Iridescent Large
Posted on Saturday, July 18th, 2009 at 7:04 amirridescent shark with large hole in his body?
my iridescent shark had a huge lump on his side up by his spine. today i looked at him and saw that it burst?? there is now a large about half inch long and very deep hole in his body. i see other small bumps appearing on his body and im worried these will grow and burst too . what is this and whats going on with him......
also i am pregnant and worried could this be anything dangerous to me.
Found this on a website that sounds very similar to what is wrong with your shark. Hope this helps!
"I have an Iridescent Shark that is 3 to 4 inches long. Last week a "bubble" appeared on his side. It really looked more like a blister. When I came home from work, it had "popped" and now he has a hole in his side. This doesn't look like any of the ulcerative type pictures on your site, it is literally a hole. I watched him, and noticed a small bit of air inside the hole that slowly gets larger until a line of bubbles comes from his side. He isn't acting different, but surely this isn't normal. I can get some pictures. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks, Audra
Answer: You shark has a bacterial infection that sounds like it needs to be treated. Make sure the tank is clean by doing a 30% water change and vacuum the gravel. Clean the filter too. Check the water. Ammonia and nitrites should be zero. Nitrates should be under 25 ppm. Treat the tank with Nitrofuranace as per the directions on the box. It may affect the good bacteria that break down the fish waste so check for ammonia spikes. You may need to add Bio-Spira after treating to establish the good bacteria back in your tank.-Chuck"
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