Kirsten Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Ack! Poor Fafner! I can't imagine this developing in 24 hours, but I've been watching the tank every day and haven't seen it til now: It's also majorly distended vs his other eye. It this pop eye? All the other fish in the tank (endlers and platys) seem happy and healthy. Just checked their levels this morning and everything looks good: nitrates 50, nitrite 0, GH around 200 (for the livebearers), KH about 40, pH about 6.8, chlorine 0. What the heck is going on? Should I dose with salt and/or meds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) When it's in one one eye it's usually caused by an injury what I would do is add some Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties if you notice no improvement after a couple of day or its getting worse then I would treat with kanaplex in food feed a small amount twice a day for 7 days Edited March 12, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 6:23 PM, Colu said: When it's in one one eye it's usually caused by an injury what I would do is add some Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties if you notice not improvement after a couple of day or its getting worse then I would treat with kanaplex in food feed a small amount twice a day for 7 days Thank you so much! I think I still have some almond leaves from back when I had a betta. Will they make the water too acidic, though? Should I put the angel in a quarantine tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I would Qarantine and treat almond leaves don't have much of an effect on your pH in larger volume of water you could also add a small amount of aquarium salt just increase theirs any fluid buildup in the eye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsten Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 6:33 PM, Colu said: I would Qarantine and treat almond leaves don't have much of an effect on your pH in larger volume of water you could also add a small amount of aquarium salt just increase theirs any fluid buildup in the eye Gotcha. Either way, yeah, sounds like I should definitely isolate him. My plants are really taking off in this tank with the better lighting I got for them, so I'd hate to hamper them with dark water and/or marine salt. I'm now off to buy Kanaplex, Focus, and Garlic Guard just in case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Hopefully he makes a full recovery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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