UNTAMED

Yep All Water Was Conditioned And The Same Temp And I Added It Real Slow As 2 Not Disturb The Tank 2 Much

Lucy

I put a message out for someone else to look at this thread.
What comes to mind is Whirling disease which is caused by a parasite.

UNTAMED

I Would Like To Thank Every 1 For There Advise An Help One More Time But It Does Look Like I Have Lost Him, He Has All But Ceased In Moving And Breathing I Will Leave Him For A Bit, Im No Expert But I Think He Is Heading For The Big Fish Tank In The Sky

Lucy

I'm so sorry I wasn't able to help in time.

Fishies-for-me

Sorry you lost him...good luck with the rest...I would look into returning the sharks and maybe getting a few guppies or mollies or such.

UNTAMED

mollies and guppies are not my thing a bit how you say plain, boring i like the sharks and wouldnt mind a skool of silvers, so tomorrow when i go to get a test kit i will be investing in a large tank also, thanks every one i look foward 2 letting you all know how i am going and visa versa. im adding you as friends if you dont mind

Lucy

That's great! I'm so glad you're going to look at larger tanks and so what's right for your fish.
Not everyone is into the smaller fish are sharks are pretty cool.
Please read the link about the nitrogen cycle that I gave you in an earlier post. It'll help you understand what happens during the cycling of a tank and help you enjoy this wonderful hobby more.

Good luck.

UNTAMED

I Will Read It, And I Will Also Read A Bit Mor On The Fish Im Keeping

Slug

Its a tough situation. Sometimes you want to scoop them out and put them in a "fresh tank", sometimes you want to do a water change right then....both of which could harm the fish more, depending on the situation. Sometimes it helps. A lot of times once a fish crosses a certain line theres no coming back. Sorry for your loss.

Could be a lot of things. Could be that you had a sick fish to start (not visable) and the signs just finally started to show. You never really know.

UNTAMED

thanks slug

COBettaCouple

I'm sorry that you lost him, but it does sound like parasites.

Allie

FYI & BTW the fish was a Malawi, Nimbochromis species...most likely the venustus or the polystigma.
http://cichlidforum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=136
They aren't very nice fishies and get 10.5" big.