diffgirl Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 my black shark needs help, today she got beaten up by one of her tank mates and she has a few battle scars but she is still kicking, but we couldnt leave her where she was because she wouldnt have lasted much longer. So today we did a big change and moved her into our convict tank, they had been in with her in the big tank untill the got moved to their own home, but it is an elite tank with fluro light hood and she spent all the time in it (a few hours) jumping into the hood, some thing she has never really done, well not enough to smash into the lid. This really started to freak me out cause she could easily smash the light or just hurt herself alot. So I moved her to another tank where it is just her and nothing else, she has no one else to bump into and nothing to bump into and a flat glass lid so no lights but no risk of her jumping out, and still she is jumping into the lid. We have put stress coat into her water to make sure she is ok and we have put salts into her water to help lower her stress levels but I am running out of ideas and I feel sick that she is hurting her self! PLEASE HELP, I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!! I really love this fish and dont want to lose her so any solutions are welcome. Just a note she has a huge tank on its way in one week if that will help but other than that or even ideas to calm her down would be good. Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Black out the tank, so that she thinks it is night time and goes to sleep. Maybe. I don't know. Worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diffgirl Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 we did it and I have just gotten up to check on her and she gas calmed down and shes still with us, so thank you sooooo much!! It seems funny but she is more like a pet dog than a fish this one, she had me super worried as you may tell it is 4.30 am and I have had not much sleep I have been so worried. thanks again I will up date her progress, I just cant wait for the BIG tank to get here so she should have no worries at all, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diffgirl Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Im happy to report she is in her big new home now and she is like a fish in heaven!! She still has the habit of jumping for the first day she is in a new environment but calms down after that and now she rules the school Thanks again for the help, it is so cool to have people that can give you advise when your lost for answers! All the best from a happy fishy home :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Nice job You must be very pleased! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diffgirl Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Nice job You must be very pleased! Oh believe me I am, she is very special to me and it was so worrying there for a bit, but she is out of harms way mow having a blast, so yes it is awesome to see!! See for your self The tank Her big fat nose, she just loves the camera Swimming around like lady muck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Very nice diffgirl Glad things worked out...nice to hear good news :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 tank looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 tank looks ex. the shark looks cool what size is it how long have you had it, is it full growen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diffgirl Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 tank looks ex. the shark looks cool what size is it how long have you had it, is it full growen. Thanks for all the compliments every one, we think it is pretty cool too :oops: as for Miss Kristy Shark, she is about a year old and I guess not full grown yet as they can get upto a foot in length and over and can live untill they are around 15 years reportedly in the wild so I'd say in captivity may be a little less, and she is only 8" or 20cms but who knows, this may be as big as she will get but we grew her out in a 3' tank and now she is in the 4' I hope she will get a bit bigger, then when we move hose in the next 6months or so I hope to be able to dedicate a room of the house to tanks and I'm gunning for a 5-6' tank each for the big babies, as we are growing out our jags too, who have taken over the 3' for just them at the moment. It is one of those things as the fish get bigger so do the tanks, and plans are always changing with their needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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