Unusual patches on senegal bichirs

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Hendre Hendre , Possible it could be the syno... Might Google search 'Synodontis slime sucking', lots of different things out there about it.

I was considering a large syno species for a while but had heard some do suck the slime coats so I did not end up doing it.
 

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Hendre Hendre , Possible it could be the syno... Might Google search 'Synodontis slime sucking', lots of different things out there about it.

I was considering a large syno species for a while but had heard some do suck the slime coats so I did not end up doing it.
They do have a rasping motion of the mouth when eating food. Esp veggies. Think DMD123 DMD123 might likely be right. Separate the syno and see if the spots disappear.
 

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That's definitely plausible. Then would the rope fish not also have spotting? The syno is the fattest fish in the tank so I'd be surprised if it's still wanting food.


I retested and found .5 ppm ammonia, will do a water change ASAP
 

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That's definitely plausible. Then would the rope fish not also have spotting? The syno is the fattest fish in the tank so I'd be surprised if it's still wanting food.


I retested and found .5 ppm ammonia, will do a water change ASAP
I kept sydontis with poly's and ropefish a year ago. Never had problems with them sucking on the poly's. I dont think that the sydontis are the cause.
 

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I kept sydontis with poly's and ropefish a year ago. Never had problems with them sucking on the poly's. I dont think that the sydontis are the cause.
For those that have not seen my thread in the catfish forum. The syno was the cause! It almost removed the entire slimecoat of a sen :banhim:
 

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Vitiligo is very possible. I believe it occurs in most species of animals. But I am pretty new to fish keeping, and read most of the diseases that affect the fish I will get. Vitiligo is very uncommon, but it could be that.
 
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