MattyM Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Hi all - I was doing some work on my tanks yesterday and noticed one of my Platys has a swollen/cloudy eye. She'd been eating, but otherwise not as active with some fin clamping. Once I saw the eye, I got her into my 10g holding tank, which has a handful of fry, snails and plants. I hit the tank with 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt, and let her chill overnight. Today I dosed 1 packet of Maracyn, and was going to monitor from there. After dosing she got really lethargic, and was just hanging out towards the top amongst the floating plants and I got this photo: It looks like there's a slime over her eye, with maybe a bit rubbing off on her head. I'm pretty sure she can't see well, if at all, out of that eye. What do you think? Should I keep dosing with the full Maracyn 5 day schedule? So far the plants, fry and snails all seem fine. I could also try a salt dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 If it's just affecting one eye it's more than likely caused by an injury what I would do is Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 2 gallons for no more than 15 minutes for 5 days that should help reduce the swelling and finish the course of maracyn @MattyM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyM Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Thanks @Colu! Happy to report she was a hungry girl this evening. Question @Colu, is it ok to use dechlorinated tap water vs tank water for the baths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) Yes you can I usually use tank water because it has the same parameters and temperature so it's less stressful and just top off the tank @MattyM Edited March 2 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyM Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 Thanks @Colu I just didn’t want to dilute the meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 3/2/2023 at 1:13 PM, MattyM said: Thanks @Colu I just didn’t want to dilute the meds. I was just thinking of the salt baths as your treating with maracyn I would use tap water 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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