Big Red Spot On Anus Of Silver Shark

[stefonavich2000]

hello i have a silver shark and it has a large red spot on its anus its seems uncomfortable and keeps darting around and gulping my other 2 silver sharks are behaving in the same way but i can't see spots on them. Any ideas? i'm very worried

 

[WILDER]

Can we take a look at your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
A red inflamed anus can be internal parasites.
Can you see anything coming out of the anus.
Are you sure its a spot and not parasites.
Round worms can look like mincemeat with white bits in it.

 

[Lateral Line]

Is it eating, is it "passing waste"? What are you feeding? How long have you had them, how long has this behaviour been going on?

 

[stefonavich2000]

he is eating not sure about passing waste the behavior has been going on for a couple of weeks but only notices the red spot about a week ago

it doesn't look like mincemeat and doesn't have white bits in it it looks like an angry spot you'd get on your face except its on his ####

i am feeding nutra fin max flake algae wafers for my plecs and occationally bloodworm

 

[WILDER]

If you can issolate you will need a bacterial med.
Could do with some frozen foods in there diet besides bloodworms.
Bloodworms can be bad for fish if you feed them to many, best not to feed bloodworms no more than twice a week.
Not sure if bala sharks eat veg.
Frozen daphnia very good it helps the fish digest its food.

Been reading up on bala's and they do eat vegetation.