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03-03-2007, 11:24 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2007
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I just moved my fish tank and used 1/3 new water to 2/3 of the old water. I hadn't hooked up the filter, bubbler or heater and not even 24 hours later one of my sharks is laying on his side with red eyes and the other is covered in white stuff that looks cloud like all over his body on one side and on both of its eyes.  It's late and i cant get to the store untill tomorrow and even when i do i don't know whats wrong. Are the suffering from the same thing? my heater, filter and bubbler are on now but it doesn't seem to matter.  | 
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03-04-2007, 12:20 AM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Ok, wow, hang on. Sharks??? As in multiple?? How big is your tank???? They are obviously shocked, and the one that's covered in white stuff is presumably ICH. We need a LOT more info to diagnose this. I don't know much about sharks but I DO know they need HUGE tanks. Your typical 125 gal ain't gonna cut it. Tell us the size of your tank, how long its been running, your test readings, etc.... Sounds like it might be too late though. Sorry! We need your help to help you! _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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03-04-2007, 03:11 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Williamsville, NY
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Fresh or salt? I'm guessing fresh since you have plural sharks. Did you bring the new water up to temp? Sounds like an ick breakout. Best treatment that I've seen for freshwater ick is to take temp up to 80 | |
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03-04-2007, 05:26 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Quote I hadn't hooked up the filter, bubbler or heater and not even 24 hours later ...
Suffocation was the Cause of death what type where they not that it matter really but if they where real sharks of any type ? These particular animal have to have lots of dissolved oxygen and water circulation bring it the oxygen to them at all times and I'm surprised they both did not die sooner with no water circulation and filtration.. Not to mention low temperatures. Marine tank keeping 101 is water circulation , water circulation water circulation Class dismissed (: _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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03-04-2007, 09:42 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2007
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OK... i woke up this morning and the one shark thats eyes were red was dead. They are ID sharks. Freshwater and only suppost to be 12 inches long at full size. My tank is a 60 gallon but my sharks were only a couple months old. it takes years to get to 12 inches long. So what do i do now? the one is dead but yet the other seems to be getting better. He's still acting weird but not much signs of the ick anymore. the temp is just above 80 and has been for about 12 hours. Can anyone tell me what to do now? should i go to the fish store or can i save him just by keeping the water temp up? if so, how long? Thanks for helping, i know little about fish and was told they would be easy to care for. | |
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03-04-2007, 10:29 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: De
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did you use Ro/Di water or just tap water? | |
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03-04-2007, 10:31 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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Can you tell us a bit more about your tank's equipment? What kind of filtration are you using?
I believe she has a iradescent or bala "sharks"...they've got a couple other common names...real nice looking fish, but I've never had luck keeping them myself...
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03-04-2007, 10:31 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2007
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just tap water, i dont know what RO/DI water is | |
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03-04-2007, 10:32 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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Did you use a freshwater decholorinating product like StressCoat in the water? | |
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03-04-2007, 10:35 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2007
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iradescent shark is the full name for them. my filter is a whisper40 power filter. it is a little older do you think it needs new filter stuff :S | |
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