nighthawk Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hi, group! I discovered something tonight that, as far as I can tell, hasn't been discussed here. I noticed today that one of the Diamond tetras has a whitish spot on its eye. It still seemed pretty happy, and avoided my attempts to capture it, so i decided to try Melafix. I have had good results with this in the past for minor ailments. About 1/2 hour later, I saw one of my pencilfish (Nanostomus beckfordi) barely fighting the current. I googled quickly, and found that Melafix is toxic (at treatment doses) to pencilfish! I got some charcoal into the filtration system, and so far, the little guys seem to be improving. (By the time I had quarantine in shape for them, they were resisting capture, as well). This ends the warning: don't use Melafix with Pencilfish. Now to the question: what should I do about the cloudy eyes? The water parameters are excellent, and I just did a water change 2 days ago. None of the other inhabitants seem the last bit unhappy. Thanks in advance for your advice and experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Quite possible that the white spot is a sign of healing (bumped his eye on a sharp rock?), and if you simply keep the water quality up, it'll continue to heal up without meds. Does it look like a furry white spot? A lump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewels Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Would that also apply to other Tetra's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nighthawk Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Quite possible that the white spot is a sign of healing (bumped his eye on a sharp rock?), and if you simply keep the water quality up, it'll continue to heal up without meds.Does it look like a furry white spot? A lump? No, not a lump. More a cloudiness. It's still pretty small, and I couldn't tell you if it's fuzzy or not. I won't be using any more of the meds for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 how long have you had this fish and how old would you say it is? might be a fishy form of cataracts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happeboy Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Simple solution quarantine the sick fish in its own medicated tank. Or use a different wide spectrum anti-bacterial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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