Am I dead? I haven't been seen moving in the past few days. This includes my gills. [video=youtube;vo12cVYek18]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo12cVYek18[/video]
Am I Dead?
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I sure hope not man. I'll probably get railed for this but a while ago I had a shark egg and I thought the same thing so I put it in a separate tank and cut the egg open and let the shark out and it actually turned out to be alive. It was bigger than yours is but it still had a huge egg sac connected to it and it just developed in the tank outside of the egg and once it absorbed all the yolk, I put it in the main tank with the others. I'm not saying to cut it open though. I would put it in a different tank just in case if it dead, it won't foul up the water.
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It looks dead to me.
If it were alive, you'd see it coil around the yolk when it's moved or bumped. Also, a shark that far along would have almost constant gill movement.
I can't tell if the yolk is breaking apart by that video, but it kinda looks like it.
Once they die, the yolk will start breaking up and turning milky/slimy within a few days, followed by the shark doing the same.
I'd say leave it alone and stick it somewhere safe on the slim chance that it's actually not dead, but it's more than likely done.
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If it were alive, you'd see it coil around the yolk when it's moved or bumped. Also, a shark that far along would have almost constant gill movement.
I can't tell if the yolk is breaking apart by that video, but it kinda looks like it.
Once they die, the yolk will start breaking up and turning milky/slimy within a few days, followed by the shark doing the same.
I'd say leave it alone and stick it somewhere safe on the slim chance that it's actually not dead, but it's more than likely done.
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If there is no visible gill movement, chances are it's no longer with us. That being said, there is a study out showing that shark embryos will stop moving and breathing if they sense a predator near the egg.
There is a viable solution, though. Get a small breeder net or a plastic "Critter Keeper". Then use a razor to slowly trim the edge of the egg (avoid the body, yolk and umbilical). Poor the egg into the net or keeper and see if your shark is alive or not. If it is, keep it isolated in the tank until the yolk is fully absorbed. If not, you can get it out of the system so the ammonia from the dead body won't disrupt your chemistry.
There is a viable solution, though. Get a small breeder net or a plastic "Critter Keeper". Then use a razor to slowly trim the edge of the egg (avoid the body, yolk and umbilical). Poor the egg into the net or keeper and see if your shark is alive or not. If it is, keep it isolated in the tank until the yolk is fully absorbed. If not, you can get it out of the system so the ammonia from the dead body won't disrupt your chemistry.