My Box fish over night got a whiteish cloudy eye.

Rokokoki · Apr 3, 2020

Not sure what happened maybe he got attacked and bit? But not sure what to do. He i s new to our tank along with an aggressive dragon goby which I thought they weren't to other fish and but he which I think killed our diamond goby and have watched it nip at lots of our fish. Or maybe the Box fish has a issue? I don't know I am new to saltwater only having them about a year. I also think The dragon goby killed our watchman goby, thinking of just removing the fish. Any suggests on the Box fishs eye? Thanks

Daniel@R2R · Apr 24, 2020

How's he doing? I'm going to move this thread to our fish disease forum for the experts there.

Big G · Apr 24, 2020

One cloudy eye is usually from an injury. Should heal by itself. But you can add plain USP epsom salts to the display tank to help lower the swelling. 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of tank water. Can re dose once after a day or two. If the infection remains or gets worse, erythromycin is the best antibiotic for treating eye infections.

Saltyanimals · Sep 3, 2020

Hows the fish doing? And also the tank. Rumor (or myth) has these guys on the careful list for releasing poison when under stress. I assume getting attacked may be a stressful situation which is perhaps a test of this theory.