If I can get my hands on aquarium salt I will add some to my tank, the only problem I see is that scaleless fish are very sensative to salt and I have a large synodontis, any idea if he would be okay? Or would I have to remove him from the tank.
Please help! saddled bichir with white spot on his head
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Remove the pleco. Frequent water changes and some aquarium salt will allow the head to heal. Issue shall be resolved.
Salt should be fine. Monitor the catfish...if it acts a bit funny or scratching then do a 50%wc asap.
Ok will do, any idea where I can get aquarium salt or will my best bet be buying online?
I'm not sure what the injury would look like but could it be the common pleco sucking the slime coat off?
It looks a little deeper than just the slime coat. What kind of pleco is it? If it's the carnivorous kind then I guess I'd expect this. The herbivores leave pale circular patches usually. Not a pleco expert though.
Thank you, I sure hope he pulls through too. He is definatly my favourite fish and I have become very attached to him.
I have two plecos, a large l24 pleco which is a carnivore but it is very shy and scared of the other fish and I have a common pleco which is an omnivore but its mouth would not be big enough to inflict a wound of that size.
