Dead silver shark??

[lil_shez]

today i noticed one of my silver sharks had died. i netted it out and did a partial water change.
I still havn't found the reason why it died but when i bought it from the aquarium it was really skinny and it didnt gain any weight for the month and a bit i had it.

im just a bit worried that if it had a disease that it might have already passed it onto my other fish.

Does anyone know a good site that explains all the different diseases in the aquarium???

thanks

 

[rohnds]

Silver or Bala sharks are very prononed to diseases. They are very peaceful and passive and can easily be bullied by more aggressive fishes.

These fishes are schooling fish. It is recomended that you have atleast 3 in the school.

Rohn

 

[discus4everGrl]

I am not sure if bala sharks are prone to disease, they may be. However, they are especially prone to poor water quality. Alot of times when there is an unnoticed ammonia spike or something along those lines, neon tetras and bala sharks will be the first one's to kick the bucket. Your first step when a fish dies without warning is to test your water.

 

[lil_shez]

ive already tested my water and it is fine. i my neons are also fine.

It was very skinny out of both of my sharks

 

[dbacksrat]

it could have been bullied into not feeding (or prevented from feeding) by the other bala...there's a long list of "it could have's" because this could have been caused by a long list of problems

 

[Fish Friend]

me and tim discussed bullying over MSN.. we think it may be the CAE

 

[dbacksrat]

what else is in the tank? at the lfs i work at, we have syndontis catfish in with the bala sharks--the catfish usually beat the crap out of balas twice their size

 

[Fish Friend]

lol dont you remove them then ???

 

[lil_shez]

i have angelfish, neons, chinese algae eater and 2 corys in my tank.

 

[Aaron]

Before you lynch the CAE there is a possibility the shark was doomed from the day you got it. Never buy "skinny" or sick looking fish save your pity for ragamuffin puppies as they will appreciate it. A sick fish can linger for months before kicking the bucket and sending you scrambling around trying to figure out what went wrong. The shark could have had a parasite, a recent infection or just have been stressed at the store. Failing that blame the angelfish don't be fooled by the name they have evil in their hearts.

 

[lil_shez]

Yeah its not my angelfish im sure of that.