If they die im moving to salt, more to look at and much funner and rewarding. I appreciate your continued input. I hope that its just healing process, my other shark has the same problem but no fungus it looks good, i just dont see why they wont stop rubbing the glass trying to get out lol theyve been in the tank for 2 weeks now, and if they know its hurting them thats more of a reason to stop, hopefully its not fungus or anything like that though. I really think it is something not having to do with the healing process though because there was really excessive ammounts of it in relation to his wound and his size (3'').
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If they die im moving to salt, more to look at and much funner and rewarding. I appreciate your continued input. I hope that its just healing process, my other shark has the same problem but no fungus it looks good, i just dont see why they wont stop rubbing the glass trying to get out lol theyve been in the tank for 2 weeks now, and if they know its hurting them thats more of a reason to stop, hopefully its not fungus or anything like that though. I really think it is something not having to do with the healing process though because there was really excessive ammounts of it in relation to his wound and his size (3'').
yah my other ID shark who has a sore in the same spot, and a guppy feeder and her 3 babies, they all look healthy and are just hanging out, not sure why they havnt been eaten but these fish are all eating omega 3 shrimp pellets.
Oh and a tadpole lol, the guy gave it to me with my feeders and was laughing about it haha i thought it was funny. I thought tadpoles were vegetarians, but he is loving the shrimp pellets. He has grown so much since i got him and seems to be doing better than anything else in the tank. I wonder what he will turn out to be.
So 40 ppm is 100% normal? (what if its really 80 ppm because the 40/80 colors on the color chart are exactly the same color)
I would personally up the water changes and add 1tbs of salt per 10 gallons to your tank. Looks a little advanced, but there is still hope.
You think freshwater is hard... wait till you try salt... If your gonna be succesfull in keeping saltwater fish I hope you got some cash. If you do go salt and don't have too much funds; stick with some clownfish. I would advise doing some research first.
Good Luck.
You think freshwater is hard... wait till you try salt... If your gonna be succesfull in keeping saltwater fish I hope you got some cash. If you do go salt and don't have too much funds; stick with some clownfish. I would advise doing some research first.
Good Luck.
A guppy and a Tadpole so you really don't have any other fish. Maybe adding some other fish that swim around in the middle of the tank like Barbs are a good choice might make the sharks feel more safe. This is well known to help fish that are scared to come out and swim. They call them "dither fish". When they see other fish swimming around they know its safe. I can't see your whole tank but it looks pretty bare. Add some plastic plants maybe some driftwood. Also a pictured background. Do you have gravel in the tank?
nitrates are the end product of the nitrogen cycle. When they're high it means you need to increase water changes. You can also use live plants to kee them in check.
Ive done plenty of research and plan on doing much more, i dont think FW is hard and i know SW is a little bit harder. And it can be affordable if u do it right.
I added 2 fake plants and i have a sand bottom, i also tore off the background it came with it was lame. If i get a background im just going to get a dark blue one. im not sure i wanna invest much more into FW, as its not where my heart is. I will make these fish comfortable and try to help them as much as i can.
A bit of advice: Learn how to take care of your freshwater fish before even thinking of moving into salt water. Looks like your fish has some bacterial problems. Fungus is usually a secondary infection. Most bacterial problems are due to poor water quality usually due to a lack of water changes or overfeeding.
