Singapore Anglefish Opaque Eyes

[WalkerSmithIV]

Hi y'all. I'm relatively new to the hobby but have graduated to a 40gallon breeder tank and I have some inverts, some corals, a dogface puffer, a fairy wrasse, and a singapore anglefish. Today after work I noticed the angel had one eye which is really opaque/ white and it wasnt like that yesterday. Worried it's something serious, from what I've read maybe flukes? Any reccommendations?

 

[Blue Cheese]

Imo the eyes within the pictures posted look normal to me especially when comparing one eye to the other in picture no 4
Fwiw I’m not an expert,surely someone else will chime in

 

[Tathamet]

I won’t be able to help, but if you can, try to take a picture of it with white lights only so someone with more experience can help with the issue. I can’t seem to see the eyes much at all.

 

[ZanclusKeeper]

Do a fresh water dip, looks like infection due to flukes.

good luck

 

[WalkerSmithIV]

I won’t be able to help, but if you can, try to take a picture of it with white lights only so someone with more experience can help with the issue. I can’t seem to see the eyes much at all.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi y'all. I'm relatively new to the hobby but have graduated to a 40gallon breeder tank and I have some inverts, some corals, a dogface puffer, a fairy wrasse, and a singapore anglefish. Today after work I noticed the angel had one eye which is really opaque/ white and it wasnt like that yesterday. Worried it's something serious, from what I've read maybe flukes? Any reccommendations?

The pics are very blue making it hard to see clearly . Best posted under white lighting.
If its one eye, may likely be due to scratch or injury and treatable in a quarantine using maracyn/AKA maracyn 1 for 5 days in a quarantine tank. IF both eyes, can be a bacterial issue or even flukes but again clear pics needed to confirm.
Hoping its not a retinal molecular disease

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just saw your pics under white lighting and Unfortunately they may be eye flukes which are internal or external (Neobenedenia but appears to be internal. Its difficult to distinguish internal eye flukes from cataracts, as eye flukes can cause cataracts with damage already done and wont go away. If the cloudiness showed up suddenly, likely not flukes. Good news is its one eye, so you can go with Maracyn method mentioned above and see what happens. If it does not clear.... Purely a gamble but you can administer in quarantine, Prazipro dosed twice at eight days apart with added aeration as prazi reduces oxygen slightly.
Forget attempting freshwater dip - it will just stress this fish further.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

If both eyes were cloudy, I’d say Neobenedenia flukes. With only one eye affected it could just be an injury.
The fish looks a bit thin, this species can be a bit delicate long term.
Jay