swollen eye

Ok my sixline has a swollen eye pretty bad.it grew overnite but dont know from where.

theres a sailfin tang, and 2 clown percs, 1 cleaner shrimp and 1 emerald crab


i was thinking the sailfin got him but dunno really

 

could it be popeye? are they may micro bubbles in your tank
from the skimmer? post a pic!!!

 

water changes are almost always the answer no matter what the problem.

 

Sometimes popeye can be caused by accidentally scratching an eye on rock, sand, etc. Stable water parameters and a healthy diet usually heal this up fairly quickly.

If your sixline eats prepared foods soaking them in vitamins (selco, vita-chem) and adding extra HUFAs (Selcon) helps speed the recovery time

 

+1 on inwalls comments, i would also add garlic

 

has to be the bubbles cuz they are everywhere

 

I'd have to ask how would or could a bubble cause the pop eye problem ? I had never heard that one before I have heard it said they can irritate corals and to killing clams and sponges to Linkia stars I would only guess the person who came up with that one has never dove a reef I would do as In wall mentioned and if not better in 3 days or you see any white clouding of the eye treat it with a antibiotic . or just leave it be.

 

let it be is gonna have to be the option because im away for the next 2 weeks so he has no choice to live with it for now.but i heard its not as swollen as before.

 

Most fish diseases can be overcome by a healthy fish. Medication should be a last resort.

 

medication is a last resort for myself as well so they can eventually deal with it and hopefully overcome it.in the wild they dont have someone medicating them lol