Bamboo shark behavior

[Jordan1050064]

appears the ammonia is a little high,water change would be my first thought,how is he doing??
any pics? and what fitration are you running ?

Okay doing good he looks normal to me and breathing at a good rate and like he hasn’t ate but now it’s only his second day also I had to go for a bit cus my friend needed his filter back so I had to switch to this fluval 407 thing so I’ve been super busy

 

[fishguy242]

what type of media did you add in filter,
do you have skimmer?
full tank shot if possible
do you have ground probe? important w shark

 

[Jordan1050064]

Okay doing good he looks normal to me and breathing at a good rate and like he hasn’t ate but now it’s only his second day also I had to go for a bit cus my friend needed his filter back so I had to switch to this fluval 407 thing so I’ve been super busy

His stomach his red also

 

[Jordan1050064]

what type of media did you add in filter,
do you have skimmer?
full tank shot if possible
do you have ground probe? important w shark

I have carbon with the little tube like bio tubes I have a protein skimmer and no ground prob

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Jordan are you able to test for the big ones? Can you run ammonia, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, alk, calcium?

With the recent red spots, the more info the better.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Jordan are you able to test for the big ones? Can you run ammonia, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, alk, calcium?

With the recent red spots, the more info the better.

@Reefing_addiction

 

[Jordan1050064]

I have carbon with the little tube like bio tubes I have a protein skimmer and no ground prob

Should I go lower

 

[fishguy242]

red spot is from bedding in a course substrate..?

 

[tehmadreefer]

Jordan are you able to test for the big ones? Can you run ammonia, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, alk, calcium?

With the recent red spots, the more info the better.

He already posted ammonia. Alk cal and nitrite won’t make a difference in a fowlr and nitrates unless In the thousands ppm are not the issue here and wouldn’t be the issue.
The issue is the presence of ammonia and the red splotches causing harm to the shark.

What does it mean when bamboo shark has little red spots

In all honesty it would be best to take these animals back where you got them or give to someone local at this point. You are in way over your head and nothing any of us can do to fix the situation unless you can provide a better home for them.

www.reef2reef.com

 

[((FORDTECH))]

Should I go lower

First of all how can that tank been running for a year. It’s super clean ?!?!

 

[Jordan1050064]

Jordan are you able to test for the big ones? Can you run ammonia, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, alk, calcium?

With the recent red spots, the more info the better.

Yes I did the ammonia is like only 0.3 I think so that’s not high right ? And the nitrate is high

 

[Jordan1050064]

red spot is from bedding in a course substrate..?

No it’s just regular sand from Petco

 

[Jordan1050064]

First of all how can that tank been running for a year. It’s super clean ?!?!

Is that a good thing?

 

[fishguy242]

that sand bottom? yes a better pic of whole tank ,showing shark would be good.

 

[((FORDTECH))]

Yes I did the ammonia is like only 0.3 I think so that’s not high right ? And the nitrate is high

Ammonia needs to be 0 fish can not tolerate any ammonia

 

[Jordan1050064]

that sand bottom? yes a better pic of whole tank ,showing shark would be good.

 

[Jordan1050064]

It’s messing rn

 

[((FORDTECH))]

Yes I did the ammonia is like only 0.3 I think so that’s not high right ? And the nitrate is high

And most likely you have ammonia because you lack biological filtration with no live rock

 

[Jordan1050064]

It’s messing rn

Messy*

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Bam I’m here!

Hi @Jordan1050064

As suggested I’d do a water change from what your ammonia looks like.

Make sure temp and salinity match.

What test kits are you using?

Maybe tomorrow run to a LFS and have them check your water for you (second set of eyes always useful!)

Are you mixing your own water?