My Black Ocellaris Is Officially Blind

[theronsta]

I noticed my black ocellaris male was swimming around the top of the water the other night and did a water test assuming it was a water quality issue. Everything was perfect and so I let it be.
Well I got home from work last night and he was all over the tank along the glass. I figured he was hungry so I dropped a few pellets in. Nope. Just kept swimming.
Then I stuck my hand in the tank to move a coral that had fallen and he swam straight into my arm face first three times!! I held my palm half open and he swam into it and I had enough time to close my hand before he realized what was going on. He has since been observed swimming into rocks and coral blatently not having a clue where he is headed

I have a female black onyx percula I planned on breeding with him but as he is blind with no visible parasites I can no longer use him as a breeder.

Has anyone else ever experienced this?

 

[Reefing Newbie]

I haven't but I have only had my clowns for 6 weeks. My female perc killed the male she was "paired" up with. I have since noticed that at night she swims along the surface of the water sideways, thought she was dieing until I noticed the next day that she was normal again lol! GL getting your female onyx a new pal!!

 

[Supernova26]

I don't think your fish is blind. He probably has a virus that is messing with the nervous system. I would quarantine and start a broad range antibiotics. jmo

 

[theronsta]

true do you think a freshwater dip would do it?

 

[hollister]

Sounds very stressed and if he was swimming around the surface he might be lacking enough Oxygen.

What size tank and whats used for water flow?
And so you have a lid on this tank?

 

[theronsta]

Sounds very stressed and if he was swimming around the surface he might be lacking enough Oxygen.

What size tank and whats used for water flow?
And so you have a lid on this tank?

Its not always on the top of the tank. He is all over the tank.
I dont have a top on the tank. The glass I am implying is the normal glass of the tank. I appreciate your concern but I am 100% positive none of your suggestions are the issue.

 

[hollister]

Im just curious what size is the tank and what power heads do you use?

 

[theronsta]

46 bow and I have two Koralia 750s and two 425s along with my return that is prolly around 460GPH. I have a lot of SPS and all my other fish are doing smashingly