polypterus senegalus diseased

[tyrano34]

polypterus senegalus diseased symptoms: white spots (discoloration of skin), no foam appears normal behavior and good food (earthworms) other fish have no symptoms, no treatment being chemical in tank and food and healthy is very good.

what is the disease that gives white spots?

Can you advise me on treatment?

 

[beblondie]

what are the tankmates?

 

[tyrano34]

my fish : phenaco, synodontis and pantodon , tank 300 liter
and futur tank 1000 liter

 

[madscientist]

what is the size of the spot? is it layer over the skin or sunken into the skin? any visual description of the texture of the affected skin area? any abnormal behavior like rapid breathing and scratching over wall or objects? any close up photos?

 

[beblondie]

seperate th senegal for 24-36 hours and see if the spots dissapear

 

[tyrano34]

hello friends, this is not my fish to my friend I told you the information as needed.
stains measures 5 to 8 mm in diameter the size of polypterus and 7 to 9 cm, it is not stain granular (no thickness), they are internal, the appearance gives a slight bluish tint. We doubt that the callabaricus who died before would be the carrier of the disease, the two bichir are purchased in two different stores. We thought of treatment with salt for 45 minutes 15 to 25 grams per liter and after a change of course change aquarium water for the full course polyptérus acclimation to drip.
For the aquarium 300 liters contaminated my friend will use his diatom filter micron filter to remove all traces of bacteria and other ...

for the pictures I think that tomorrow he can do.
ps: my friend is not very good at computer otherwise it would be with us especially with 37 years of aquarist.
Me and him we have never seen this disease.

 

[madscientist]

From what I hear, it may be wasting disease, fish TB, physical damage, sliminess of skin or ulcer disease. I cannot determine as the details are rather vague. I do advise isolation to treatment tank and proceed with low dose of broad-spectrum if the fish appears to be in a very bad state. I would use amocla (amoxicillin with clavulanic acid), it would be a little tough to get that for fish use, you may try nifurpirinol. This is only as a last resort. You should wait till the exact disease can be identified before proceeding to treatment.

Usage of diatom filter for sterilization is inefficient. The best way is to decomission the tank and use bleach to disinfect. Of course, UV would seem to be an easier choice. I usually remove all living stuff from the tank, deploy as many ozone generators and crank them all up for 2 hours, making sure I clear the premises and ventilate all areas. Then proceeding to soak it in bleach for 24 hours, rinse thrice and dry it with compressed air.