New firefish with unknown injury/disease

[Dhruv]

Hey everyone,

I have had 2 SW aquariums in the past (reef tanks); this is the 3rd one I have just started. For some reason, I have had terrible luck with firefish overall (1 jumped through the lid, and 3 died without explanation). I have kept other hard fish, such as mandarins, anthias, tangs, etc, with no issue). I just purchased one and realized it has a white spot on its eye (this is from a fish store with a thorough quarantine process). I am adding it into a quarantine tank to observe and ensure it is doing okay.

Do you know what this may be and how to treat it? It looks like a white spot/cloudy eye (maybe an injury or a parasite). I added a link to the image.

Thanks!

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[vetteguy53081]

Hey everyone,

I have had 2 SW aquariums in the past (reef tanks); this is the 3rd one I have just started. For some reason, I have had terrible luck with firefish overall (1 jumped through the lid, and 3 died without explanation). I have kept other hard fish, such as mandarins, anthias, tangs, etc, with no issue). I just purchased one and realized it has a white spot on its eye (this is from a fish store with a thorough quarantine process). I am adding it into a quarantine tank to observe and ensure it is doing okay.

Do you know what this may be and how to treat it? It looks like a white spot/cloudy eye (maybe an injury or a parasite). I added a link to the image.

Thanks!

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May be damage from netting or other injury but its near impossible to give an assessment without a picture or two under white light intensity

 

[Dhruv]

May be damage from netting or other injury but its near impossible to give an assessment without a picture or two under white light intensity

Here is a better photo. It is in our observation tank right now. The tank has 0 ammonia, nitrite, and 5-10 ppm nitrate. All other levels are completely normal. It sat down when the lights where off but now seems to be swimming normally.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here is a better photo. It is in our observation tank right now. The tank has 0 ammonia, nitrite, and 5-10 ppm nitrate. All other levels are completely normal. It sat down when the lights where off but now seems to be swimming normally.

This looks like retina damage and could have been caused by injury, gas bubble, bright light exposure as examples. Can it thrive normally with eye like this - Yes
Can the eye heal to normalcy- it can but can take a month or more if it will

 

[Idech]

Poor fish is really thin too.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hey everyone,

I have had 2 SW aquariums in the past (reef tanks); this is the 3rd one I have just started. For some reason, I have had terrible luck with firefish overall (1 jumped through the lid, and 3 died without explanation). I have kept other hard fish, such as mandarins, anthias, tangs, etc, with no issue). I just purchased one and realized it has a white spot on its eye (this is from a fish store with a thorough quarantine process). I am adding it into a quarantine tank to observe and ensure it is doing okay.

Do you know what this may be and how to treat it? It looks like a white spot/cloudy eye (maybe an injury or a parasite). I added a link to the image.

Thanks!

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Welcome to Reef2Reef!

If the other eye is clear, this is likely just eye damage. As noted, this fish is really thin though. Is it eating for you today? If so, you'll want to bulk it up with multiple small feedings a day with chopped mysids.

 

[MnFish1]

I would watch carefully (in addition to the other recs) - for any worsening - pop-eye. in that case - it could be a bacterial infection - and I would treat with a broad spectrum antibiotic in a hospital tank