Anyone know what type of infection involves a fish having red eyes?

Question

One of my angelfish has his eyes all red. I'm pretty sure that it is an infection. Does anyone know what type of infection it is and how to treat it. Thanks.

Answer 1

You said eyes so I assume it's both eyes of a single fish in the tank. Given that I would rule out physical injury, that's a long shot that the fish would hurt both eyes at once. Assuming neither eye is also cloudy with a white cloudiness in addition to the red and assuming the eyes are not bulging out, I would assume a systemic hemorrhagic infection.

if that is the case you need to treat very quickly before the liver is affected worse than it already has been (the majority of hemorrhagic infections affect the liver before anything else). Treat with Furanace or Marcyn and Marcyn 2 or Gentamycin, whichever is available to you. Treat for at least 2 weeks and be sure to remove the carbon from your filter during treatment.

MM

Answer 2

A red area is indicative of septicemia, but It's unusual that it would be restricted to the eye. The eye could be ulcerous or the beginning of popeye, which can lead to dropsy. Your fish could have bumped his eye and burst the blood vessels too. Nevertheless, whether it is a primary infection or secondary, you should treat to avoid the infection spreading. Use a broad-spectrum antibiotic such as Maracyn or Maracyn-2. Treat according to directions. Remove the filtering media from the filter casing because the media will remove the medication from the water, but don't turn off the filter. Continue to let the filter run. Treatment can take quite a while sometimes, so a lot of patience and diligence is required. Medication disrupts the nitrogen cycle, so when treatment is complete, you will need to recycle the tank. Good luck!

Answer 3

I'm thinking that maybe it's the beginings of pop eye. Go to your local fish store and get a broad range medication and see if that helps.