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"LoveFish" wrote in message
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| I came home today to find my baby Red Tail shark with his head
caught in a
| coconut shell. He apparently thought a hole in the top of the
shell was a
| sunroof. I had to cut the shell to get his head out. He rested on
the
| bottom of the tank and now is swimming around. One small fin was
cut and he
| has a white ring around his neck where he was caught. I have no
idea how
| long he was there. Unfortunately, I don't have a hospital tank
setup. I
| hope he makes it.
|
|

If the tank isn't too large, I'd dose with a low-grade antibiotic or
Melafix to help him through. Infection would be my biggest concern
right now.

Good Luck.

I think the big thing right now is a possible fungus infection, I think a
fungacide would be best.