Clownfish has white stuff on eye

Discussion in 'Fish Diseases' started by JoeyBagOfDonuts, Jun 10, 2008.

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  1. JoeyBagOfDonuts

    JoeyBagOfDonuts Plankton

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    My clownfish had had this white stuff on his eye for about 2 weeks. I treated the tank with melafix for a week and there seems to be no improvement. I dont want to keep adding this stuff because I can't run my protein skimmer with this stuff in the tank because it bubbles up a lot and my tank fills with bubbles. I noticed it right after I rearranged the rocks in my tank and moved the fish into another tank and then back again. Any suggestions?
    Thanks
     
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  3. mandarin11

    mandarin11 Peppermint Shrimp

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    We need to know a little more in order to help. Are we talking white bumps, flakes, film, what?

    What are your water parameters at and how old is the tank?
     
  4. JoeyBagOfDonuts

    JoeyBagOfDonuts Plankton

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    Salinity is 1.022, no nitrates, nitrites, or ammonia. Clown looks like he has a little white cotton ball for an eye. Tank is 3 1/2 months old.
    PH is 8.2 Temp is at 79-80 (Fluxuates during day)
    Thanks
     
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  5. nunch

    nunch Aiptasia Anemone

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    imo there's no treatment for that. the fish can recover and live but he'll always have the bad/blurry "pop"- eye. sucks, but it adds character to the fish, if it makes it, which it should.
     
  6. JoeyBagOfDonuts

    JoeyBagOfDonuts Plankton

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    I changed my post because I saw some pics of pop-eye, and that doesnt look like what my fish has.
     
  7. surfnthreef

    surfnthreef Flamingo Tongue

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    Where can I find these pictures of pop-eye? I beleive my Coral Beauty may have recently developed this.
     
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  9. Da_Gopherboy

    Da_Gopherboy Fire Shrimp

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    On the Cartoon Network?



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    Popeye (1 eye + new pop eye) - Reeflands Forum

    It looks pretty knarly, hope your fish doesn't have that
     
  10. surfnthreef

    surfnthreef Flamingo Tongue

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    That was a good one! That looks disgusting! Thank goodness my fish does not have that! However I do beleive he has "Hole-in-the head"--- which, ironically, should also remain in the realm of cartoons... poor fish!#!$#!!!