whats wrong with my clown fish

[sergifed91]

its eye looks like its infected. is it popeye? what can i use to treat this?

eye?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Looks like popeye to me.
Best to use an antibiotic in quarantine like maracyn 2.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Looks like popeye to me.
Best to use an antibiotic in quarantine like maracyn 2.

Usually Maracyn 1 for eye infections, but many of these heal on their own.
Jay

 

[sergifed91]

Maracyn oxy?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Usually Maracyn 1 for eye infections, but many of these heal on their own.
Jay

My mistake - thanks for correcting!

I usually like to suggest treatment just because the one time I didn’t the fish lost an eye (green terror cichlid - no idea if eye infections are worse or not in fw).

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Maracyn oxy?

No - that product doesn't have good use in marine tanks, maracyn 1 would be my suggestion.

Jay

 

[sergifed91]

No - that product doesn't have good use in marine tanks, maracyn 1 would be my suggestion.

Jay

Melafix?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Melafix?

Melafix really isn’t very effective in any setting. It isn’t anything more than tea tree oil.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Melafix?

No - Melafix is useless even in freshwater and is deemed a tonic comprised of tea tree oil

You want this:

 

[vetteguy53081]

Melafix really isn’t very effective in any setting. It isn’t anything more than tea tree oil.

Hmmm- some very familiar words

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Melafix?

No, that’s just a herbal tonic that isn’t backed up by disease control studies.
Jay