After the loss of my last fish due illness I have been keeping a closer eye on the remaining school. But Monday I came out to the pond to find it very cloudy after a big rain storm. I only saw two fish swimming near the top. I cleaned the filters and added some Potassium Permanganate to help clear the organics in the water. Once I could see the bottom my big blue Asagi was no where to be seen. The netting over the pond was collapsed somewhat. I checked the skimmer and looked under plants in the upper bog but he was nowhere to be found. I checked in the bushes and plants around the pond but could not find him.
I assumed he must have jumped out of the pond when the storm hit. My neighbors cable was knocked out during the storm so maybe there was an electric shock. After he was out of the pond I assume some animal took him away. But two days later his carcass appeared in the pine straw about 15 feet from the pond. I put off burying him due to rain but when I came out the next morning he was gone again.
Blue was the largest of my fish and will be missed. He was usually the first to eat but seemed to have a mild nature. His coloring was beautiful in the fall with his blue scales and red belly. He did have a slight bend in his tail but it never seemed to bother him.
I am down from 7 fish to two. I am debating whether I wish to buy more or just let the other two be the sole inhabitants until they pass. I plan to move in a few years so two fish should be easy to re-home.
