PoP eye

[Ramirezi]

I have a Rosy barb with 1 eye that is poping out. He is eating and still very active. I have been reading other post about salt in the tank and raising the temp. Will the salt hurt the plants that I have (sea of green). Other post say it could be a parasite other say bacteria? Now what these will be different treatments?

 

[Purple]

Yeah - I had this with an Mbuna recently - both eyes - no warning.

From the reading up I did on how to treat it, I found it can be caused by stress, parasites, gas pressure in the water, bacteria etc etc etc - the list just went on and on. Having decided there was nothing I could do about most of these, I put an anti-bacterial dose in rather than do nothing and risk loosing the fish.

The fish recovered quickly - but I'll never know what caused it or cured it.

All I can suggest is that you try what I did as it's more likely to help than harm.

Give the salt a miss if you have a lot of plants, and I don't think salt will help on this occassion anyway.

Good luck with your fish.

 

[Ramirezi]

Thanks I'll give it a try. I moved him to a ten gal tank I'll treat him there but..... if it is bacteria will it still be in the main tank.
I'll do an extra water change this week.

 

[Purple]

Some say yes - some say no. The bacterial infection is internal with popeye - so you could probably get away with a Q tank treatment for a single fish - but no guarantees. If the fish is showing signs of "leakage" around the eye then treat the main tank. Trouble is - how do you tell........

This first time round I'd Q tank the affected fish, but at the first sign of any more trouble in the main tank, hit the lot.