Gas Bubble Disease or Pop-eye?or Other?

[Elated]

Hi..........had this problem for months now.....two fish both Black Skirt Tetras......originally thought it was popeye from agression damage as my Bueonos Airires chase them......but there wasnt any fin damage. Also the whole eye never popped out........it looks like a normal fish eye but with an air bubble on part of it.....then both eyes on the one fish are like this and one eye on the other fish is also. Plus both of their mouths look like they are bruised......a blackish purple and the damaged eyes are the same color........as for their activity.....they seemd to of never noticed.....i thought gas bubble diseaes also, but there are no bubbles anwhere else on theri body aside from the eyes.........any thoughts id greatly appreciate........thank you...Elated

 

[Elated]

there are no aggressive tankmates

the rest of the tank inhabitants are cory's, danio's and assorted Tetra's......for this reason i cant seem to think its bullying......plus there hasnt been any fin damage or anythign else that ive found.......thanks in advance.....Sincerely Elated

 

[dss2004]

I have heard that the buenos aries tetras can become aggresive over time. Tetras are usually very docile but don't forget they are related the the piranha, lol!

Here is a link explaining the aggression and it shows some fish stats.

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/tet-bair.htm

 

[Lotus]

Those symptoms sound like classic TB or wasting disease ones. I would recommend you isolate those fish and treat them with a suitable antibiotic.

 

[Elated]

it could be......except the black skirts are about the same size and most are original tankmates.......however the Buenos did bully my neons to death but havent done it since as far as i can tell.......and black skirts are know to be the agressors themselves and mine havent bullied as far as i can tell.....tanks been set up for 4 years majority are at least 3 years old......except for the cories no ones bred so original inhabitants...if that helps......thank you for the info but i want to see some other opinions also.....in a few days im hoping someone will of had the saem bruising or symptoms........thank you though i appreciate it.....Sincerely ...Elated

 

[Elated]

thank you............will salt do for now?....thanks

 

[Lotus]

Salt won't help much (if at all) with a bacterial infection.

 

[Elated]

question.......i thought with wastign disease they got thinner?mine are eatign and everything?i am going to get some kind of anti bacterial though......any suggestions?

 

[Elated]

heres my reading some are wwayyyy off but thats due to my lazyness at any rate.........

nitrate 80
nitrite 0.5
hardness 300
alkalinity (kh)80
ph.level 6.2

 

[Elated]

did a water change,the other day.......readings are now,ammonia 0,alkalinity 0,nitrite 0,nitrate 40,hardness 300, PH 6.2...fish has same symptoms; thanks....Elated