Eye swollen

[DTz]

Hi , 1 of the borbonius eye is really swollen but not cloudy. Anyone know what I can do? Dun notice any fighting. The tank has only 2 bornobius and 1 mustard tang

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi , 1 of the borbonius eye is really swollen but not cloudy. Anyone know what I can do? Dun notice any fighting. The tank has only 2 bornobius and 1 mustard tang

Not a good angle to see eye but can be from simple mechanical injury or gas embolism where there are microbubbles or similar within the tank. Looks like one which may subside and correct itself. If ot worsens, treatment in a separate tank will be Maracyn which is ethromyacin - Not maracyn oxy

 

[DTz]

Read somewhere that epson salt helps. Will that work?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Read somewhere that epson salt helps. Will that work?

This species is very prone to eye injuries. As long as it is still eating well and the eye seems stable (not getting red or cloudy) I would not do anything.

Epsom salts won’t work in seawater. Seawater already contains high amounts of that salt in it (magnesium sulfate). Adding a little more does nothing. This is an old time freshwater remedy that got mistakenly applied to saltwater.

Jay

 

[DTz]

Seems like it’s abit more swollen. But fish is still healthy and eating.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Seems like it’s abit more swollen. But fish is still healthy and eating.

This can take a month or more to resolve - if infection doesn’t set in. I don’t see an infection now. All you can really do is try to keep it calm and feed it well.
Jay

 

[DTz]

Ok the 2nd borbonius got a swollen eye too. Just that this one it’s cloudy but not as swollen. Can’t seem to get a good picture on that side. They are not fighting. Not sure what is happenjng

 

[DTz]

This is the initial borb . Eye prob swell abit more but not cloudy. Both fishes are eating

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

This is the initial borb . Eye prob swell abit more but not cloudy. Both fishes are eating

Just try to keep them calm - ramp up and turn off the lights slowly. They may be fighting, just not when you are watching. Remember, all it takes is for one fish to chase the other into a tank wall or a rock, one time, to cause this....you'll never see that happen.

You might want to post in the marine fish section if this species gets along well with each other - I've only housed them solo myself (too expensive to buy more than one at a time!).

jay