I forgot to update yinz but.... a bout a week ago madtoms started hanging above the airstones, I'm assuming because the o2 was higher there. Soon after they both died. :( the next day the raph started hanging out above the airstones too, I'm assuming he was infected with the worms, possibly on the ...

I figured the snout thing was it. I guessed "longirostrus" was Latin for long nose. Could be wrong.....

Hahaha I figured I'd get yinz going. It kinda looked like the pix if syno.long. but I assumed it wasn't. Definatly right about the high school girl scooping fish. When I asked for "one of the synodontis" she scooped a "salt and pepper" cory. She sqid "hows this one?". When I told her that wasn't ...

This is continued from my "Madtom with worms" thread:

i got this little guy from Petsmart for 4 bucks. They had him labeled as but some were questioning that as i was. Here are some decent pix:

d'oh... it should be Tetra, not Terra. sorry. It says for anchor worms to treat once a week for three treatments with a 25% water change between. I think thats what ill do. I took some pix of the Syno in question. I started a new thread over in the African Catfishes section to keep this one on topic ...

No the syno in in tank w a few yoyo loaches and mollies. The madtoms are in a heated tank w a raph and a feather fin syno. I'm waiting till they get bigger and then in with sunfish and channel cat.
I'll try to up a pic but like I said hes small. They had him labeled as syno.long.....

They were reduced from 15 to 4, a pretty big cut. Maybe the word got out that they were not "pure". Like I said he's pretty small now (about an inch), hard to tell if he's a mutt. He swims in an odd manner. Making fast level circles in the bottom of the tank. Idk, maybe he bumped his head when I ...

I picked up a pack of Tetra Parasite Guard. It has praziquantel,difflubenzuron,metronidazole and acriflavine. Let's see how it goes.

Side note: petsmart had syno longirostris for 4 bucks, got one. Their little guys now, about an inch.

im 99% sure it is stonecat. ill up some pix They were collected in north west Pennsylvania, USA from a creek. I have 2 HOB filters and airstones so it gets pretty good O2. Ill head out to the LFS and see what deadly poisons I can come up with to kill these lil buggers. Any product in particular ...

the tank is about 75 degrees. is that too warm for madtom? Im waiting until they get a little bit bigger to move them in with my sunfishes and channel cat. Both madtoms have moved from their caves to the corner where the airstone is. The seem to like swimming up and down in the current in the corner ...

My friend recently gave me 2 madtoms (stonecats i think) he collected in a local stream. They area about 3-4 inches long. Today I noticed one of them flashing against the rocks and saw 2 white worms attached to him. 1 near the dorsal fin and 1 near the eye. I could tell they were worms as they move ...

The 2 fish look a lot better today. Their skin is cleared up, Ralph is whiter than ever. The only thing is they are constantly moving. When they were in the old set up they almost constantly hid but now always moving. I'm going to attempt to redecorate the tank today with their old furniture ...

UPDATE:FF Syno is still alive and kicking. He constantly moving. when he was well he usually hid. His color looks worse though, sort of blotchy and grey. The edges of his fins are sort of frayed now and the lower part of his tail is missing. He has white fringes to all his fins and a white filaments ...

That sucks about your plec. I wish I could offer you some advice but Idk....
Could you start your own thread as it might get confusing getting advice about two issues in o.e thread.

I did a little research on hemorrhagic septicemia and it doesnt look too hopeful. (assuming this is what i have) It seems that this is what is killing my tank but according to what i have read it doesnt appear contagious, unless i was misinformed. All my fish (11-12) have succumbed to this. Today i ...

I just added the airstones. I figured the extra O2 wouldn't hurt.

Should I cull the syno? What should I do w the 2 (striped Ralph and banjo) that appear un affected? What should I do to "sanitize" the tank?

That would explain the redness on that syno on his belly by his anal fins wouldn't it?

I grilled the wife and she says no.

the small syno just passed....burial at sea....

more pix:

I have not added any new plants or fish in over a month. I never ran an airstone in the tank, just used 2 hang on back filters. I removed everything from the tank but put in the 2 pipes for cover. The smaller syno (laying on back) keeps trying to jump out. I just returned from a water test at the ...

Heat is about 75 80. I have a thermometer.
I removed all the decorations. All that is in there is gravel and a plastic pipe.

Help! I have a well established 30 gallon tank. It had about 11 fish in it including banjo cat, striped Ralph, a few syno and 3 clown loaches and a random tiger barb. Saturday I noticed the barn MIA and cat was swimming oddly. He soon died. I did a 10 gallon change, siphoning all gravel and moving ...

just be careful when he does get bigger. mine is about 10 inches long and hoovers up the food. I wouldnt trust him with platys thats for sure....

quite possible, that pipe he is in has a rough edge.
what kind of plec is he btw?

i does kinda look like heater burn but i have a shield around my heater. Could it be from fighting with the 8 inch suncat? He sometimes grabs at the plec. when the food is around.

Went to the basement to check on them today and plec. seems fine. No evidence if slime/skin peeling off. Here are 2 pictures from last night.Sorry for the low quality pix. The white spots are from the glass/water. the one in the pipe you can see on the tail area and the dorsal shot a large white ...

just finished a 1/3 water change. 100 Gallon tank.... thats a lot of trips with my bucket. i also noticed my hoplo has a tiny spot on his "snout". Couldnt get a good pic of Plec. Hes too fast and has too many places to hide. The skin under the peeling slime looks fine. Just white slime coming off.

I have a 8 inch common plece that appears to be shedding his skin/slime. He usually is out and about but today he was hiding in a pipe. When he camo out at feeding time i saw what appears to be whiteish skin/slime peeling off of him. He swam around and seemed unphased by this. Ill try to take a ...

That wasn't very respectful...
It was many years ago and ART was about 6 inches long at the time. Had he been bigger cory would have been gone.

ANYTHING! Before mine died he was 24 inches and gobbled anything that would fit in his mouth. On NY eve a few years ago he had a Cory lodged in his mouth. My wife had to hold him while i snipped off fins and pulled it out with forceps. All types of sinking food were eaten. Pellets, algae wafers ...