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FAQs about Shark, Ray Disease/Health 4

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New Shark Acting Strange  10/29/09
Hello, I have recently purchased a male white-spotted bamboo shark. He is about 7 1/2 inches long and he is in a 180 gallon long tank. I know this is not large enough for life but I will upgrade in a couple years.
I have a larger protein skimmer with a 40 gallon wet-dry/refugium sump.
<Do keep your eyes on Nitrate accumulation>
I drip acclimated him for a few hours and when I let him into the aquarium he swam around for a while then just went behind the rock and laid down. Then for some reason for about 2 hours straight he was swimming around sporadically as if he did not know where he was going (even swimming into rocks)
<Ow! I do hope these are placed centrally so this animal can swim all around the system's perimeter>
and swimming upside down.
<Yikes! Not good>
Now he has resumed to laying behind the rock and he looks normal. All other fish are healthy (sail-fin percula tang and a couple of clowns).
Water parameters all read zero and salinity is at 1.024. Is this anything to worry about or was he just getting used to the tank?
<Was the pH matched with the drip water to the shipping water? I think this animal was poisoned ("ammonia burned") by being exposed to too high a pH in the acclimation process>
I even offered him some squid before this all happened and he came it and nibbled on it and swam away. I just want to know if all is good. Thanks.
<... Read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/FishInd1.htm
the second tray down... the Shark articles, FAQs files for needed background. Bob Fenner>

Re: New Shark Acting Strange   10/30/09
Hello, thank you for the fast reply. Yes the rocks are all centrally located for the best swimming room and I made a nice cave for him.
<Ah good>
For the past day and a half he has just been laying on the bottom not moving much (even at night which worries me knowing they are nocturnal).
<Actually, this and some other "sedentary" shark families members are quite inactive en toto>
I noticed that he is breathing really hard also. It almost looks like he's doing pushups off the sand with his front two fins with every breath. I offered him fresh squid, krill, and a cut up silverside and I stick it right in front of his face and he just sits there or moves a little.
<Don't be overly concerned re the lack of feeding... try some appropriate size pieces every other day...>
Referring to what you said about the pH it is
at around 8.2 .
<... Have you read where I referred you? What re NO3 conc.? BobF>

Re: New Shark Acting Strange – 10/31/09
Hello, my No3 levels are at zero.
<Wow, great>
He is doing much better now. He ate a squid tentacle and is breathing normally.
<Ahh, good>
Sometimes he finds the smallest places to sleep in , I hope that is normal. Also is it normal for him while he is swimming to be so close to the surface? Even poking his head out sometimes?
<Does happen... Make sure the top is covered... as they can leap out.
Cheers, BobF>

Mysterious bamboo shark death  6/11/09
Hi
There are no words to express my absolute love for sharks. On December 24, 2008 I was given a bamboo shark egg (very young). On March 19,2009 tellulah (the shark) hatched at 6 in. Since then she's been eating mysis shrimp (I've tried feeding her squid but she doesn't seem to like it as much). She has always had a very healthy appetite. She's been swimming very well and no irregularities in her behavior. When I got? home from school yesterday (6-10-09) she was very very pale and had blood around her gills. I picked her up and could not find any cuts.?She was not breathing and had no response to touch or movement. I was hit with the reality that she had died. I've search your web page an the web, but have not found an explanation for her death.?Here is some info on my aquarium.
75 gallon (only temporary for her first few months)
The tank is longer and short so there is more room for swimming
3 small damsels
1 clown fish
2 turbo snails
Live rocks (all kept in one area to prevent scratching of the shark)
KH (carbonate hardness): 180 mg/L
PH: 7.5
<Way too low>
nitrite: 0
nitrate:80 mg/L
<Way too high...>
All levels have been constant since birth.?Please help me find what happened to my dear tellulah. Thanks very much
???-Erin
<The chemistry you list above could itself be the explanation/cause of loss here; though there are quite a few other possibilities... Bob Fenner>

Re: mysterious bamboo shark death  6/12/09
Thank you very much for responding so quickly. My only thoughts on the water quality being the cause is that, wouldn't it affect the other fish too,
<Mmm, yes. But to a much slighter degree... i.e. the other species are far more tolerant>
and why it is that she had been acting and eating as usual. I will fix the water quality ASAP. Do you know of any diseases that could have caused her to die so suddenly. (names or links to learn more about it)
Thanks very much Erin
<... please read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/FishInd1.htm
the second tray... BobF>

