Goby has swollen eyes and has pale splotches

Tiki Reef Joshua · Sep 7, 2020

You have been told what you need to do.

Sick_man · Sep 7, 2020

Tiki Reef Joshua said:
You have been told what you need to do.

i really dont see how a full tank picture is going to help this is about the goby afterall

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

Fish could be bullying making the goby weak to disease or parasites

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

It might be Popeye to but prazipro should help with that too

Eric1493 · Sep 7, 2020

Sick_man said:
Well, its gonna be harder than ever to get him out now. It was already a hassle to get him out for the dip. Hes in a corner full rock rubble and I dont want him to be crushed if I remove the loose rocks. Can this just be popeye? I dont think it is flukes because nothing came out on the dip

I'm by far no expert, so take this with a grain of salt, but I don't see how this would be flukes. I think popeye/cloudy eye is much more probable. I would treat with either Furan-2 or Kanaplex (or any other broad spectrum antibiotic) in a 5 gallon bucket if you don't have a tank. Dose prime/amquel every 48 hours to neutralize ammonia. Add a few pvc pipes for shelter.

Eric1493 · Sep 7, 2020

14g Nano said:
It might be Popeye to but prazipro should help with that too

Why would prazipro help? I thought that popeye was either from an injury or some kind of bacterial infection. Neither of those have to do with worms.

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

I wouldn’t dose prime but do daily 50 percent wc

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

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Sick_man · Sep 7, 2020

Eric1493 said:
Why would prazipro help? I thought that popeye was either from an injury or some kind of bacterial infection. Neither of those have to do with worms.

Dang, so i stressed the living crap out of him for nothing... Well I have melafix, do you have any experience with that? The reviews I've read are mixed but mostly good. I have prime as well and I tested for ammonia and its 0

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

It might be something like popeye too but prazipro wouldn’t hurt

Eric1493 · Sep 7, 2020

14g Nano said:
I wouldn’t dose prime but do daily 50 percent wc

Well if the fish was transferred to a qt without any filtration or live rock, ammonia would certainly be a problem. I assume the OP doesn't have any spare equipment/live rock laying around, so they would need to neutralize the ammonia. I suppose 50% water changes would help, but done incorrectly would stress the fish even more.

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

I don’t have experience with melafix but it is a bacterial medication.

40g Nano · Sep 7, 2020

Eric1493 said:
Well if the fish was transferred to a qt without any filtration or live rock, ammonia would certainly be a problem. I assume the OP doesn't have any spare equipment/live rock laying around, so they would need to neutralize the ammonia. I suppose 50% water changes would help, but done incorrectly would stress the fish even more.

You’re probably right about that

Sick_man · Sep 7, 2020

Eric1493 said:
Well if the fish was transferred to a qt without any filtration or live rock, ammonia would certainly be a problem. I assume the OP doesn't have any spare equipment/live rock laying around, so they would need to neutralize the ammonia. I suppose 50% water changes would help, but done incorrectly would stress the fish even more.

I found out the store is open today. I need some opinions. Would it be better to return it? Does lfs usually care for sick fish? If so, it is better off in their hands.

Eric1493 · Sep 7, 2020

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I know what prazipro does, but popeye isn't caused by any of those things. It has great reviews because its great at killing flukes, but not bacterial infections/

Eric1493 · Sep 7, 2020

Sick_man said:
Dang, so i stressed the living **** out of him for nothing... Well I have melafix, do you have any experience with that? The reviews I've read are mixed but mostly good. I have prime as well and I tested for ammonia and its 0

If you only have melafix, then I would use it. Also (if you have it) dose Epsom salt to help with the eye swelling. I would also drain some water into a bucket with nothing in it to prevent further injury. If you can, maybe buy Furan-2, kanaplex or something along those lines.