This just started last night. I have had my shark for 1 week today. I looked over & noticed that he was in a semi-headstand & got worried. I checked my pH and ammonia. ammonia at 0. good. pH was super low. around 5. I quickly did a partial water change & added some pH riser to achieve a stable level. None of my other fish seemed affected. Now it's normal, and he's still acting strange. Still in a headstand (not complete vertical) and possibly a little bit to his side, unless someone bothers him & he swims away. Advice?
HELP QUICK! - Iridescent shark in a headstand
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Don't change the Ph too fast. It's better to have a stable lower Ph than a quickly rising one. Do you test Ph regularly? Do you have any idea why it was so low?
i do check it regularly, however have not lately, because i've been super busy with work. I have no clue why it's so low. I only have ceramic ornaments & 2 fake plants. no drift wood. My pH out of the tap is pretty high (7+). Could the water conditioner (Stress Coat) be bringing the pH down?
If you are trying to get the pH back to a regular level, don't do it any faster than about .5 every 24 hours or your fish will be in even more stressed and shocked.
i think its a little bit too late for that 
the shark seems to be the only one affected. is there something i can do?
the shark seems to be the only one affected. is there something i can do?