Just noticed that my hippo tang has one eye that is white and cloudy. I'm guessing it is probably some kind of infection. Does anyone have any idea what it is and how to treat it? Thanks.
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Hippo tang with white, cloudy eye
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Leroy
Pres. NE Matchcover Club
I have a Flame Fin Tomini Tang and it had a fungus/cloudy eye condition so I added a couple of drops, 6 or so of the marine grade garlic by Kents and soaked some fish goo I feed them in garlic and it cleared up in a week. Sounds insane but it must of worked. I just decided eh, what the hell, drop drop drop....phew a bit stinky.
My CBB got a clowdy eye once. I few him better than average and didn't mess with the tank so as to keep stress minimal. It recovered %100 over 2-3 weeks.
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35322&highlight=CBB+clowdy
2 yrs later this guy is still lookin fine.
http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35322&highlight=CBB+clowdy
2 yrs later this guy is still lookin fine.
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I have always added some Kyolic Garlic extract to fish goo but will add more.
Matt L.
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Tangs routinely suffer from this affliction.
From what I have read, the best thing to do is nothing. Keep tank conditions optimal and let him recover on his own.
He likely will lose sight in that eye, but tangs go on to live happy, healthy lives with only one good eye, as long as other fish do not take advantage of their blind side.
The condition is related to popeye, and often comes from an injury. The tang may have had this injury before you acquired him. Mine suffered it in a fight with another fish right after I got him. They say the best thing to do is not move them, as any further injury to the eye (from, say, a net) could worsen the situation.
Garlic might help, but I believe the best thing to do is to let the fish heal and recover from his injury on his own.
Matt
From what I have read, the best thing to do is nothing. Keep tank conditions optimal and let him recover on his own.
He likely will lose sight in that eye, but tangs go on to live happy, healthy lives with only one good eye, as long as other fish do not take advantage of their blind side.
The condition is related to popeye, and often comes from an injury. The tang may have had this injury before you acquired him. Mine suffered it in a fight with another fish right after I got him. They say the best thing to do is not move them, as any further injury to the eye (from, say, a net) could worsen the situation.
Garlic might help, but I believe the best thing to do is to let the fish heal and recover from his injury on his own.
Matt
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Thanks for everyone's input. The tang looks much better now. I'm still not sure what it was but I'm glad he recovered.
eyedogtor
Non-member
Hello,
Any damage to the eye (trauma) will result in corneal edema which is fluid within the cornea that causes the white appearance. If the lesion heals, this can reverse itself. There are also a number of other causes (which have been described and are probably more likely), but I just add this so you know there is hope for resolution. I have an Australian clown that went through this and is now back to normal - had a corneal laceration from another fish.
Pat
Any damage to the eye (trauma) will result in corneal edema which is fluid within the cornea that causes the white appearance. If the lesion heals, this can reverse itself. There are also a number of other causes (which have been described and are probably more likely), but I just add this so you know there is hope for resolution. I have an Australian clown that went through this and is now back to normal - had a corneal laceration from another fish.
Pat
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