Mrs. Sharky Died

[Anna Robinson]

Melafix is an antibacterial treatment as well as a precautionary/healing medicine. But if it's not working, perhaps antibiotics are the next step? It does look like a bacterial infection.

If the water stats are fine, and you're not planning on using a medication which could affect the other fish, I don't think hospitalising the shark would help, as it would just stress her more to move her.

 

[MewMew42]

Its been 3 days since i medicated and it doesnt seem to have helped

I did try to mve her to a hospital tank but she hated it, so i put her back, nothing bothers her so im not worried about that

I have interpet anti internal bacteria no 9 i think, would that help? or do i ned an external? any recommendations?

thanks for replying though

 

[MewMew42]

It looks like it's eating away at the flesh beneath her eye....

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[WILDER]

Bad water quality will make fish ill.
Anti internal bacteria med by interpet.
If you can issolate double dose.

 

[MewMew42]

is it okay to be used in conjunction with melafix though? i cant really isolate as it really stresses her out, shes a big fishie!

I take it that it would harm the other fish if i were to double dose whilst they're in there?

thankyou for replying...im not sure what it is it now seems like an ulcer

 

[MewMew42]

I am going to be sick

I was trying to get some pics to try and get more help when this happened...

some red stuff presumably blood just started to seep from her eye...

what do i do??? raise temp add salt?!!!!!!

panicking here!!!

 

[afishdude]

You don't want to add salt! Salt makes blood come out! I would dose with melafix and get him isolated.

 

[MewMew42]

thanks!

but blood is coming out!!!!!!

a lot of it!!!

euuuuuurgh....


*cries a lot*

 

[afishdude]

Get Mrs. Sharky into another tank or something, you don't want to contaminate the tank.

 

[MewMew42]

shes on her own now

Ive thrown everyone out my her tank into my big one as it has double filtration

i just hope she will last the night =[

 

[MewMew42]

she didnt last the night

Ive buried her in the garden

I seriously don't know whether i still want to keep fish....

 

[WILDER]

Bless Her R.I.P.

 

[rl4400]

I know how tough it is to lose fish especially your favorite fish.
If you want to stop fish keeping. Be very sure of your decision.
But may I suggest getting only one fish that you really really like
(perhaps a easy fish to take care of) and treasure that fish like how you
treasured Mrs. Sharky. Maybe you don't have to completly stop
fish keeping but downsize it.

 

[MewMew42]

I've decided that i couldn't possibly keep another ruby shark. Im thinking of getting a south american puffer but for now i have a betta in there

thanks guys =]