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A pink tail trigger and a harlequin tusk, they came from the same supply line at the same time. I purchased them together at a lfs more than 2.5 years ago. The lfs got them in the same order from their supplier.
The pink tail was the king of the tank, then one day he just disappeared behind the rocks. After a few months he re=appeared and I could tell his eyesight had diminished to legally blind. We figured out a system and I stick feed him.
Then the ht followed suit with the same activity. I never could get food to him and he recently passed. There was never any signs of disease or injury. There are 7 other fish in the tank that all seem to be healthy. Unless there is some sort of bacterial infection that shows no signs, physical or otherwise, and just effects vision then I can only guess.
Back in the day when a fish went blind, cyanide was always blamed. I spoke to a board member from Macna the other day and he told me some industry leaders think cyanide is back in play. Another theory could be the over exposure to medications. These fish are exposed to so many meds on their travels before they reach us, who knows.
Just thought I'd share an interesting story.
The pink tail was the king of the tank, then one day he just disappeared behind the rocks. After a few months he re=appeared and I could tell his eyesight had diminished to legally blind. We figured out a system and I stick feed him.
Then the ht followed suit with the same activity. I never could get food to him and he recently passed. There was never any signs of disease or injury. There are 7 other fish in the tank that all seem to be healthy. Unless there is some sort of bacterial infection that shows no signs, physical or otherwise, and just effects vision then I can only guess.
Back in the day when a fish went blind, cyanide was always blamed. I spoke to a board member from Macna the other day and he told me some industry leaders think cyanide is back in play. Another theory could be the over exposure to medications. These fish are exposed to so many meds on their travels before they reach us, who knows.
Just thought I'd share an interesting story.