Whats with my hippo's eye?

[shoelaceike]

 

[wkscott]

Could be flukes or a bacterial infection due to an injury. Do both eyes look like this or just the one eye?

 

[shoelaceike]

Its just one eye....

 

[wkscott]

Take a look at this thread under bacterial infections.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-diseases-101.189284/

 

[shoelaceike]

Thanks. I would agree it seems bacterial. Can it resolve itself?

 

[wkscott]

Thanks. I would agree it seems bacterial. Can it resolve itself?

Sometimes it does but let's ask the experts @Humblefish

 

[Humblefish]

Looks like flukes in the eye to me (see below)

 

[shoelaceike]

Hmmm that may be. Can it resolve itself and does this mean all my fish have it?

 

[Humblefish]

Hmmm that may be. Can it resolve itself and does this mean all my fish have it?

You would need to treat all fish with Prazipro (reef safe) 2x, spaced 5-7 days apart. However, any fish with flukes in the eyes will need to be given a FW dip prior to Prazipro treatment.

Also look here: Video - How to do a Freshwater Dip

 

[shoelaceike]

You would need to treat all fish with Prazipro (reef safe) 2x, spaced 5-7 days apart. However, any fish with flukes in the eyes will need to be given a FW dip prior to Prazipro treatment.

Also look here: Video - How to do a Freshwater Dip

Thank you. I can dose directly into my DT? Also if I don't treat is it automatic that all fish have or will get it?

 

[shoelaceike]

Thank you. I can dose directly into my DT? Also if I don't treat is it automatic that all fish have or will get it?

I have hundreds of fan worms and bristle worms.

 

[Humblefish]

Thank you. I can dose directly into my DT? Also if I don't treat is it automatic that all fish have or will get it?

Flukes are easily transmissible, so odds are if one fish has it then your other fish will eventually get them too.

I have hundreds of fan worms and bristle worms.

This is a problem, as Prazipro has the potential to kill these. A massive die-off could lead to an ammonia spike.

 

[shoelaceike]

Flukes are easily transmissible, so odds are if one fish has it then your other fish will eventually get them too.

This is a problem, as Prazipro has the potential to kill these. A massive die-off could lead to an ammonia spike.

That's what I'm concerned about. Can fish fight it like they can ich?

 

[Humblefish]

That's what I'm concerned about. Can fish fight it like they can ich?

Usually, no. Flukes will take your fish down one by one, over a period of weeks/months.

 

[shoelaceike]

Usually, no. Flukes will take your fish down one by one, over a period of weeks/months.

Man that sucks...

 

[Humblefish]

Man that sucks...

You might be OK (oftentimes the bristle worms/tube worms do not die); but I cannot guarantee that.

Your other option would be to treat using Prazipro in a QT, and go fallow in the DT for 4 weeks.

 

[shoelaceike]

You might be OK (oftentimes the bristle worms/tube worms do not die); but I cannot guarantee that.

Your other option would be to treat using Prazipro in a QT, and go fallow in the DT for 4 weeks.

The issue is that it would be too difficult to get all the fish out.

 

[Humblefish]

The issue is that it would be too difficult to get all the fish out.

Are you sure its flukes? Does the fish twitch his head, yawn, scratch on rocks? Any labored breathing?

 

[shoelaceike]

Definitely not. He doesn't do any of that. I recently added a copperband that may twitch a bit though.

 

[Humblefish]

I recently added a copperband that may twitch a bit though.

With a CBB, twitching is usually just a feeding response.