Flame Angel Swollen Eye

Hallowhead · Mar 13, 2020

Howdy,

Can someone help identify what's wrong with my flame Angel ? He's been in the tank a little over a month now.

Hallowhead · Mar 13, 2020

Anyone ?

Mike weymers · Mar 13, 2020

That is an infection of the eye. It may resolve on its own but more likely it will spread to the other. Does with the same thing for ick and soak food in garlic extract. I see some coral in your tank the antibiotics may endanger those.

Mike weymers · Mar 13, 2020

Mike weymers said:
That is an infection of the eye. It may resolve on its own but more likely it will spread to the other. Does with the same thing for ick and soak food in garlic extract. I see some coral in your tank the antibiotics may endanger those.

Meant to say dose with same thing.....

Wampatom · Mar 13, 2020

I had the same problem. I purchased a flame angel about a month ago. It acclimated to my tankand everthing seemed fine. Suddenly it had this bulging, cloudy eye. I was afraid the tang had cut it. About a week later it spread to the other eye. Both eyes cleared up the following week. I did not try any treatments because I could not carch the fish. No other fish got the problem.

Wampatom · Mar 13, 2020

Maybe its a problem specfic to flame angels, a particular breeder or a distributor.

Butuz · Mar 13, 2020

I had it with one of my blue reef chromis. I mean the eye was out of its socket and triple the size. Not exaggerating. i read that its serious when it happens in mirror, meaning same on the other side. Just kept feeding it food soaked in selcone, he took care of the infection himself over 1 week.

radsdad · Mar 13, 2020

My LFS had three of them and they all had it.

Wampatom · Mar 13, 2020

Butuz said:
mean the eye was out of its socket and triple the size. Not exaggerating

Yes I thought that eye would be lost.

Big G · Mar 13, 2020

Hallowhead said:
Howdy,

Can someone help identify what's wrong with my flame Angel ? He's been in the tank a little over a month now.

When initially it is just one eye, it's usually the result of injury. Can add directly to the tank 1 tablespoon of plain USP epsom salt per 5 gallon of tank water. Can redose the following day if needed. It can help with the swelling while the fish's immune system does its work.

arturoo1977 · Mar 13, 2020

I had same issue with a coral beauty and prepared some medicated food with Kanaplex and focus, both mixed with flakes and garlic.
Fish eat it like crazy and swollen went away in 2 or 3 days.