How to cure Popeye?

[SWEnthusiast]

How can I cure it?

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Any opinions or answers?

 

[Sk8r]

Go to fish disease forum, also on RC. The swelling can abate and look better. The fish will likely be blind on that side, however.

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Go to fish disease forum, also on RC. The swelling can abate and look better. The fish will likely be blind on that side, however.

But how can I tell if my fish can see on that side?

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Is it possible to know if the fish can see out of the infected eye?

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Anybody?

 

[scuzy]

for what its worth my anthia had pop eye and so did my gold rhombroid and it fixed itself after good water changes and stuff.

 

[SWEnthusiast]

for what its worth my anthia had pop eye and so did my gold rhombroid and it fixed itself after good water changes and stuff.

They didn't die from it? (Don't mind my dumb questions, as I am fairly new to this...)

 

[slief]

Do some searching.. In particular, look up gas bubble disease both here and on the net. Popeye can be caused by a number of things from improper decompression during collection to stress, to water quality to a run in/sting with a fish like a Fox Face or even an abraison on the eye. In most cases, good feeding and a couple weeks of time will clear it up without any loss of vision but again, it depnds largely on the root cause of the pop eye.

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Do some searching.. In particular, look up gas bubble disease both here and on the net. Popeye can be caused by a number of things from improper decompression during collection to stress, to water quality to a run in/sting with a fish like a Fox Face or even an abraison on the eye. In most cases, good feeding and a couple weeks of time will clear it up without any loss of vision but again, it depnds largely on the root cause of the pop eye.

Thanks

 

[Dmorty217]

Epsom salt "USP" non scented. 1 tablespoon per 5g

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Epsom salt "USP" non scented. 1 tablespoon per 5g

Thanks, but my LFS said that they use Vitamarin C to boost the immune system... Does this sound accurate?

 

[slief]

Epsom salt "USP" non scented. 1 tablespoon per 5g

That was a popular method to treat popeye in fresh water fish but not so much with salt water.

OP, I would do some testing on your water quality.. High nitrates will cause it and if you don't figure out the root cause, curing it may be an effort in futility. Anyway, I've dealt with it before and like I said, it's not something that there is a miracle cure for. Good feeding, stress free enviornment and good water quality are about the best things in my experience to resolve it.

 

[SWEnthusiast]

That was a popular method to treat popeye in fresh water fish but not so much with salt water.

OP, I would do some testing on your water quality.. High nitrates will cause it and if you don't figure out the root cause, curing it may be an effort in futility. Anyway, I've dealt with it before and like I said, it's not something that there is a miracle cure for. Good feeding, stress free enviornment and good water quality are about the best things in my experience to resolve it.

I'll test my water quality and report back to this thread.

 

[slief]

I'll test my water quality and report back to this thread.

That would be great. Also, do you have any poiseness fish such as Fox Face, lion fish, rabbit fish etc?

 

[SWEnthusiast]

That would be great. Also, do you have any poiseness fish such as Fox Face, lion fish, rabbit fish etc?

No, but I have a damsel...

 

[slief]

No, but I have a damsel...

:lolspin:

What kind of fish is it that has the pop eye?

 

[SWEnthusiast]

:lolspin:

What kind of fish is it that has the pop eye?

Chalk Bass... Could Bristle worms have caused this?

 

[slief]

Chalk Bass... Could Bristle worms have caused this?

Bristle worms are good and would not cause pop eye... In your case, I'd say stress and or water quality is probably what caused it. I'd suggest testing nitrates, ammonia and also salinity with a properly calibrated refractometer. Damsels tend to be agressive and it seems you have a 10 gallon tank which is really small.. You chaulk bass could be stressed from the small tank and or damsel agression coupled with water quality issues. Also, didn't you or aren't you dealing with ich issues as well??

 

[SWEnthusiast]

Bristle worms are good and would not cause pop eye... In your case, I'd say stress and or water quality is probably what caused it. I'd suggest testing nitrates, ammonia and also salinity with a properly calibrated refractometer. Damsels tend to be agressive and it seems you have a 10 gallon tank which is really small.. You chaulk bass could be stressed from the small tank and or damsel agression coupled with water quality issues. Also, didn't you or aren't you dealing with ich issues as well??

My damsel is scared of the Chalk Bass. I'm thinking he scraped his eye on the rockwork which he likes to go into... By the way, I just got him. I'll be testing water quality now and report back to you.