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07-08-2007 10:09 by Linda Chenapa	i have a large leather carp, hurt it's self when spawning and has healed up fine , but has stoped feeding ??? and his skin colour is changing to light patches ????. this is a new one to us have nether knowed this problem before. any help appreciated
07-08-2007 13:18 by WAYNE	linda whats the ammonia level like as during spawning it tends to rise , also most carp do stop feeding, or feeding heavy when they are spawning , sometime you go fishing and can see loads but they wont take a bait because they are breeding
07-08-2007 13:28 by Linda Chenapa	all water tests are fine , and they have stoped spawning some time ago its just this one fish all the others are ok
07-08-2007 19:02 by Woz	the females in my pond will generally stop feeding for a while after spawning, if your not 100% what the problem is, i usually net the fish in question and take it to the lfs and have it scraped to make sure it has no parasites etc
08-08-2007 10:56 by D.R.	Sounds normal More than likely scar tissue (necrosis of the outer epidermis) Dont forget the leather carp has no scales so more noticeable. I have a pair of lemon goldfish that are due to spawn. The female has turned almost white since becoming gravid. More nutrient have gone into egg production. Im feeding live daphnia and good quality dried foods to get the colour back. Its a tough time if your a female fish that has spawned. The same principle applies to commercial growers of Tilapia (food fish). The males dont use as much energy for reproduction and so more energy goes into normal growth and muscle. Means they tend to grow faster than the females and so quicker to the fish market.

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