Hi, I have had a Catfish that died. I was wondering if anybody has any ideas about why?

We took it back to the pet shop and they said that it was probably shock. But, I was wondering. Could it have been anything else?

Any ideas would be good.

Bibby100

hi bibby100 you have to tell us how long you had it,where you go it andhow long did it live? love coolguy27

Hello! I think the pet store was right. When you brought it home, did you do the thing where you put the tank in the water for 20 minutes first? It's really important that you do that. It's very common in newly purchased fish for that to happen so don't worry about it.

put the tank in the water? lol the bag? But what were your water levels? Ph? Ammonia? Nitrite? Nitrate? Temp? What species was it? How big was it? What tankmates were there?