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bala shark dying

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Question
my bala shark jumped out of my fish tank and i think it landed on it face we put the fish back in the tank this happened 2 days ago and i think its trying to kill itself by breathing in air the fish tank is 4 feet 11 inches off the ground so is there anyway i can keep my bala shark from dying is there any special chemicals i need o and my bala sharks are not agressive at all to my neons or other fish =D

Answer
try to keep the light off more so it can rest, feed him plenty of food and just keep and eye out for sudden drop in health.
you can look at the pet store but I don't think there is anything for falls that I'm aware of.
try adding some aquarium salt to help him out and hope for the best.
I knew this guy with a 3 foot arowana and it broke the glass and jumped out of his tank. he lifted it back in with cuts and all and thought he was dead. The next morning he woke up and saw it swimming around kinda slow but was moving again and kept the light off for 9 to 10 hours and on for 5 or 6 and feed him twice the amount of food he usually did and its fine with a few scars now.