my baby shark has scratches on its belly and i dont know if they are infected... if they are what do i do? and if not what do i do to prevent them from getting infected
You've given too little information. Have you gathered much information before you bought the shark? If it's not being housed on bare-bottom or sand, abrasions from substrate are a problem, as you seem to be experiencing.
You'll get more help if you give species, housing conditions, feeding schedule, behavior, etcetera.
right now the shark is about 7" and is sitting in my 55 until next week when i put it in a 260 i just bought the shark a few days ago so its not really on a feeding schedule but i have tried to feed it every night... i have argonite live sand for the substrate... is that to coarse ?
It could be, it's not just the particle size but how rough it is. 7" is a newborn pretty much, isn't it? Do the abrasions match something like substrate abrasions to you?
You say you've tried to feed it, has it not fed yet? It may be a bit young for it, or there may be other problems brewing. I'm sorry, but it's just been too long since I've even handled a shark to do much better for you. However, since I'm the only one to answer you today, I'm gonna steer you towards WetWebMedia, you might find some helpful information there as well. http://www.wetwebmedia.com
