Malawi_Illinois
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Hi all! So 4 days ago my fiance was watching our new 90gallon reef tank. We condensed two smaller tanks, a Fluval Evo 13.5 and a JBJ 28 cube. In one of the tanks, we had a pair of false percula clowns that are around 9 years old. After about a day in the tank, my fiance literally watched her jump up and out of the canopy. He grabbed and pit her back in and for about 36 hours she acted totally fine. About two days after the initial jump, we saw her swimming oddly, at times upside down and in large circles (not so much the spin of death). I pulled her from the 90 to give her a bit of a once over and she was breathing fine, a bit of tail fin damage (most likely from shedding a slime coat after jumping on the floor) but nothing too severe. She continues to swim normally about 40% of the time in a five gallon bucket I have set up for a kinda qt. The temp in there is 80 to calm her as well as it is brand new water, no rock to injure herself and a bubbler to increase oxygen levels. I went to check on her this morning and she's still kicking, fairly strong as she resists my hand when I scoop her, but both of her eyes are bulging out. It doesn't look as much like Popeye as I'm used to, it genuinely looks like the poor girl is channeling Steve Buscemi(picture for comparison 
). I'm hoping someone can help me out with what to do for her if it is indeed popeye (I have maracyn and I work at an aquarium store so an medication is within reach, I just prefer to use more natural methods) and if it isn't, what I can do to make her more comfortable. At this point I obviously don't want to place her back within the 90 gallon but I don't want her to suffer. The first picture is how she rests in the bucket, I thought she may have a swim bladder issue. The second and third are her eyes, the fourth is my current set up, and the last is Steve Buscemi of course. Thanks!
). I'm hoping someone can help me out with what to do for her if it is indeed popeye (I have maracyn and I work at an aquarium store so an medication is within reach, I just prefer to use more natural methods) and if it isn't, what I can do to make her more comfortable. At this point I obviously don't want to place her back within the 90 gallon but I don't want her to suffer. The first picture is how she rests in the bucket, I thought she may have a swim bladder issue. The second and third are her eyes, the fourth is my current set up, and the last is Steve Buscemi of course. Thanks!
