacterial infection or parasites. My other Showa is now struggling and seems to be lingering in the corner where the jets keep the water moving. She did have a bulge on her side with raised scales which would normally indicate dropsy. She did flash for a day or two and tried to jump out a couple of times. I am trying an array of meds and she seems to be responding best to Pimafix. I did add a permanganate based treatment after a 7 day course of Pimafix just to make sure to kill off any parasites and to deal with any bad bacteria growing unseen. She is not out of the woods yet but can swim when she wants to.
I have also covered the corner she likes to hang out in with a shade cloth to keep the water from heating up in the sun. Hoping she pulls through. None of the other fish seem to have any issues and are likely benefitting from the meds.
I think the pond needs much more circulation than I am giving it currently so need a more robust pump. I still have a leak somewhere so until I find that, I do not want to attach a higher flow rate pump. replacing about 100 Gallons a day and adding chlorine remover each time.
Overall the conditions are reading normal with only slightly elevated Nitrates.