Re: mysterious bamboo shark death   6/13/09
I 've looked over the link you sent me, I do recall there being a small lump on her underside below the mouth, but it was there since the moment she hatched. Could she have gotten a goiter while she was in the
egg. If so can a goiter kill her so quickly without a change in behavior.
<Possibly>
Also, by any chance the tomato clown fish that i mentioned before was recently purchased (5-22-09) he is very young, but could he have brought in a parasite or something.
<... doubtful. B>
Keep in mind he was bought from my usual fish store where? I have purchased all my fish from.
Thanks
???? -Erin

Bull shark   2/25/09
Oggetto:
Dear director,
<Andrea>
I have a problem with a Bull shark, he has the gills completely open and stopped, even if he swim normally ( the oxygen in tank is 8 mg/l). I can't understand what's happen! Can you help me?
Best regards,
Andrea
Andrea Dr Tomei
Shark Expo
Palazzo del turismo
Jesolo 30016 Venice ITALY
<Is this Carcharias leucas? How long have you had this animal? What other species are house with it? Are any of them acting odd? What have you done recently? Bob Fenner>

Re:  Bull shark 3/2/09
Dear Bob,
Yes we have a pair of Carcharhinus leucas, now the shark is doing well. We have 18 species ( sand tiger shark, wobbegong, Zebra shark, lemon shark etc...) and about 50 sharks. Have you experience with sharks?
<A great deal of old experience with their pathology... Not so much with their "live husbandry". Am glad to find your collection is doing well. The others listed are not hard to keep generally... but the Bulls... can be.
Bob Fenner>
Best regards,
Andrea Dr Tomei
Shark Expo
Palazzo del turismo
Jesolo 30016 Venice ITALY

Re: Bull shark, hlth.  – 03/03/09
Dear Bob,
the bulls is not simple to maintain but they are beautiful animals!
<Ah yes... do keep them well-fed... and under observation... This species has a great tendency to predate other sharks, rays...>
3 months ago they have had a problem with parasite, I think Turbellaria.
After using all the drug normally used ( Trichlorfon, formalin, lower salinity) i have tried with Diflubenzuron an inhibitor of chitin synthesis, with excellent results. I send a picture before the treatment.
Sorry for my bad English.
Andrea
<No worries re your English... Better than my Italian for sure... I do agree with your materia medica list, use. Ciao, Bob Fenner>
Andrea Dr Tomei
Shark Expo
Palazzo del turismo
Jesolo 30016 Venice ITALY

Dead bamboo shark, no data of use   2/10/09
Hi everyone,
<Anthony>
I woke up to find my bamboo shark dead in my aquarium this morning and was wondering if any of you could shed some light on what may have happened here...
<Given information...>
I've experienced several deaths in the past with my tank, but never anything this peculiar. I've attached some pictures that I took once I pulled her out - you can see that one side of her body is all red (I can only imagine internal hemorrhaging?) while the other one seems mostly fine (except for a little blood in her eye.
Do any of you know what might have caused this?
<...? Not w/o data, no>
Thanks,
Anthony
<This shark is... obviously dead... Petecchial... but... cause/s? System, tankmates, maintenance history, foods/feeding, water quality measures? No sense guessing w/o data... Read here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/shkdisfaq2.htm
and the linked files above... to gain insight into your situation and what sorts of input we're looking for. Bob Fenner>


