Sick Synodontis Lucipinnis Help Appreciated

[Kern17]

Hello everyone,

I have a group of 10 syno catfish that are all 6 years old. They have been happy and healthy in a 135 gallon tank. The biggest male seems to have gotten ill. I noticed last night and immediately put him in a quarantine tank. He has a lot of swelling/bloat and eye popping. He was perfectly fine last night, swimming like nothing was wrong in the quarantine, just looked beat up. This morning is a different story, he has gotten worse very quickly. I have him in a quarantine alone dosed with melafix. I am not sure the cause and what I can do to help him. Any advice is really appreciated. He was the largest male in the tank and I saw him regularly, this was quite sudden. Currently doing a water change on the main tank.

[bekateen]

Hi Kern17,

Sorry to learn about this. In my experience, eye popping is usually due to bacterial infections and possibly kidney damage. I've never successfully treated a fish with bad Popeye. I hope you have better luck.

Regards,
Eric