SICK bichirs

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Aimara
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Anyone know what this is? It’s eye went completely white it started out as like a small white spot then covered its entire eye. Now it’s spread to all my bichirs in 2 days what is it?

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What’s ur ph?
 

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I’ve seen this when there’s an ammonia and nitrite spike. Datnoids get this white eyes too when water goes awry. Test your water and the readings will tell u what’s goin on.

water change a minimum 50% every 2-3 days And add salt. Dose 3 tablespoon per 10 gallons (16 tbspn per 1 cup) Get those 40lb bags water softeners from a home improvement store. The all natural evaporated salt. it’s 5-6 bucks.
 

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I’m not sure that’s the only test I’m out of all the other water parameters r good tho
I’d try and get that tested. Seems more like a water quality issue. Would do as sam has mentioned above.
 

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Something is going on with the water. Back in the day when u were keeping bichirs. There was this same issue. Likely culprit was a PH drop and your usage of prime made it worse.
 
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Something is going on with the water. Back in the day when u were keeping bichirs. There was this same issue. Likely culprit was a PH drop and your usage of prime made it worse.
This wasn’t what I had back in the day that was hemorrhagic septicemia. I checked all parameters again just now including ph I went and bought ph is 6 nitrates r perfect nitrites r perfect and ammonia was barely over perfect
 

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Also here is a few more pics a couple of my fish have like white stuff coming out of there gills now as well. And u can see the circular fungus looking stuff around the eye

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