Re: Dead bamboo shark  2/10/09
Hi Bob, thanks for the reply. Sorry I didn't include the typical information in the original email - I was kind of shook up at the time.
<Ahh, understandable>
The shark was in a 180 gallon tank with a Picasso Trigger, Snowflake Eel, Dog Faced Puffer, Black Spotted Puffer (both of which are extremely non-aggressive), a porcupine puffer (a bit more aggressive towards the  other puffers at feeding time but always left the shark alone), and a Queen Trigger.
<Yikes... some very tough customers as tank-mates>
The system has been running for over 2 years and there were no water quality issues from a chemical perspective. One thing that did happen recently (about a month ago) was that the sump started leaking salt-water, and before I knew what was going on, the leaking water had been automatically topped off by new fresh water. About a week later, the Queen Trigger and Porcupine Puffer both died within a day of each other.
<Highly stressed... and reason here for the shark's loss>
I attributed this to what happened with the salinity dropping so rapidly the week before. When I spoke to my LFS about it, they were surprised that the shark had survived it - they said if anything, the trigger should have been able to deal with that, but I guess not.
<Yes>
As for feeding, I fed them frozen shrimp and scallops every couple of days.
The food would never hang around for more than 5 minutes in the tank, and with the exception of the porcupine puffer being a little over-zealous when eating, everyone got along very well.
There is around 130 lbs of live rock in the bottom of the tank, with two caves at both extremities of the tank where the shark would hang out. The middle of the tank was clear of live rock so she could swim without hitting anything. The marks that you saw on the pictures were never there prior to her death. I did however catch her swimming upside down the night before she died.
As I said earlier, all the water quality measures were normal: pH around 8.2 - 8.3, no ammonia, no nitrites, 10 ppm nitrates. The specific gravity was back to 1.023 (it had dropped to around 1.017 when the incident occurred -
I brought it back up gradually by filling my ATS with 1.025 salt water over the course of 2 weeks). The protein skimmer was functioning properly.
Thanks for your help
Anthony
<I do suspect that the principal cause here was the sojourn too-much, too-fast into too-low specific gravity. Such effects are not always so straightforward, obvious.. but the internal changes... damage to kidneys, other organs consequently, can be deadly. There are controllers, with alarms that can notify one of deviation from measures as specific gravity.
Perhaps you're a candidate for such. Bob Fenner>

Re: Dead bamboo shark  2/10/09
Thanks Bob. I'll look into it. I had a feeling it was because of the salinity drop, but was thrown off by the delayed reaction.
<Yes... a useful, though painful lesson here re such delayed responses and what passes for our understanding (terrestrial, homeotherms...) with other animals we're familiar with. Cheers, BobF>

Bamboo shark trouble    1/17/09
Dear Bob (and WWM crew) I just hatched my first bamboo shark late last night. The birth was natural with no assistance from me. When I awoke this morning I was distressed to find the shark had wriggled past the eggcrate I set up to protect it and other critters from entering the overflow and gotten caught in my filter sock. I pulled the shark from the sock only to
find it has ingested a small string or something, I had to cut the string or risk hurting the shark trying to pull it free. Now it is sitting on the bottom of the tank(breathing regularly) but with a tiny piece of filter sock fuzz hanging out of it's mouth. What should I do now?!?!
<Wait, be patient... try to keep the shark in a low-stimulus setting as much as possible. The string is not likely trouble. Bob Fenner>

Re: bamboo shark trouble  1/18/09
Thank you. I did manage to remove a small amount of material with no effort. There is still some in there and was resistant to very minor force, (just enough to scare the shark from the palm of my gloved hand)
<Leave it be>
so I will follow your advice and leave it be. I noticed some of the material made it's way through the gills so I removed that as well, again, with no Resistance from the material or shark. I don't know if you will remember it, but I actually showed you the shark egg back at MAX where I was at Tim McGuire's booth with our friend Harold Diaz (frag city), I was also supposed to make your Xmas party with the rest of SDMAS but work came up and I was forced to miss it, much to my chagrin. I normally go by Maz BTW.
<So it is>
Thanks again for your advice, I have been researching relentlessly trying to find a solution.
Maz.
<To go is to come. To accept what is to be is a high achievement... those who cannot/will not accept what will be will be destroyed upon the lathe of nature/chi'en/heaven>

Bamboo shark treatment... Prazi? Nope.  1/14/09
I have a bamboo shark that is about two weeks old. I saw him rub or scratch on the bottom. I want to know if Prazipro (distributed by hikari ) is safe to use.
Thank you. Kris
<Umm... why would you be using/exposing this animal to an anthelminthic...
Prazi treats for flukes, flatworms... Your shark is not suffering from these assuredly... Please read here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/sharkeggfaqs.htm
and the linked files above, elsewhere you lead yourself. Bob Fenner>

