Bulging eye on clownfish

[mcgallagherc]

Came home from work, fed fish as my normal routine. 10 mins later I see clown laying near zoas with bulging eye. Can anyone diagnose what they see

 

[fishguy242]

hi,almost looks like both eyes ??
#fishmedic

 

[mcgallagherc]

hi,almost looks like both eyes ??
#fishmedic

 

[mcgallagherc]

hi,almost looks like both eyes ??
#fishmedic

 

[fishguy242]

from video looks like just the one eye, most likely injury, expert help will arrive shortly.

 

[mcgallagherc]

from video looks like just the one eye, most likely injury, expert help will arrive shortly.

Thanks, it almost looks like a little gash or knick above that eye. Fish in tank are peaceful other than the larger clown which will dart at smaller clown when feeding time comes around.

Midas blenny
Cardinal
Firefish
Longnose butterfly
2 clowns
Arrow crab
Cleaner shrimp
Just added a very small watchman goby and pistol shrimp but goby is in back of tank and haven't seen pistol shrimp.

 

[vetteguy53081]

This can stem from eye injury but popeye is a disorder and not a condition. Many times poor water quality can cause popeye and rarely ensds up fatal.
Best treatment in a quarantine setting is Seachem kanaplex

 

[mcgallagherc]

Few more pics

 

[mcgallagherc]

This can stem from eye injury but popeye is a disorder and not a condition. Many times poor water quality can cause popeye and rarely ensds up fatal.
Best treatment in a quarantine setting is Seachem kanaplex

Checked water last night with the salifert kits I have

Nitrate-5-10
Phosphate- water looks colorless to me so it's very low
Calcium-400
Alk-8.6

 

[vetteguy53081]

Checked water last night with the salifert kits I have

Nitrate-5-10
Phosphate- water looks colorless to me so it's very low
Calcium-400
Alk-8.6

What is ammonia-salinity-ph ?

 

[mcgallagherc]

What is ammonia-salinity-ph ?

Don't have those kits to test

 

[vetteguy53081]

Don't have those kits to test

Ammonia and salinity is a must

 

[mcgallagherc]

Ammonia and salinity is a must

I'll get tomorrow

 

[mcgallagherc]

Another video

 

[Karen00]

You absolutely need to get a salinity tester as soon as possible. It's needed to ensure you're keeping salinity stable, not only in the tank but when making up new saltwater. Ammonia is also a must have because things can always happen to cause a tank to start to recycle. In looking at the pics I also think it might be both eyes.

 

[fishguy242]

breathing is fast ,best to separate asap, believe female is picking on .
lights out, go slow with net should be easy catch,
even if only floating in a bowl with holes in it for the night.
and a lid.
best to get female tonight ,less stress on ailing fish

 

[mcgallagherc]

breathing is fast ,best to separate asap, believe female is picking on .
lights out, go slow with net should be easy catch,
even if only floating in a bowl with holes in it for the night.
and a lid.
best to get female tonight ,less stress on ailing fish

Female picks on male often! Very aggressively! Not sure what floating a bowl looks like, so catch female and place in it?

 

[fishguy242]

do you have isolation box ?
any plastic bowl w lid ,with holes cut/drilled in will suffice for the night
just make sure there is enough flow going through it.

or put her in safe section of sump maybe ??

 

[mcgallagherc]

I don't, I will grab other test kits I need and isolation box tomorrow. Don't think sumps is safe at all!

 

[mcgallagherc]

do you have isolation box ?
any plastic bowl w lid ,with holes cut/drilled in will suffice for the night
just make sure there is enough flow going through it.

or put her in safe section of sump maybe ??

Can always steal one of wife's Tupper wear bowls right? She uses them I just pay for them