Help with bala shark

[ickyfishywishy]

my poor bala shark got stuck in a small hole inside an ornament log i have and now his back and right flipper are realy damaged! hes swimming upside down and just trying to breath! what can i do1?!?!? scales are missing and flipper seem like it bent a bi too much! iv never had a problem with the log ever! how can i help the poor thing??

[amanichen]

There probably isn't much you can do. You might want to isolate him in a smaller tank (using water from the larger tank) and administer some melafix, and a little bit of salt. Other than that, just leave the fish to recover on its own.

[ickyfishywishy]

boohooo !! poor thing didnt make it im so sad! they were a cute couple, now the one is all alone i think he was in the hole too long, he couldnt swim much thanx for the advice though