Plz help clear pop eye

[edmond]

Can some one help me idk what is this its clear pop eye and its only on one eye its a dwarf lion fish eats fine to should i treat it or water change ?

 

[Humblefish]

Likely swelling due to injury. I would first try dosing Epsom salt (see below):

Epsom Salt: Treats eye and other injuries. Popeye in one eye usually means injury, but popeye in both eyes usually denotes a bacterial infection requiring antibiotic treatment. Cloudy eye can be a bacterial infection or flukes.

How To Treat - 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of aquarium water. Repeat only once, if necessary. Use only “USP” grade Epsom salt.

Pros - Reef safe, as Epsom salt is just magnesium sulfate.

Cons/Side Effects - The effects of excessive sulfate in a reef aquarium are not fully known.

 

[Humblefish]

Seems only natural to tag @Lionfish Lair on this one.

 

[edmond]

Thank u so much im going to give it couple of days and see what happens or not ill try the epsom salt will rising the mag bering down my ph or anything?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I too would sit and watch. It's not uncommon for lions to have popeye and you can see it's as clear as a marble.

 

[edmond]

gas bubble disease i find the problem but cant find the cure

 

[edmond]

I too would sit and watch. It's not uncommon for lions to have popeye and you can see it's as clear as a marble.

 

[Humblefish]

There's this article: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/8/fish

And below is an excerpt from this article: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/3/fish

Gas bubble disease
This syndrome more typically produces gas bubbles on the body of seahorses, (including the male's brood pouch) but can also involve the skin around the eyes. The cause of this problem is not well known, and only experimental treatments have been proposed. Injections with acetazolamide at around 5mg per kg have shown promise in treating this disease, but that treatment is an off-label use of the drug, and outside the ability of most home aquarists to perform. Many aquarists have attributed this syndrome to supersaturation of the water with gas - making it an environmental condition (covered in the next section). However, it has been repeatedly shown that gas bubble disease can infect seahorses in aquarium systems that are not undergoing supersaturation, so the cause of the problem must be found elsewhere.

 

[Paul C.]

I went through a case of this with my gold flake. As suggested above epsom salt was my treatment. Took around 2 months but did clear up. Also used Melafix with the epsom.

 

[edmond]

In the morning it seemed like it was much better than yesterday im going to wait until Friday and see what happens or not ill give the epsom salt treatment