Clown with bubble in the eye

[BigH55]

My Clarkii clown has what looks like an air bubble in his eye. What is it and how do i treat it. Ive had this fish for 5 yrs and never had a prob.

[TylerFerretLord]

Is it cloudy or clear, and is it in the whole eye or just one small part?

If it's in one part and cloudy it sounds like a cataract, but I don't know if fish can get them.

[BangkokMatt]

Its not a cataract. Its a common problem known as 'pop eye'. It is caused by damage / scratch to the eye - or more seriuosly, a bacterial infection. The condition is always the symptom of something else. Usually the fish will recover on its own. Keep you water quality good a feed regularly. If the cause is a bacterial infection you may want to consider quarantine if there is no improvement.
There is plenty written about it. Check out RC threads and wetwebmedia for more info

[BigH55]

Its a clear bubble in the middle hes eating and acting normal so far just noticed it today.

[WWodyz]

my powder brown was healty until he got one of this bubble then died after 2 weeks. goodluck on that.