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Why did my fish get sick & one died2007-11-24 23:43:07

Ok, Im baffled.

I have a 10 gallon tank with freshwater Shark fish. Fish that look like miniture sharks. Well my tank started growing algea, I bought a pocotumous bottom feeder, he died the next day. A few days later, one of my black finned shark fish started growing some weird skin disease. Whats going on. The disease, covered my fishes head, fins and eyes. He couldnt eat, and I had to flush him down the toilet before he got worse. I dont what this to happen again. Was it the Algea?? Whats going on??

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It probably was the algea. I'm not an expert on this kind of things but the problem is with your filtering in your tank I think. Or perhaps your tank needs a good clean-up. Or both. Sorry about your fish. I love them too. You showed compassion in flushing him before it got worse.

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onviously you didn't do the smart thing and clean your tank often enough. When algae appears its time to clean the tank.

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The pleco probably died because your tank is overstocked and putting him in an unhealthy tank was just too much for him. Look up what kind of shark you have and the minimum size tank they need. The shark probably got sick because you didn't quarantine the pleco before you added him and he was diseased. Flushing any living thing is horrible, next time look up a humane way to put a fish down or better yet try to cure it first.

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You need to keep the water and the tank blood-warm with some heating mechanism. one of the basic mistakes with such fish tanks.

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well u didnt take care of em DOHH

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You need to check and treat the water very often and also the water ph.

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Flushing a live fish - no matter how ill it is - is quite possibly one of the cruelest things that can be done to these animals.