Wil Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 One of my cherry barbs got a swollen eye but left in with others for two or three more days. When second eye swelled moved to quarantine tank. Started using a bacterial cure I got from Petco, that called for a tsp every other day for three douses. After that did a water change and started the treatment over as no visible improvement but swam with good energy. Almost done with a second week of treatment and noticed today the fish seems to be swimming mostly on his side eyes both still swollen. Ph6.8 Nitrates 0 GH150+ KH180+ Temp 73. Is this something else or complications from popeye? All other fish from main tank normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Hi, welcome to the forum. Sorry you're fish is having troubls. Unfortunately you're going to need an antibiotic. Herbal remedies rarely help anything. Maracyn is probably best to start with. Edited December 2, 2021 by xXInkedPhoenixX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) If Popeye's effecting both.eyes it more than likely caused by a bacterial infection I agree with @xXInkedPhoenixX you need to treat with antibiotic medication I would treat with maracyn2 or kanaplex as it's adsorbed thought the skin and gills of fish if you use maracyn you will need to add it to his food Edited December 3, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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