Synodontis Eruptus - Help, Please

[WILDER]

Eyes
----Cloudy (bacteria, toxins, poor water quality)
----Red, bloody (bacteria, toxins)
----Dark spots in eyes (embedded parasites, tumors)
----Eyes protruding or pop-eye (exophthalmos) (gas bubble disease, lymphocystis or parasites or tumor
behind eye in socket pushing eye out, bacteria)
----Eyes sunken (starved, bacteria, Mycobacterium)

 

[MagicWings]

Little bubbles can be whitespot on a fish.
Are bubbles on top of the fish or beneath the skin.

Sunken in eyes can be internal parasites, bacterial, dropsy, vitamin deficiency.

Have you added a whitespot med.

They're on her back/sides, from what I could see

I haven't added any meds, but I really don't see any signs of traditional ich... these dots are definitely much more shiny than ich would be, and they're more like 'floating' above her skin, while still being attached.

 

[WILDER]

it sounds like a parasite to me.

Other signs of parasites are.
Flicking and rubbing.
Excess mucas,.
Darting.
Erratic swimming.
Clody eyes.
White spots on the eyes.

Really need an enlarged pic.

 

[shelaghfishface]

why did u have salt in the tank to begin with.. was it like a health salt thing? makes no diff like wilder says they dont cope with it,so do your best to get it all out

i would be inclined to do water changes everyday for at least 4 whilst running carbon, then start again, the pic isnt very good and although i have kept this fish it was for a very short time with no health issues
sounds to me like hes got someting either like a parasite or and alergy to either salt or the meds youve been using,
is there any sharp gravel in the tank that it could have rubbed on?
and on a note for the ammonia reading.. if you deffo cant tell what it is then do a water change to be one the safe, they are hardy fish but they dont stand a chance if they are conatantly exposed to elements that they cant cope with

get a clearer pic and we can take it from there

 

[WILDER]

Read this to see what you think.

Costia



Symptoms:

Infected fish have soft, film-like skin turbidity. A grayish white film of excess mucous covers the entire body of the fish including the eyes. Severe infestations can lead to skin inflammation and deterioration. Reddening of the skin and bleeding, most often occurs on the underside of the mouth and the pectoral area of the body. Sick fish often rub or scratch against objects in the aquarium in an attempt to relieve irritation. Severely infected fish may become reclusive, listless, lie on the bottom of the aquarium and stop feeding.



Cause:

The parasitic flagellates Costia necatrix and Ichthyobodo necatrix. Costia is a small bean-shaped flagellate which attaches tightly to all areas of the skin, destroying the flesh. This parasite can only survive for approximately one hour without a host and does not tolerate temperatures above 86 - 90 F.



Treatment:

Raising the water temperature to 86 - 90 degrees may be helpful if your fish can tolerate the high temperatures. Quick Cure, Formalin, Malachite Green and Copper Sulfate are the drugs of choice for Costia. Costia infestations are highly contagious. All fish, including the aquarium, should be treated.