URGENT: fish in danger
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It doesn't look like fungus to me. I seen this many times and its just the skin trying to heal over but keeps getting damaged. Fungus looks like cotton ball kinda fiberish looking. Either way its not going to get better until they stop rubbing against the tank.
Your water perimeters aren't "good" if your only stock is 2-4 feeder fish and 2 ID Sharks that appear to be no more than 3" long and your nitrates are reading between 40-80ppm. That's HIGH. When is the last time you performed a wc?
Your biological filter isn't still establishing itself if your reading 0 amm, nitrites, and a read on nitrates. Your cycle is complete.
If your heart isn't in FW I guess I'm just kind of confused as to why you just picked up two ID Sharks. You do realize they grow fast, require huge aquariums at full adult size, can grow over 3' long, and can easily live over 10yr if properly cared for. (Which practically never happens with these poor guys)
As far as treating the odd looking issue they have going on around there mouth, first thing I do when I have any health issues with my fish is check water conditions. If nitrates are over 10ppm I'll perform wc to bring the nitrates down below 10ppm and keep it that way with wc. If there are no improved results with the water quality resolved I would move onto either meds, or salt dose w/ temp bump depending on the issue.
Your biological filter isn't still establishing itself if your reading 0 amm, nitrites, and a read on nitrates. Your cycle is complete.
If your heart isn't in FW I guess I'm just kind of confused as to why you just picked up two ID Sharks. You do realize they grow fast, require huge aquariums at full adult size, can grow over 3' long, and can easily live over 10yr if properly cared for. (Which practically never happens with these poor guys)
As far as treating the odd looking issue they have going on around there mouth, first thing I do when I have any health issues with my fish is check water conditions. If nitrates are over 10ppm I'll perform wc to bring the nitrates down below 10ppm and keep it that way with wc. If there are no improved results with the water quality resolved I would move onto either meds, or salt dose w/ temp bump depending on the issue.
I bought them before i was considering sw and i did a huge wc and a good salt does at 6 am before i left for work. And id sharks dont get even close to 3 ft in any tank under like 200 gal.
Do you mean before you considered sw?... I'm just now getting into my first sw tank now and it's pretty exciting. I've done the larger fish in big tanks and it's fun, but it's hard to move with them. (which is why I had to rehome all of mine, and their tank) If you're really wanting to do sw I'd just return the ID Sharks and stick to what you are interested in. I'm not sure what tank you have now, but ID Sharks are a HUGE long term commitment and not to be taken lightly. I personally love these guys aesthetics when full grown but don't plan on ever having a tank to house them properly anytime soon. (and maybe not even ever)
Did you dose salt for the full amount of the tank after the wc? Make sure you use aquarium safe salt ie: kosher salt, rock salt, freshwater aquarium salt, canning salt, or non iodized salt. Also, make sure you don't over due it with the salt. I believe it's 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons, and REMEMBER the salt is only removed by wcs. So don't dose the entire tank volume after a wc, just the amount of water changed. And once everything is all said and done you can slowly remove the salt from the tank w/ wcs.
GL
Just saw you edit added this after I responded to you. This is quite a ridiculous statement. FYI fish do not grow to the size of the tank you keep them in, and Pangsius Hypophthalmus grow very fast, and can reach lengths of up to 3' when full grown. I recommend some research before making silly statements like this. Hope you're having decent luck with your fish's recovery.