Mortimer the white spot bamboo shark, fdg./hlth.    9/6/08
Dear Mr. Fenner,
A few years back I wrote to you with this same problem . Morty was 10 then and now he's almost 15 . Although I have a good idea what you'll tell me , maybe you'll see a solution I don't . Morty is obviously interested in all of the food I try feeding . But each and every thing , he spits out .
I've tried so many things . Shrimp, cocktail and fresh , squid, scallop, clams, oyster, and silversides which he usually woofs down since he rarely gets them . I've also tried live shrimp and live mollies, both of which were sucked in and spit out ! I'm going to go to a bait shop .
<Mmm, better by far to use previously frozen fare... to avoid pests, parasites and more>
But I can't imagine what they might have that won't evoke the same response . The last time he gave me such a hard time , I gave in and fed the silversides , which he doesn't want now .But it s been about three weeks since we've been playing this game now. I see no indication of something like goiter which would affect his ability to swallow . I've dealt with that in another shark . That shark , an epaulette, we lost after trying the force feeding thing . At the time Paul on your crew was helping me out with his guidance. He even did a necropsy for me at The Monterey Bay . It was determined that we had gotten the food into his stomach . So it wasn't likely we did anything wrong . But I'm very scared to try to force feed Morty , and lose him . I love him lots!
I wondered if you could think of any reason for this behavior ? Or any other remedies ? I'm at a loss .
Thanks to
you and your crew for your time .
Terri Rego
<... Do you use supplements in the foods? What brand, make up, dosage? Bob Fenner>

Smoothhound snout problem 6/1/08
I have (2) 18" grey Smoothhounds in a 5'x5' sq
<Too small>
aquarium with wet/dry
<Inadequate for chondrichthyous fishes>
and protein skimmer filtration. All levels are great
<...>
since the system is tied in with our 700 gallon reef system.
<Oh!>
The shark tank has a small island of gulf rock, very round. Also I have a 24" shovelhead shark and marbled Catshark. All but one Smoothhound are doing great. The one looks like the tip of the snout was cut of. At least the front 1/2" is missing. We can see some blood and even the cartilage. He is eating but not healing. Any suggestions for medicine.
<Mmm, yes... none. This condition is quite common with captive sharks in small, non-rounded containers... they run into the edge repeatedly... Hopefully yours has learned the physical limits here. Nothing will "treat" the symptom... need to address the cause... too small, square world. Bob Fenner>

Re: Smoothhound snout problem 6/1/08
Hello Bob,
<Tom>
Thank you for the response. However, I do not think this is a case of rubbing against the corners as I have seen that happen many times before.
<I see>
This looks as if some cut of the front of the snout of.
<Yikes! It sure does>
Also, this happened within 2 days of the shark living in this tank. It started with a good junk missing and now it seems as if progressing further. I did have a few local "oyster rocks" in the tank which are really sharp and I think he may have cut the snout of while searching around for crabs living around the rocks. Can I use Methylene or Lugol's and apply it directly to the cut using a q-tip.
<Yes... a good use here. Full strength>
I could do this many times per day if I had to. The shark is still eating but the snout looks really bad. Please see the attached photo and let me know what you think.
Thank You
Tom M
<Does look like a physical injury... I do hope this cool/cold water animal rallies in your care. BobF>

Re: smooth hound snout problem 6/3/08
>>Thank you for your response. I will use Methylene twice per day using a q-tip. Will keep you posted.
<Oh! And one more bit... in other times I've used the old timey "mixer" of zinc oxide... to prevent nose-sunburns... to coat such wounds. The curatives can be mixed in with. BobF>
<<

Re: Smoothhound snout problem 6/16/08
Hello Bob,
<Tom>
Just want to keep you updated. The shark is still eating and getting better. I keep him in an empty 60x24x24 aquarium, part of our reef system. He is easy to remove for daily meth. blue q-tip rub. Looks like it will heal but will have a blunt nose. Thanks.
Tom
<Outstanding... I do hope you have larger quarters for this fish in mind. Thank you for this update. Bob Fenner>

