Sick shark
ca...@americanaquariumproducts.com
Sent: 4/16/2006 8:03 PM
one of my sharks has NUMEROUS symtoms for deseasies and i dont kno what
it has!
its swimming oddly (wobbles and swiming on angle)
swimming near surface (also having stomach bloat problems and flips
over time to time)
Has strange bubbles that look like the are forming from underskin.
bloated stomach
eyes look muddy and clouded
skin is red on side and near stomach- anus area
rapid gill and mouth movement
not eating
leaning agaisnt walls and behind filter.
ive looked all over the internet and according to all the symtoms ive
found, my fish has almost every desiease and it worries me. A fish of
the same kind died this morning(but because of attacks from other fish,
which are now seperated)
All of my other fish are fine-
but i think also something is wrong with my water. I thought it was
just my filter being dirty, but when i change it, the water on the
surface remains to be a cloudy sheet. I have cleaners in and
everything.
Its a fresh water fish and i really dont kno what else to do. Can
anyone help me?
From: carl_rs
Sent: 4/17/2006 4:21 PM
Wow, your fish does have alot going on.
First, have you checked your ammonia level? If it is high, change
water. It sounds like you have a bacterial bloom (cloudy water); stop
feeding for a few days, make sure your filters are working properly. Do
you wash your aquarium at all? If so, do not, it can cause some of
these problems. Maracyn would help with the red areas and bacterial
problems. Also a UV sterilizer would help prevent some of thes problems
including the bacterial bloom in the future. You may also have velvet,
add 1 tablespoon of salt per 5 gallons and raise the water temperature
to 86 degrees. Medicated Wonder shells are great for velvet and some
water quality problems, but you cannot mix them with maracyn. I would
use them as a follow up in your case. Unfortunately I wish I could see
your fish tank in person, but I cannot.
Good luck, Carl
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