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What if any antibiotic should I give a fish in a QT tank that has a single pop eye?
I've got a Starki that has 1 pop eye. It's pretty huge. He's got a huge bubble over the eye. He sometimes twitches and flashes about his eyes/face. He has no spots or other problems.
He's been a very active fish, eats tons. He is still eating but since developing the pop eye a few days ago, he is going downhill. He's eating less, doesn't move about the tank now, and tends to swim nose down. The first day he had the pop eye he acted same as always which made me nervous that he was going to damage the eye! Now is not doing any active swimming about and instead hides away in a corner. He may even be breathing a bit heavy, hard to tell.
I believe the pop eye stems originally from trauma. I had to remove this fish to the sump because he was attacking the other fish. The sump was a bad place for him and I saw him charge into walls and smash into other objects there (clear acrylic skimmer stand, and he didn't seem to see walls at times or was going after a reflection of himself). 12 hours ago, I was able to get him into a dedicated tank that has the proper amount of running room for him and he can be medicated (sponge filter, no substrate, etc.). The move was very successful, there was no drama or touching the eye, I had a clear glass vase that worked beautifully. Either I leave him be now and see what happens, or attempt medication, just not sure which/what.
I'm hopeful he's alive tomorrow and I can go get meds but advice appreciated.
I've got a Starki that has 1 pop eye. It's pretty huge. He's got a huge bubble over the eye. He sometimes twitches and flashes about his eyes/face. He has no spots or other problems.
He's been a very active fish, eats tons. He is still eating but since developing the pop eye a few days ago, he is going downhill. He's eating less, doesn't move about the tank now, and tends to swim nose down. The first day he had the pop eye he acted same as always which made me nervous that he was going to damage the eye! Now is not doing any active swimming about and instead hides away in a corner. He may even be breathing a bit heavy, hard to tell.
I believe the pop eye stems originally from trauma. I had to remove this fish to the sump because he was attacking the other fish. The sump was a bad place for him and I saw him charge into walls and smash into other objects there (clear acrylic skimmer stand, and he didn't seem to see walls at times or was going after a reflection of himself). 12 hours ago, I was able to get him into a dedicated tank that has the proper amount of running room for him and he can be medicated (sponge filter, no substrate, etc.). The move was very successful, there was no drama or touching the eye, I had a clear glass vase that worked beautifully. Either I leave him be now and see what happens, or attempt medication, just not sure which/what.
I'm hopeful he's alive tomorrow and I can go get meds but advice appreciated.
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