Popeye

[dmatt56]

Hello eveyone,

 

I noticed my Wantanabei Angel developed popeye between feeding 1 and 2 today.  I'm guessing it ran into something for got hit by another fish.

 

What should I do?  Will it go away?

 

Water parameters are all normal.

 

Thanks,

Matt

[luan67]

Good water quality will usually help the fish recover.  I also had success with Fish-Flox (Cipro).

[dmatt56]

Not familiar with fish-flox.  Is this something reef safe?

[Coral Hind]

I would let it be for a few days and see if it try to recover naturally. If it doesn't get better, starts to cloud up, or you can see anything moving inside the eye, then I would look at treatment.

[sachabballi reef]

How's the fishy?

 

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[dmatt56]

It's eye is still popped but it's clear. It's definitely not going cloudy. I did one water change already and plan another one this week.

 

Will keep you posted.

[luan67]

I wont recommend putting fish flox in a DT.  Water change will help if you cannot get the fish out into a QT tank. Good luck. 

[Coral Hind]

Does it have an air bubble or does it just look fluid filled?

[dmatt56]

I think air bubble

[Coral Hind]

That is the same issue my Squirrelfish has. I have tried different meds and pulling out the air with a needle three times. We finally just gave up and left the fish alone. His eye is still swollen and I doubt it will ever go away. He still eats and acts fine so I'm not worried about it anymore.

[dmatt56]

The bubble seemed to go away over the last two days. He's back to normal now!