I've posted already in the betta section the consensus seems to be that my betta has cloud eye or popeye.

I've picked up some Myxazin and Melafix either of which should cure, but both take several doses. Thats a problem as I'm going away for a long weekend and given his current state (sitting on the bottom) I don't think he'll survive the weekend.

Has anyone come across anything that might do the job? Theres nothing in my LFS but theres a couple of others I could try if I know what I'm looking for.

Popeye is a symptom of internal bacteria infection. You can treat that with Interpet Anti-Internal Bacteria (Fish health treatment 9). This is a 2-dose treatment, but the second dose isn't given until day 4, so that might be after you get back, enabling you to dose correctly.

I've used it and it works. I don't know if popeye can be caused by other things that this treatment wouldn't have any effect on though.

All the best. Hope he makes it through!

This post has been edited by davefish: Jun 5 2008, 12:37 PM

Cheers for that, I've got some sitting in front of me. I'm a little confused as it says, "Remove carbon and zeolite (ammonia) filters," but also says on the box, "Harmless to fish, plants, filters etc."

Before I add this-can someone just confirm that its ok to add, and won't kill the nitrifying bacteria in my filter and cause another cycle?

And if it would, how do I get around it-dose, leave overnight then big waterchange and add the filter back in??

All you do is remove the black carbon from the filter and throw it away as its no good.
When you have finished the med course you do a 30% water change, and then add some new black carbon to the filter to remove the rest of the meds from the tank.

This post has been edited by Wilder: Jun 5 2008, 05:56 PM

Thanks Wilder, fingers crossed.

Good luck.

Yea, I think carbon removes the meds so you take it out so it doesn't remove the meds before they've worked. Nothing to do with the meds damaging the filter, the other way round in fact. They really should have explained that on the bottle I guess.

I hope it works.

Aye, thanks. Turns out theres no carbon in my filter-its an old fluval one, big old square internal filter.I

'm going away for the weekend (unavoidably) and it couldn't have come at a worse time. The way I see it, 4 possible outcomes:

1. Betta has healed, is living happily with other fish in community tank (WCCM's, Danios, Corys, Otto.)
2. Betta has healed and has ripped a my other fish apart (not likely, they're quicker than him.)
3. No change.
4. We won't go there.

Fingers crossed.

How did it go?

Sorry, forgot to update.

I treated with interpet anti internal bacteria before I went, came back and he'd got some life back although the growth was still there. Did the second dose and it seemed to die down but not go completely.

I did a couple of large water changes over a couple of day's after I'd finished treating with No.9, then treated him for 5 days with Myxazin. Cleared it completely, and now he's happy as larry. Especially as I've moved his tank upstairs into the kitchen (was in the downstairs hallway to my flat) and popped in some ember tetra's that got bullied by the danio's in my main tank.

Now he's getting more attention he seems alot happier, will give him a couple more day's peace then start him on Melafix to speed up his fin repair (they've been ragged since I got him, though they're slowly getting better.)

Thanks for the help and advice, really appreciated it.

Good to hear it went well

I've always found that a few days after you dose the fish is clearly happier, more energetic, regains appetite and gets it's shine back, so is obviously on the mend, but the popeye itself takes a lot longer to deflate completely. Sounds like you had the same experience.