Ok, my neon tetra just had this one eye swell up so big it looks like its going to explode. ok, not that bad but please help! im starting to be afraid to look at him!
2007-05-15 14:55:50 · 16 answers · asked by Tea 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
oh, and i m not able to go see a vet, so any home cures are very welcome. do you suggest i just flush it down the toilet? it looks miserable!
2007-05-15 15:04:20 · update #1
im confused so is it pop eye or ick or a liver infection?
2007-05-15 15:09:44 · update #2
it is not ICK, it symptoms are small white cysts and rubbing. It is what is called Pop-eye. I had a few fish that had this happen and one of them actually lost the eye. The other one I treated with Maracyn Two and that seemed to fix the problem. You will probably have to do some looking in fish stores to actually find that treatment but it is there and it does work.
2007-05-15 15:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by wenchgirl04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like pop-eye, and if so is a bacterial infection.
Erythromycin is helpful for this condition, but needs to be administered quickly. If you have other fish in the tank, they need to be treated as well, even though they might not have any symptoms.
Here's a link for Maracyn antibiotic that you can order online, but it would be faster, and likely better for your fish to get some from your fish store right away. The treatment should cost less than $10 if your tank is small.
2007-05-23 08:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by Dave L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an infection, but not in his eye strangely enough. It's actually a symptom of a liver infection and it's called pop eye. It is very, very difficult to treat successfully once it's that bad and honestly I would suggest you remove the fish from the tank and euthanize it. If it were to die in the tank the disease could spread easily to your other fish.
MM
2007-05-15 15:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does sound like things aren't hopeful for the little guy. :( He could recover and survive it, but it's unlikely his eye would go back to normal. And MM is right, there are a couple of things it could be (septicemia and TB) that would be very bad for your other fish if the neon dies and they nibble at him (and they will.)
If you can't separate him, euthansia is best. At his size, what I'd recommend is preparing a clear spot on your counter with a paper plate and a heavy object, then net him out, set him down, and crush him with a quick tap. It's the quickest way.
Sorry about your fish. :(
2007-05-15 15:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by ceci9293 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your fish has ick and you don't treat all the fish in the tank will catch. You could go ahead and treat the tank for ick it won't hurt the fish if they don't have it as long as you follow the directions
2007-05-22 00:58:13 · answer #5 · answered by ravenhk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as magic said its a liver infection in advance stages you could isolate it in a separate tank and try salt bath's, but its hit and miss, whatever it needs removing from your setup as it is infectious, ick treatment is for white spot and nothing to do with pop eye.
2007-05-15 15:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 01:45:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the store get aquarium salt, water conditioner, a bubble airstone, and meds go to petsmart, or a store that it exclusivle fish, not meijers or walmat they don't know anything. ASAP the prognosis is not good. keep the tanks temp at 78 degrees
2007-05-20 20:31:45 · answer #8 · answered by collegegrllstress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like an infection.
2007-05-15 14:58:24 · answer #9 · answered by Candace C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
aww that happened to mine too
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he died.
but thats because i didn't know that they had a cure at the store!!!
i found some medicine and my other tetras were saved by that :D
2007-05-15 15:16:11 · answer #10 · answered by LetoLover♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