I recently got a 4month old male saddled bichir who was not kept in the best condition from the previous owner. I currently have him a uncycled 10g tank (temporary until I upgrade) and he was doing great the first week and a half. Although he only ate 1-2 pellets a day, he was still pooping and acting normal. But just today, I come home with his eyes inflamed with very very very slightly cloudy color. Now, up to this point, I've been doing daily 50% water changes, cleaning up any food left overs and poop as much as I can, and his parameters were fine. I was obviously trying to avoid ammonia spikes at all costs. I also used Prime conditioner, API Stress Coat, and Seachem Stabilizer with each water change. I checked the parameters today, and I believe it was in the 0.25-0.50 range for ammonia. ph is 8.0-8.2, and his nitrite and nitrate were 0. Nobody could tell me exactly as to what is wrong with him, but I did 75% water change and added the Prime, Stabilizer, and Stress Coat again today. Some people said it was pop eye while others said it was some type of infection. Please help!
