45g brackish (~1.005)
2 figure 8's/2 knight gobies
pH: ~8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: negligable, ie. ~ 2ppm
Several weeks ago my male knight goby had exopthalmia of one eye (pop-eye-ish... it bulged out a LOT, got cloudy and looked like it had blood filling the bottom).
After a day or two it seemed to get better on its own. I added some Melafix anyway and it cleared up for the most part, but remained with what could be described as a relatively thick opaque film over it. It appeared a little hazy and I suspect he is blind out of that eye.
Blind or not, he has been doing fine, except just tonight - his other eye is showing the same symptoms - bulged, hazed and appears to have blood filling the bottom.
I think he can still see, at least a little. I'm not sure if he ate the bloodoworms I fed the puffers and the female goby or not. He's getting around alright but his colors are a little dull.
None of the other fish are showing/have shown symptoms.
I'm not sure what's going on - whether its an infection, disease, or he's picking fights with the puffers or what (his fins are tattered from time to time so the latter is a possibility).
I set up a 20g QT tank tank tonight, just waiting for it all to settle down and the salt to dissolve. I'm planning on moving him over to it in the morning.
Should I QT him?
Any ideas on what this could be/how I should treat it?
I'm planning on just adding Melafix and see what that does.
Any suggestions are appreciated,
Thanks.
Knight goby eye issues.. need suggestions (now with picture)
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Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Knight goby eye issues.. need suggestions (now with picture)
Last edited by CoreyK on Mon May 21, 2007 1:51 am, edited 2 times in total.
I moved him to the QT tank today (along with Bio-spira) and am treating him with Melafix.
I was able to get a picture of him while acclimating.
You can see from the picture his massively bulged eye, and the hazy bubble around his other eye.
I can't tell if he can see or not. He doesn't seem to be able to, but he is moving around quite a bit. Colors/spots are dull.
I'd really appreciate some suggestions.
I was able to get a picture of him while acclimating.
You can see from the picture his massively bulged eye, and the hazy bubble around his other eye.
I can't tell if he can see or not. He doesn't seem to be able to, but he is moving around quite a bit. Colors/spots are dull.
I'd really appreciate some suggestions.