Lamarcks Angel sick :(

[jaganshi066]

I bought a Lamarcks Angel a few days ago and I don’t know how I didn’t notice it’s eye is cloudy/a little swollen. I realized that when I got home and it’s been 3 days, he’s eating well, but I don’t know if I should medicate him or leave him alone. He’s currently in my quarantine, and I’ll try to get pictures tomorrow, any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[Wen]

I bought a Lamarcks Angel a few days ago and I don’t know how I didn’t notice it’s eye is cloudy/a little swollen. I realized that when I got home and it’s been 3 days, he’s eating well, but I don’t know if I should medicate him or leave him alone. He’s currently in my quarantine, and I’ll try to get pictures tomorrow, any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

Photos will help and post in fish disease/ illness forum.

 

[jaganshi066]

Photos will help and post in fish disease/ illness forum.

I will post it again but this time to the disease forum thank you. I’ll try to get pictures later on this morning

 

[Zionas]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[jaganshi066]

Sorry to hear that.

Hey just when I get on haha, it’s day 5 and he still had it but he’s eating well. I wasn’t able to get a picture yesterday but I’ll try today

 

[Zionas]

Haha sure. I think for now keep up the good diet and water quality and see if he makes a recovery.

How’s your Multicolor and Flameback?

 

[jaganshi066]

Haha sure. I think for now keep up the good diet and water quality and see if he makes a recovery.

How’s your Multicolor and Flameback?

They are good, I can’t put any new fish in though or my flameback will kill it

 

[Zionas]

I see. What size was your Flameback and Multicolor and this Lamarck’s when you got em?

 

[Thaxxx]

You may not of missed seeing the bad eye in the store before you got it. It may have gotten injured being caught in the fish store.

 

[jaganshi066]

I see. What size was your Flameback and Multicolor and this Lamarck’s when you got em?

Oh the lamarcks is still in my quarantine, it’s really small probably an inch or an inch and a half, same with my others when I got them

 

[Zionas]

I plan to get my Flamebacks at around that size Gonna try to make a trio

They have better colors than many of the medium sized dwarf angels.

 

[jaganshi066]

I plan to get my Flamebacks at around that size Gonna try to make a trio

They have better colors than many of the medium sized dwarf angels.

They do! I think only the potters and multicolor look better. I know a lot of people like flame angels but I like the flameback more

 

[Zionas]

Yeah I like the Flamebacks a lot hehe. Multicolors too. And Cherubs.

If I had to get a medium sized angel I’d probably get a pair of Joculators or Interruptus but those are way beyond my price range ahhh.

 

[jaganshi066]

Yeah I like the Flamebacks a lot hehe. Multicolors too. And Cherubs.

If I had to get a medium sized angel I’d probably get a pair of Joculators or Interruptus but those are way beyond my price range ahhh.

I’ll get it for you

 

[Zionas]

woo thanks! If only I lived close to you ahaha

 

[jaganshi066]

@Jay Hemdal
@Zionas
@vetteguy53081

here are two pictures, it’s his right eye

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

It looks mildly infected, but doesn't have severe exophthalmia (popeye) so that's good. I bet it just scraped its eye during capture, as mentioned.

Since it is already in a QT, you could consider dosing it with erythromycin (Maracyn 1) as that has worked for eye issues fairly often. On the other hand, as long as the left eye is fine, and the fish is eating well, you may just want to wait and see. What are you going to do for proactive fluke and protozoan control?

Jay

 

[jaganshi066]

It looks mildly infected, but doesn't have severe exophthalmia (popeye) so that's good. I bet it just scraped its eye during capture, as mentioned.

Since it is already in a QT, you could consider dosing it with erythromycin (Maracyn 1) as that has worked for eye issues fairly often. On the other hand, as long as the left eye is fine, and the fish is eating well, you may just want to wait and see. What are you going to do for proactive fluke and protozoan control?

Jay

Thank you! I usually dose with prazipro after my copper treatment is done. Is there anything else I should use? Also can I use maracyn 1 simultaneously with copper? Would it hurt/affect my other fish in quarantine??

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Maracyn 1 may inhibit beneficial bacteria in some tanks, so monitor ammonia. I use prazipro after copper myself- 3 treatments, 7 days apart.
I don’t recall dosing Maracyn with copper myself, but I don’t know of any issues chemically.
Jay

 

[jaganshi066]

Maracyn 1 may inhibit beneficial bacteria in some tanks, so monitor ammonia. I use prazipro after copper myself- 3 treatments, 7 days apart.
I don’t recall dosing Maracyn with copper myself, but I don’t know of any issues chemically.
Jay

Thank you! I only dosed half the copper so I’ll stop that treatment and get the maracyn 1 tomorrow. It shouldn’t hurt the healthy fish right?