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Mysterious Redtail Shark Death (Want Help Finding Cause)

Discussion in 'Fish Diseases & Cures' started by Anonymous, Feb 4, 2009.

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  1. Anonymous

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    last week when 1 of mi red tail black sharks died it was swimming around in the morning but i went out for 6 hours and when i came back all i found was its head and it was allive 6 hours before.
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Re: please can u help

    Please be sure to include all of the following.

    pH
    Ammonia Level
    Nitrite Level
    Nitrate Level
    Water Temperature
    Tank Size
    How Often You Do Water Changes And What Percent You Change
     
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    Re: please can u help

    Was he eaten? What else is in the tank?
     
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    You said Redtail Sharks plural... Does this mean you had more than one?
     
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  5. Anonymous

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    no sorry all i had was 1
     
    Anonymous, Feb 5, 2009
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  6. Anonymous

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    sorry anthoney the nitrite level was 0 ammonia 0 24C 34 litre and twice every month
     
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  7. LemonDiscus

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    How big was your fish? That is a small tank! (9 Gallons US) If he was too large, it may have been not enough water changes and your Nitrates were too high.
     
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  8. Anonymous

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    he was only 2 inch
     
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  9. Anonymous

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    but howcome i only found its head
     
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  10. LemonDiscus

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    Tankmates? Decorations? Pre-filter on the filter intake? You are not describing the circumstances that could have lead to this! Like going to the doctor if you dont say why your back hurts, what you did, they will have a very hard time knowing if it is bone, muscle, tendons.... And we dont have the tools doctors have to search. You HAVE to describe EVERYTHING that may have lead to it.
     
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  11. Anonymous

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    i had him with 6 black neon tetra and that was it
     
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  12. Anonymous

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    i checked the filter there was no body his colours were very bite in the morning he was eating well also i have 2 bronze corydoras catfsh no decorations were sharp he had a big cave and i found him at the front of the tank
     
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  13. LemonDiscus

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    Tetras are carnivorous (omnivorous to be exact) and can eat a dead carcass. I would bet it was them that ate some at the Shark. Kind of hard to think though that they could eat through a freshly dead fish.... usually they hit the more decomposing fish that are softer (tetras really dont have much for teeth to shred.)

    What about the filter? How big is it and does it have a guard on the intake.... Could the shark fit into the intake? How big was the Shark. Are there any decorations that it could have got stuck in and killed itself trying to get out (caves, ships, etc...)

    PLEASE answer all of the questions that I asked. Dont leave one unanswered if you want us to answer your overall question of what happened!
     
    LemonDiscus, Feb 5, 2009
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  14. Anonymous

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    it has a guard on it and it couldnt fit in it and the shark was only 2 inches long and the decoration were spaced out and its cave was too big for it to get stuck in but could it also have been the corydoras catfish
     
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  15. Anonymous

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    lemondiscus please could you reply
     
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  16. Anthony

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    I think he's still waiting for you to answer all the questions you were asked.
     
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  17. YellowCichlid

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    Is this the same tank that your other fish were dying in because you didn't add dechlorinator
     
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  18. Anonymous

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    yes but the shark died the day before i changed the water
     
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  19. Anthony

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    How long has the tank been running ?
     
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  20. Anonymous

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    4 months
     
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