Maroon Clown has bump by/on eye

[DougP]

My Maroon Clown has a strange bump near is left eye. It's a new tank with fish only being added in the last month. He and a Coral Beauty were the first fish to be added. We added a 2nd maroon clown to try to make a mated pair, but think we ended up with 2 females. Had to take 2nd maroon out after 24 hours because original clown was attacking and doing damage to the 2nd clown. We also have a foxface rabbit fish. The FFR and all other fish in the tank are peaceful. The original clown seemed normal for the first 36 hours after separating. Then this past Sunday, I noticed a small bump near his eye and he bagan to hide all the time. Since then the bump has grown quite a bit, and he is still hiding in the back of the tank. Prior to this he was often out in the front of the tank interacting with the other fish. Any thoughts or advise would be much appreciated!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My Maroon Clown has a strange bump near is left eye. It's a new tank with fish only being added in the last month. He and a Coral Beauty were the first fish to be added. We added a 2nd maroon clown to try to make a mated pair, but think we ended up with 2 females. Had to take 2nd maroon out after 24 hours because original clown was attacking and doing damage to the 2nd clown. We also have a foxface rabbit fish. The FFR and all other fish in the tank are peaceful. The original clown seemed normal for the first 36 hours after separating. Then this past Sunday, I noticed a small bump near his eye and he bagan to hide all the time. Since then the bump has grown quite a bit, and he is still hiding in the back of the tank. Prior to this he was often out in the front of the tank interacting with the other fish. Any thoughts or advise would be much appreciated!

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Can you try to get a better picture or a short video?
Does it look like there is a silvery air bubble in the eye?
Eye injuries often result from fighting, did this show up after the two clowns
were seen fighting?

 

[DougP]

We never actually seen the 2 clownfish fighting, only this clown going after the other that we removed. But yes, the bump appears to be in the eye and it appears to be a cloudy silvery color. It's had to tell if its in his actual eye, or very close to it. If these videos aren't helpful, we'll keep trying to get a better shot.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

We never actually seen the 2 clownfish fighting, only this clown going after the other that we removed. But yes, the bump appears to be in the eye and it appears to be a cloudy silvery color. It's had to tell if its in his actual eye, or very close to it. If these videos aren't helpful, we'll keep trying to get a better shot.

It does look like exopthalmia (popeye) that is often caused by an injury. Sometimes,l this gets better on its own. In other cases, you need to move the fish to a treatment tank and dose it with Maracyn 1 (Erythromycin).

The clown is also breathing a bit hard, that is unrelated to the eye injury. Does the tank have good aeration? Is the water temperature below around 80 F,?

Jay

 

[DougP]

It does look like exopthalmia (popeye) that is often caused by an injury. Sometimes,l this gets better on its own. In other cases, you need to move the fish to a treatment tank and dose it with Maracyn 1 (Erythromycin).

The clown is also breathing a bit hard, that is unrelated to the eye injury. Does the tank have good aeration? Is the water temperature below around 80 F,?

Jay

okay thanks you.
The tank has good airation, tank temp right at 80... Hot here in Cali today.

 

[DougP]

Well, here he is today. The eye that was originally effected seems to have gone down some, but now the other eye is popped out. He had been hiding in the back of the tank until this afternoon when he finally came out after 3 days. That's when I noticed the other eye. Is it normal to effect both eyes?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Well, here he is today. The eye that was originally effected seems to have gone down some, but now the other eye is popped out. He had been hiding in the back of the tank until this afternoon when he finally came out after 3 days. That's when I noticed the other eye. Is it normal to effect both eyes?

It's less common for an injury to affect both eyes. Can this fish still see well enough to find food?

You should probably consider moving the fish to a treatment tank and dosing with Erythromycin (Maracyn 1).

Jay

 

[DougP]

It's less common for an injury to affect both eyes. Can this fish still see well enough to find food?

You should probably consider moving the fish to a treatment tank and dosing with Erythromycin (Maracyn 1).

Jay

Thanks for all your help, Jay. We lost the little guy this morning