Scarplec?

My sailfin pleck has a white mark on the "shoulder" area on both sides. I think, and hope, it's a scar that will heal on its own, but I wanted to see if anyone thinks it could be some sort of skin ailment that should be treated.

Note: the little white spots on the photo are dust or something not related to the aquarium or the shy fellow there.

I could be wrong but that doesnt look like a sailfin to me. Could you get a full pic of it. About the marks, do you have a cave or log he likes to squeeze into?

I'm pretty certain (from that partial shot), it's a Synodontis Eupterus (Featherfin Synodontis)



Not sure about the white marks though.

Synodontis Eupterus

The white patches are they fluffy in appearance or like a slimey patch, any other symtoms to go on like looking irratated flicking, is he breathing more heavily.

Well done Bloo thats the fish I was thinking of but couldnt name it.

Yep, looks like the cupie doll goes to the synodontus eupterus. Here's the best shot I could get of his tank mate (the big one is impossible to shoot) - although he'll always be a sailfin to me. That dorsal sure looks like a mast and a sail in my eyes. Plus if I try to say synodontus eupterus here in Spain where I live, I don't think I'll get too far.

Wilder: As far as the wound, it doesn't look fluffy or slimy. It looks sort of hardish, like a splotch of white plaster. I did see him flicking a couple of days ago, but not lately.

Black Angel: There is a clay log that he can go in and out of. Though I sanded it before putting it in a couple of years ago, I've just taken it out and will give it a good going over again. There's always the possiblity of him gaining a few pounds (or an ounce or two in his case) and not realizing the difference.

Another bit of information, the small one had a similiar mark in about the same spot a month ago and it slowly went away.

By the way, is there a post somewhere in this forum about how to photogragh these damned things? It took about forty tries to get even this shot.

Does the white thing look like a cauliflower or like a clump of white berries.

Tim said:

By the way, is there a post somewhere in this forum about how to photogragh these damned things? It took about forty tries to get even this shot.

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Yep, I'm afraid that's about the norm - unless you have an amazing camera
I have always struggled enormously with my fast fish such as Syno's or Pim's etc.

By the way, just "in case" you don't know what a sailfin plec looks like, here's one (but I totally understand how you see your Syno to "look" like a sail-fin.



How long has your Syno had those white marks ?

How long have you had the Syno ?

Wilder said:

Does the white thing look like a cauliflower or like a clump of white berries.

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closer to a caulifower I guess. Though the picture in the first post is a pretty good one. To me it looks like a blotch of hard white caulking.

See what you think, hope it isn't this, not the writer of this information, below.
Lymphocystis



Symptoms:

Fish infected with Lymphocystis will present with clusters of whitish, berry-like growths on the skin and fins. These "clusters" may resemble small clutches of eggs or cauliflower (hence, it is sometimes called Cauliflower Disease). They will be clearly visible and may even become extremely large. This disease often affects the fins first.



Cause:

Viral infection. The virus will eventually kill the fish if it is unable to mount a strong enough immune response as the virus rampages through the fish’s tissues, destroying its cells.



Treatment:

As with all viral infections, there is no suitable cure or efficacious treatment; however Quick Cure claims to be helpful. I have also heard of people who trim the fish's fins, followed by several baths in Malachite Green. Fortunately, this disease is uncommon and in some cases, infected fish are able to recover quickly without treatment.

Lymphocystis is highly infectious. When infected cells from the fish’s skin or fins burst the virus is spread throughout the aquarium and can remain contagious for periods of up to two months. Fish not showing symptoms should be removed from the aquarium and placed in quarantine, away from other fish, for at least 60 days. Note, remove uninfected fish, not the other way around because the aquarium has become contaminated. The infected aquarium should be emptied and thoroughly disinfected before returning any fish to it. Do not use soap to clean the aquarium.

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How long has your Syno had those white marks ?

How long have you had the Syno ?
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The Syno is actually the lone survivor from the first unfortunate colonists who arrived to the tank... That's coming up on four years now in January.

The marks are about a week or two old. Like I mentioned in a post that probably crossed in the wires with your question, the smaller one had a similar mark about a month ago that has slowly been disappearing.

Interesting.... sorry wish I knew - never came across or read about anything like that.
Hope it's nothing bad though.

Wilder said:

See what you think, hope it isn't this, not the writer of this information, below.
Lymphocystis

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I really agree with you on that one, Wilder. Though I don't think it's that. I sort of misunderstood your question when you said cauliflour or a clump of berries. I thought you were asking which one it was closest to, not as two dways of describing the same symptoms. Looking at it that way, the answer is neither.

Even if it is, it's a pretty strong fish so it might be able to overcome that type of infection if that were the case. Survived some pretty wicked ammonia and nitrate spikes when I short-cycled the tank when I was getting started.

Watch out for flicking and heavy breathing, as white marks can be bacterial or parasite, but i don't no what it is at the moment i will see what i can dig up, good luck.

I don't no but i would just rule this out first as it pretty common.
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