Banded Cat Shark too skinny?

[BillyP]

My shark has been eating for 2 weeks but now when I try to feed him, he will try to eat it but he can't. The food is smaller than his mouth. Is his size something I should be concerned about?

 

[P-Dub]

Sounds like your shark has gout. Sharks are susceptible to gout due to iodine deficiencies in the water. The low iodine causes glands in the throat to swell making eating difficult to impossible. Try dosing Lugols Iodine for a while and let us know how it fares.

 

[BillyP]

Sounds like your shark has gout. Sharks are susceptible to gout due to iodine deficiencies in the water. The low iodine causes glands in the throat to swell making eating difficult to impossible. Try dosing Lugols Iodine for a while and let us know how it fares.

Thanks! I tried supplementing MAZURI pills through the sharks diet but thats when he stopped eating.

 

[ArowanaLover1902]

Hows he doing now?

 

[BillyP]

Hows he doing now?

He is doing great now! After adding iodine directly into the water and not his food source, he started eating again after 2 days and now is doing great!