barefootKATE
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have an irridescent shark in my 55 gal. He is 5" long. He rubs his nose up and down the sides of the tank constantly. This has caused him to rub the skin off of his nost it is a pink and white open sore. I have quarantined him in a 10 gal to hopefully heal him. I am using aquarium salt, and treating him with melafix, folling the directions on the bottle. I also have a heater in his tank so that the temp is a constant 80 F. He is still rubbing his nose, making it hard to heal. Do any of you have any suggestions for this fish? Is there a way to keep him from rubbing his nose on the glass? If any one has any insight PLEASE share, I'd like to get this fish healthy!
Note: I realize the fish is too big for my tank. I didn't buy him, he came with the tank I have called the pet stores, but they won't take in unhealthy fish so in order to get him adopted I need to heal him.
I hope this isn't a repete post, I looked through the fourm and didn't see this one...
Thanks,
Kate
Note: I realize the fish is too big for my tank. I didn't buy him, he came with the tank I have called the pet stores, but they won't take in unhealthy fish so in order to get him adopted I need to heal him.
I hope this isn't a repete post, I looked through the fourm and didn't see this one...
Thanks,
Kate