How sensitive are shovelnose?

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AdzyHany

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The lfs had a tiger shovelnose that I posted on here that had red gills. I really wanted it but figured there was something wrong with it. They had it for 3 weeks and it did fine. They sold it the day before I went to buy it so I don't know how it is now. So 2 days ago they had a jurunse. It also had red gills but I wasn't going to miss this one so I bought it. It had red gills and a red spot on his lip. He died that night. I'm guessing ammonia poisoning? Afterwards they told me that they actually ordered 3 and 2 died before they even got them. I want to know what's going on here. The lfs has all the tanks on the same water and none of the other fish are poisoned
 
Probably has nothing to do with shovelnose sensitivity. Guessing it was ammonia poisoning. Probably got them from a bad shipper, maybe fed them before shipping causing them to waste in the water and spike ammonia, and possibly were left in a hot environment making it more toxic. Many things could have contributed to this situation to increase ammonia in their shipping container. Sad :(
 
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Ammonia poisoning is one of the biggest killers of aquarium fish. It occurs most often when a tank is newly set up. However, it can also occur in an established tank when too many new fish have been added at one time, when the filter fails due to power or mechanical failure, or if bacterial colonies die off due to the use of medications or sudden change in water conditions.
Symptoms:

Fish gasp for breath at the water surface
Purple or red gills
Fish is lethargic
Loss of appetite
Fish lays at the bottom of the tank
Red streaking on the fins or body
Ammonia poisoning can happen suddenly, or over a period of days. Initially the fish may be seen gasping at the surface for air. The gills will begin to turn red or lilac in color, and may appear to be bleeding. The fish will being to lose its appetite and become increasingly lethargic. In some cases fish may be observed laying at the bottom of the tank with clamped fins.
As the damage from the ammonia poisoning continues, the tissues will be damaged as evidenced by red streaks or bloody patches that appear on the body and fins. Internal damage is occurring to the brain, organs, and central nervous system. The fish begins to hemorrhage internally and externally, and eventually dies.
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Well regardless they are calling me when they get tsn's in to go buy it but I won't be buying anything from them anymore until I know it's healthy and see it eating. I just thought maybe it was something to do with the fish since the only fish I have seen in there with red gills were similar catfish
 
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