Clownfish white eye?

Astro · Dec 29, 2020

Hello,

12/06 noticed one of my clownfish has a swollen white eye on her LEFT side. I asked around, and it was either: i. she hit it on something, and it swollen, but will be able to recover, or ii. brookynella, or iii. popeye. I learned in Canada its impossible to buy medication for fish. I also noticed white substance on the left side of the fish.
I left it for a while, and she appeared to look normal as of 12/20 or so, but still had the left side with whatever it is on it.
12/29 I noticed she now has a white eye on her RIGHT side and the side is still with white on it.

I am unsure what to do or what this is. I was able to find "RallyPro" broad spectrum treatment for fish, claiming it can be dosed with display tank, helping with "external parasites, dinos, marine velvet, gill flukes, clownfish disease, bacterial infections, tail/fin rot, and stops secondary infections."

Currently I have a reefer 250, with two clown fish, a yellow watchman goby, and a sixline wrasse.
- Tank setup 10/24
- Added goby/shrimp 11/23
- added 2 clown fish babies 11/26
- first noticed issue with Clowns eye - 12/06
- appears to be healed - 12/16
- 12/26 added sixline wrasse (assumed the clownfish was healed and it was popeye or something that it healed from )
- 12/26 re-aquascaped tank: both were agressive as I got near the anemone, and they attacked a couple times. However they had no visible issue during or after
- 12/27 did a 20-25% waterchange
- 12/28 killed two aiptasias with redsea aiptasia x
- 12/29 just noticed she has a white eye on the other side now.
- 12/29 it also appears my pistol shrimp/goby have moved in really close by, could it be possible the shrimp or goby could do this to the clown? They are very defensive of their anemone. (A is where they were coming out of earlier today)

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Photos are in spoilers due to size being quite large, but please let me know what you folks think it may be, I am really uncertain. I haven't added the rallypro yet, but I think I might depending on what you folks think. Behaviour appears the same: both of them swim around anemone all day, come up to water when i feed, and stay in/around anemone during nighttime. .

her white stuff on side:

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Astro · Dec 29, 2020

Edit: I have been searching around, and I wanted to also say that the other clown and her are physically close often, and yet shows none of the same signs.

Zoa_Fanatic · Dec 30, 2020

Astro said:
Edit: I have been searching around, and I wanted to also say that the other clown and her are physically close often, and yet shows none of the same signs.

Looks like physical damage to me. I had a yellow clown who got into it with his reflection and damaged his eye like that. Your clown will likely go blind and lose that eye. It could very well be your goby and shrimp pair causing the damage but clowns are usually tough. Any chance you can move either pair?

Astro · Dec 30, 2020

claudius_galen said:
Looks like physical damage to me. I had a yellow clown who got into it with his reflection and damaged his eye like that. Your clown will likely go blind and lose that eye. It could very well be your goby and shrimp pair causing the damage but clowns are usually tough. Any chance you can move either pair?

This is comforting.
I may attempt it; the clowns like the anemone which likes that spot, and I have no idea how to even move, let alone catch the pistol and goby. I'm thinking of moving the anemone though due to it probably not being a good spot for it where it is now.

Reef Guy Ronnie · Dec 30, 2020

Prozipro works great for treating popeye. At this point, considering the clownfishes state of health, it couldn't hurt to treat for it.

Astro · Dec 30, 2020

Reef Guy Ronnie said:
Prozipro works great for treating popeye. At this point, considering the clownfishes state of health, it couldn't hurt to treat for it.

Not available for purchase in Canada unless through a vet unfortunately :/

Reef Guy Ronnie · Dec 30, 2020

Astro said:
Not available for purchase in Canada unless through a vet unfortunately :/

WOW! Well then.. lol do your best to keep a stress free tank, and hopefully it will subside.

DinoMagnet · Dec 30, 2020

From what I been told one eye is typically injury. My blue tang had a really bad left eye completely white bulging out. I was advised to use kanaplex. Mixed it in with Mysis and after a few days it cleared up and doesn’t seem blind have blindness til this day.