New question about an old issue, shark hlth., sys.    4/26/08
Crew,
<Tom>
Perhaps you remember (and perhaps you don't) me writing a ton about a pet Banded Cat Shark that I owned, my display tank having ick with the shark, and my treating the tank with Quinine Sulfate in an attempt to eradicate the ick with the shark present. And you might remember how the Quinine was very effective in ridding the tank of the ick, but that the shark began a steady decline over the course of a month and a half and finally passing away after being unable to eat (this after feeding wonderfully on shark formula and vitamins for 6 months, and doing quite well.)
<I do recall>
Months have passed, and though I have added a few additions to the tank, we have been nearly 4 months with absolutely no issues. But, my mind still wanders back to that time and while I have no intentions or desire to have another shark, I still think about what caused his demise.
I don't really run carbon continuously in my tank. It's 200 gallons with probably 150lb of live rock, filtered by a Fluval FX5 (which I clean and rinse sponges every two weeks) used mainly for water flow and biological filtration, a wet/dry trickle filter, and a large hang on protein skimmer which is actually rated for 180 gallons. I do a 25% water change every two weeks. But I do have a small canister filter that I put carbon in and run on occasion. Obviously during the treatment with the Quinine, I did not run the skimmer or the carbon. but after the treatment duration I did appropriate water changes, turned on the skimmer and put carbon back on the tank. Now, I wonder, how long is fresh carbon actually viable?
<Mostly gets "used up" within minutes, hours... rapidly drops off past then>
Some information outlets say change it every couple of weeks. but some say the most effective use of new carbon is in the first couple of days. being that this canister filter isn't large to begin with, do you think that it was not effective at removing all of this quinine, and the lingering presence of this medicine caused the shark's demise?
<I do not>
Water parameters were the same then as now, salinity was 1.025, PH was 8.2, 0ppm of both ammonia and nitrites, nitrates less than 10 - 20 ppm at all times. Again, no problems to resolve now, but something that bugs me and as I think about it often, I might have new questions about it.
The tank now houses a 5" Passer angel, a 6" Lunare wrasse, a 5" yellow tang, a Maroon Clown, and a Snowflake Moray. All have been problem free nearly all of 2008.
Thanks so much.
Thomas Roach
<Sharks are not, by and large, little aquarium fish... and most tanks to them... are little. BobF>

Coral Catshark breathing a little fast and keeps swimming to top of tank... Reading...    2/27/08
Hi, I just purchased a 18 inches coral Catshark today. While I was acclimating him he kept swimming around the foam bucket.
<I hope you had "heavy" aeration going on during...>
After an hour I put him in the tank 150 gallon tank.
<... too small a volume>
After about 10 minutes he starts swimming around like crazy going up to the top of tank. He would do this and then go back down for
a while. I checked the water before I bought him and everything was at 0 and the salinity was .025.
<... no>
The store owner did tell me his water salinity is .016.
<!? Much too different...>
He also said the only thing he fed him was silversides.
<... a very poor diet>
Do you think that's the reason.
<Reason for?>
He fed him before I bought him so I can see he eats. He said he had him for about 5 months. Oh I have a vtail grouper 5 inches and a Miniatus
grouper 4 inches. I unplugged the heater out of the sump and took the glass cleaner out of the tank and the thermometer out. I have some live shrimp in the tank but he doesn't try to eat them. I have a uv, protein skimmer, wet dry/sump. Should I buy a pump for more air. I don't want him to die, what can I do to save him. Did I do something wrong ? Please help
<... Please read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/index.htm
The second tray... the Articles and FAQs files on Sharks... You should have done this ahead of this purchase. I would return this fish, pronto... it won't live for long in the circumstances you describe. Bob Fenner>

Bamboo shark swimming in circles HELP   12/5/07
My baby bamboo shark has been in my 180 gallon tank for about two weeks now.
<Mmm, how large is this specimen? How was it acclimated? Was it treated in some way enroute?>
She has successfully eaten many times and seems to have a big appetite.
<How often of what foods?>
I recently noticed that she was breathing rather hard about 68gmm. That is almost three times there normal rate. I also noticed her face was a little blotchy.
<Good observations, bad signs>
I researched it and came to the conclusion that there must not be enough dissolved oxygen.
<Mmm, one possibility... what else re standard/common water quality measures?>
This all made since considering I have no aeration, other then power heads, So I directed my major sump output towards the surface and have some massive surface current and bubbles.
<Okay>
I checked on her again today (24hours since increased aeration) things seem to be more serious. She is swimming in circles all around the tank.
<...? Bad>
The blotchy patterns are now more intense and seem to have increased a lot. Do I need more air or is this something else.
<Likely the latter...>
I have not treated her with any medication. Do I need to. What do you recommend. She is my baby girl. I do not want to lose her. Please help.
-Britany
<What other life is present? This may give good clues... Is the other life fine? What re nitrate, any detectable ammonia or nitrite? Bob Fenner>

