Does this look like pop eye?

steve1981 · 09/20/2017, 06:58 PM

What does this look like to you? My LFS is selling her off cheap because of the eye issue and wondered if it's worth buying to nurse back to health given the low price?

Whatever you think it is, is it normally treatable and will it deflate? Likewise if it's infection, is it likely to be contagious?

Thanks.

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smoothmove · 09/21/2017, 02:42 AM

Pics didn't show. If you have a quarantine tank and treat the fish for weeks. If it is cheap enough, might be worth it. The treatment and headache will also have its own cost. All diseases are contagious.

steve1981 · 09/21/2017, 04:20 AM

Just tried to attach a photo again. I do have quarantine tanks and it's reduced from £200 to £25 so quite a saving but only if it's realistic that it could get better.

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lingwendil · 09/21/2017, 07:37 PM

Why is this in the DIY section?

SAT · 09/21/2017, 08:12 PM

Yes, wrong forum. However, to me that looks like a bubble, which will most likely resolve itself within a week or so.

steve1981 · 09/21/2017, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by lingwendil

Why is this in the DIY section?

Sorry. Did it on iPhone and forgot it automatically puts it in the last section used. Mods please move if you don't

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steve1981 · 09/22/2017, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SAT

Yes, wrong forum. However, to me that looks like a bubble, which will most likely resolve itself within a week or so.

What is a bubble? Apparently it's been like it for a few weeks at the shop. However it's not been in a hospital tank or treated. It was quarantined for three weeks but do you think medicine will help it?

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SAT · 09/22/2017, 05:39 AM

Sometimes a fish can get an air bubble in the eye, typically associated with some trauma. If that is the case there is no safe treatment but it should go away after a while.

If it's not an air bubble then some treatment might be appropriate, but I can't tell that from the photo.

laverda · 09/23/2017, 12:46 PM

Looks different then Pop eye.

steve1981 · 09/23/2017, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAT

Sometimes a fish can get an air bubble in the eye, typically associated with some trauma. If that is the case there is no safe treatment but it should go away after a while.

If it's not an air bubble then some treatment might be appropriate, but I can't tell that from the photo.

Arrrrrrrr. Makes sense. Up close and in person it did look like there was some sort of ball between it's eye and outer lens. So maybe it could be a bubble. Is it common and is it an issue other than it obviously being there?

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SAT · 09/23/2017, 01:52 PM

I see it occasionally on my 12-year-old tang. He gets jumpy and will injure himself in a minor way a few times a year. Why it sometimes shows up as a bubble in the eye isn't clear to me.

This can be associated with supersaturation of nitrogen in water, which can happen if a centrifugal pump sucks air. Since I didn't have any centrifugal pumps, that wasn't the problem in my case.

steve1981 · 09/23/2017, 03:14 PM

Apparently this one came into the shop like it.

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McPuff · 09/25/2017, 03:12 AM

If the price is right, I'd buy it and use Epsom salts and see how it goes for a couple weeks. I'm a big fan of blueface angels so I'm biased...

Jdub968 · 09/25/2017, 08:13 PM

From the pic looks like possible injury with swelling you can dose epsome salt in a qt at 1 tbs per 5 gallons that will help with swelling another thing that can be done at the same time is dose seachem stress gaurd it helps heal sores cuts abrasions 5 mls per 10 gal the stress gaurd can be dosed daily the epsome salt you can do a small WC and redose in 48 hrs. WC isn't necessary but up to you

Dmorty217 · 09/26/2017, 09:23 AM

+1 to the Epsom salt

09/20/2017, 06:58 PM	#1
steve1981 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 355	Does this look like pop eye? What does this look like to you? My LFS is selling her off cheap because of the eye issue and wondered if it's worth buying to nurse back to health given the low price? Whatever you think it is, is it normally treatable and will it deflate? Likewise if it's infection, is it likely to be contagious? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/21/2017, 02:42 AM	#2
smoothmove Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: RockWall, Texas Posts: 464	Pics didn't show. If you have a quarantine tank and treat the fish for weeks. If it is cheap enough, might be worth it. The treatment and headache will also have its own cost. All diseases are contagious. __________________ 80 gallon Deep Blue Rimless, 5 Kessil A160's Tuna Blues, Converted AquaC EV 400 w/ Sedra 15000, Jebao 36 watt UV, Jebao DCT12000, 75 gallon sump

09/21/2017, 07:37 PM	#4
lingwendil Man who sold the world Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Oakley, behind enemy lines in communist occupied California. Posts: 254	Why is this in the DIY section? __________________ LED snob. Unapologetic Luxeon Rebel and Bridgelux Vero fanboy. Every time a fluorescent or halide fixture is scrapped, an angel gets its wings.

09/21/2017, 08:12 PM	#5
SAT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Berwyn, PA Posts: 4,073 Blog Entries: 1	Yes, wrong forum. However, to me that looks like a bubble, which will most likely resolve itself within a week or so. __________________ Stuart Current Tank Info: 300G Caribbean biotype reef set up in 2003.

09/22/2017, 05:39 AM	#8
SAT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Berwyn, PA Posts: 4,073 Blog Entries: 1	Sometimes a fish can get an air bubble in the eye, typically associated with some trauma. If that is the case there is no safe treatment but it should go away after a while. If it's not an air bubble then some treatment might be appropriate, but I can't tell that from the photo. __________________ Stuart Current Tank Info: 300G Caribbean biotype reef set up in 2003.

09/21/2017, 04:20 AM	#3
steve1981 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 355	Just tried to attach a photo again. I do have quarantine tanks and it's reduced from £200 to £25 so quite a saving but only if it's realistic that it could get better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/23/2017, 12:46 PM	#9
laverda Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,902	Looks different then Pop eye. __________________ 240G mixed reef, 29G SPS/LPS clam tank, 50G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 300g mixed reef, 50g cube

09/23/2017, 01:52 PM	#11
SAT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Berwyn, PA Posts: 4,073 Blog Entries: 1	I see it occasionally on my 12-year-old tang. He gets jumpy and will injure himself in a minor way a few times a year. Why it sometimes shows up as a bubble in the eye isn't clear to me. This can be associated with supersaturation of nitrogen in water, which can happen if a centrifugal pump sucks air. Since I didn't have any centrifugal pumps, that wasn't the problem in my case. __________________ Stuart Current Tank Info: 300G Caribbean biotype reef set up in 2003.

09/23/2017, 03:14 PM	#12
steve1981 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 355	Apparently this one came into the shop like it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/25/2017, 03:12 AM	#13
McPuff Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,735	If the price is right, I'd buy it and use Epsom salts and see how it goes for a couple weeks. I'm a big fan of blueface angels so I'm biased...

09/25/2017, 08:13 PM	#14
Jdub968 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 401	From the pic looks like possible injury with swelling you can dose epsome salt in a qt at 1 tbs per 5 gallons that will help with swelling another thing that can be done at the same time is dose seachem stress gaurd it helps heal sores cuts abrasions 5 mls per 10 gal the stress gaurd can be dosed daily the epsome salt you can do a small WC and redose in 48 hrs. WC isn't necessary but up to you Last edited by Jdub968; 09/25/2017 at 08:23 PM.

09/26/2017, 09:23 AM	#15
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	+1 to the Epsom salt __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs