Can someone tell me what's wrong with my bala shark?

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jclyde13

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A few days ago, I noticed that one of my balas was really pale. I thought it might be stressed out because of my water params, but I tested them and everything is 0 except my nitrate, which is 40ppm. It has been three days since then and none of my other fish (including my other balas) are showing any signs of stress, but it is still abnormally pale. Here are some pics. It is more noticable in person than it is in the pics.

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My bala that just got ick was looking real pale like that so I would watch to see if he get's any white spots. The ick is not fun at all trust me and this i my first time which makes it even worse.
 
If its acting normal, but its just a bit pale I wouldn't worry yet. If it starts showing symptoms of ick, fungus, parasites, etc., then come back & research treatments. If you start medicating now you will probably do more harm than good.
 
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