Re: bamboo shark swimming in circles HELP   12/5/07
Unfortunately she didn't make it through the night. However I still want to try to discover what killed her.
<Ahhh, very sorry to realize this loss>
She was about 10 inches. I drip acclimated her along with three green Chromis for about 1.5 hours.
<Good>
There is one thing that I did about three days after I got her that may have been a problem but I don't think so. I transferred her in a critter keeper from my 12 gallon Nano with just Sand and 1 piece of Live Rock covered in Coralline Algae, to the 180. I floated the keeper then added about 1/2 cup of water to it every 15 minutes. Could this have done it?
<Mmm, perhaps the stress... of being in the small tank, whatever water quality changes there... to some degree the move>
She showed no signs after this.
She ate every day about (I now know this was too much)
<Yes>
about 5 pieces of tube squid cut in about 1cmX1cm. Is this too much?
<Yes, and inappropriate as a strict diet... Plus, all sharks should have their foods supplemented... Are you familiar with Mazuri.com vitamins? Have you read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/index.htm
the second tray... on Sharks, Nutrition?>
The water tested great. I test with very accurate tests and use a colorimeter so I don't think this was it.
Now as for the life. I do have quite a unique tank. I have a sail fin tang, a school of 5 green Chromis, a flasher wrasse, , 2 filefish, 2 maroon clowns (passive), 3 pajama cardinals, and some corals; a hammer, a toadstool leather, Montipora, acropora, zooanthids, button polyps, colt coral, three feather dusters, Christmas tree worms, an open brain, a Lobophyllia brain, Pulsing Xenia, a Kenya tree, a finger leather and a small mushroom coral. Okay, quite a few corals. The reef is on two plastic milk crates and all of the rock is Zip tied to the crates. We cut the sides off of the crates to give the shark ample swimming room.
<Good>
Could the corals kill her?
<Mmm, could mal-affect health, yes>
Are there specific ones I should stay away from?
<... please read on WWM re the species, genera, families of Cnidarians you list/keep... their "Compatibility" SubFAQs files...>
I have been feeding any of the filter feeders with Plankton, and adding Two-little-fishies A&B calcium and Seachem Reef Plus.
<With testing I hope/trust>
I have checked the ingredients of both and the reef plus does contain copper, yet it is undetectable when I test. Please let me know what I can do to
insure a healthy happy shark for next time. Or should there be a next time? Thanks Bob-
<I would not place a shark of any species in this setting... too likely to consume the other fishes listed, knock over the stinging-celled colonies... I would look to other fish groups, or arrange a more-dedicated system of size for cartilaginous fish/es. Cheers, Bob Fenner>
 

Bamboo cat shark... hlth., fdg. ... following directions in writing us...    10/24/07
Hi all
my female bamboo cat shark has developed a lump behind her mouth all water tests have proved water quality good and she feeds well however this lump has started to restrict her feeding slightly any ideas greatly received
thanks Ian
<... Do you administer vitamins? I2? Please read here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/WWMAdminSubWebIndex/question_page.htm
The Google search tool: With the terms: Shark Goiter... and read.
Bob Fenner>

Re: bamboo cat shark  10/25/07
Thanks for the help iodine supplement seems to be the answer as I was not aware about the problems with using silversides as main food. Will let you know how I , sorry we, get on.
<Please do. BobF>

Brown Banded Bamboo Shark, injured, ???, no useful info.   8/16/07
Hi,
?My name is Brendan and I have had a Brown Banded Bamboo Shark for a little over 2 years and it is about 15 or 16 inches now. It?
<?>
is in a 125 gallon tank.? I have found your sight more useful than any other web sight or pet shop? about some of the shark problems I've had. About 1 month ago my shark stopped eating for about 3 weeks when it stopped eating I tried everything I could think of to get it to eat again doing water change after water change then emailed you, you said to give it a shot of vitamin B 12 the only problem was I was leaving for the Bahamas for 2 weeks and couldn't get in to the vet. I left my mom to watch it for me and to try to feed it and she was also worried about the shark so she changed the lights and instead of 2 normal 40 watt lights she put one 40 watt actinic coral night light and the shark started to eat again but less than a week after it started to eat again (and I turned the 40 watt coral life 10,000K light on? and still? kept the Actinic light on) a bump showed up on its head and I cant find anything touching on that subject anywhere. There are pictures above. It also got bit by an angle fish I had? in there and I took it? out but there is a mark where it got bit, Is? there anything I can do to make sure it doesn't get infected? the nitrates are 20ppm,
<Too high>
nitrites are 0ppm, ammonia is 0ppm, and the Ph is 8.1 ppm.? I am also buying a new stand so? when its time? for me? to put the tank on the new stand I will do almost a? complete, if not complete, water change to lower the nitrates.??
Thanks for All the help you've given me,
Brendan
P.S. Would a Pink Tail Trigger Fish be safe to add to my tank?
<... likely not. Please re/read here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/index.htm
the second tray. Bob Fenner>






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