Synodontis Decorus Problems
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Only had to deal with whitespot once and I just used a medication.
I never used the salt and heat method. Plus not all fish tolerate the full dose of salt.
I think you really need a medication as the whitespot is bad and needs urgent action.
Do you have any containers that you can petition. add an airstone and heater. Then cover with netting?
Or it's a case of moving the inverts to the 10 gallon tank.
I never used the salt and heat method. Plus not all fish tolerate the full dose of salt.
I think you really need a medication as the whitespot is bad and needs urgent action.
Do you have any containers that you can petition. add an airstone and heater. Then cover with netting?
Or it's a case of moving the inverts to the 10 gallon tank.
I can't think what else to suggest really. It's finding a place to treat them.
If you think there to far gone to save well i will leave the decision in your hands.
Ok. So sorry. Fish keeping can be a nightmare at times.
If you think there to far gone to save well i will leave the decision in your hands.
Ok. So sorry. Fish keeping can be a nightmare at times.
N0body Of The Goat
Oddball and African riverine fish keeper
These two synos look absolutely plastered in Ich, just like how I found my six youngsters a couple of years ago.
I would use a divider such as the Penn Plaxx to seperate the two of them in the tank they are in, if you are sure they are fighting*, otherwise you are spreading the Ich to other tanks and fish. Did you supply these catfish with numerous caves/pvc tubes to roost in during the day? Ordinarily, that would be the only reson for them to fight if they are true decorus and not hybrids such as sp. 5 "valentine."
Do not raise the temp too much, I lost all six of my synos (plus my original Steatocranus "dad" and one Synodontis nigriventris) after raising to 30C, stick to 27C maximum with masses of water surface rippling.
I used Sainsburys Course Sea Salt, 0.25g/l on day1 and another 0.25g/l on day2, alongside Protozin to cure the other fish that did not die. If I did not have salt ensitive fish in there (an Aboricthys elongatus), I would have doubled those salt doses. I gave the fish basic food rations (1 small portion a day) while keeping the same water (with meds added) for 13 days, then did a 50% water change (with no salt) on days 14 and 15.
* Synodontis decorus are normally very social synos, having a goup of 6+ is positively recommended, but like Clown Loaches these catfish get big/active and need a 6x2x2 minimum for life. They grow quite quickly, my six went from tiny 3cm babies to 10-12cm SL (with ~2cm diameter bodies) in ~8 months, when I guttingly lost the whole group.
I would use a divider such as the Penn Plaxx to seperate the two of them in the tank they are in, if you are sure they are fighting*, otherwise you are spreading the Ich to other tanks and fish. Did you supply these catfish with numerous caves/pvc tubes to roost in during the day? Ordinarily, that would be the only reson for them to fight if they are true decorus and not hybrids such as sp. 5 "valentine."
Do not raise the temp too much, I lost all six of my synos (plus my original Steatocranus "dad" and one Synodontis nigriventris) after raising to 30C, stick to 27C maximum with masses of water surface rippling.
I used Sainsburys Course Sea Salt, 0.25g/l on day1 and another 0.25g/l on day2, alongside Protozin to cure the other fish that did not die. If I did not have salt ensitive fish in there (an Aboricthys elongatus), I would have doubled those salt doses. I gave the fish basic food rations (1 small portion a day) while keeping the same water (with meds added) for 13 days, then did a 50% water change (with no salt) on days 14 and 15.
* Synodontis decorus are normally very social synos, having a goup of 6+ is positively recommended, but like Clown Loaches these catfish get big/active and need a 6x2x2 minimum for life. They grow quite quickly, my six went from tiny 3cm babies to 10-12cm SL (with ~2cm diameter bodies) in ~8 months, when I guttingly lost the whole group.
Actually i only have the one driftwood in there they hide under 
ill put in some more hides, and tbh, i dont have a 75 gallon divider, and dont know where to get one or the money to due so and my other fish wouldnt appreciate it.
Is it possible they may spread their ich to my other tank mates?
And they were supposed to be having 8 syno decorus in the 300 gallon that im getting in 2 months, but i impulsively bought 2 of these guys
I dont have meds yet, i think im going to the pet store today, so treat with salt and meds?
ill put in some more hides, and tbh, i dont have a 75 gallon divider, and dont know where to get one or the money to due so and my other fish wouldnt appreciate it.Is it possible they may spread their ich to my other tank mates?
And they were supposed to be having 8 syno decorus in the 300 gallon that im getting in 2 months, but i impulsively bought 2 of these guys
I dont have meds yet, i think im going to the pet store today, so treat with salt and meds?
N0body Of The Goat
Oddball and African riverine fish keeper
Salt (upto 1g/l if nothing else salt ensitive in tank), meds and moderate heat (26-27C), lots and lots of water rippling to maximise oxygen levels in the heat.
Very possible/likely all tankmates are infected to some degree.
Very possible/likely all tankmates are infected to some degree.
Me either. Useless at maths.
Salt doses are usually one tablespoon to 5 gallons. But with sensitive fish that would be one table spoon to 10 gallons.
I think I would go in with 7 table spoons of salt to your tank size.
If the fish start to act odd you can always dilute it down with a water change.
Salt doses are usually one tablespoon to 5 gallons. But with sensitive fish that would be one table spoon to 10 gallons.
I think I would go in with 7 table spoons of salt to your tank size.
If the fish start to act odd you can always dilute it down with a water change.
Thank you guys so much for your help, but i ended up euthanizing them 
they were looking terrible and swimming sporadically and upside down and breath very heavily, i didnt have clove oil so i did the ice bath and i got the water to a slushy state and put them in one at a time, i feel terrible, from what i read its supposed to be quick and painless and the first one felt like forever and i feel so terrible, i hope their in a better place now.
they were looking terrible and swimming sporadically and upside down and breath very heavily, i didnt have clove oil so i did the ice bath and i got the water to a slushy state and put them in one at a time, i feel terrible, from what i read its supposed to be quick and painless and the first one felt like forever and i feel so terrible, i hope their in a better place now.
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