Balloon Mollie Has A Poorly Eye, What Should I Do?

[heavenly_d3vi1]

I've just noticed that one of my balloon mollies has like an opaque bubble over one of her eyes, I cant find anything like it in my fich book, I've tried to egt some pics of her so I hope someone can spot what it is and help me treat her if needed!

 

[Davo86]

Hi,
what are your water stats?
most eye problems are caused by bacterial infections due to water quality issues

 

[heavenly_d3vi1]

nitrate is between 1-10
nitrate is between 5-10

I'm doing 50% water chages everyday atm to lower the levels, the mollies have only been in the tank since the weekend, and the tank was running for a week and a half before that.

Is there anything i can do to cure her eye?

 

[Spishkey]

could it be popeye?

 

[heavenly_d3vi1]

I dont think it is pop eye, the book i have says pop eye is when the eye 'pops' out, this looks more like theres something covering her eye i think. Obviuosly I have no experience with fish so could be completely wrong!

 

[Spishkey]

ah ok, sorry i thought it looked a little popped out in 1st and 2nd pics

 

[Davo86]

ah ok, sorry i thought it looked a little popped out in 1st and 2nd pics

I agree that it doesn't appear to be Pop Eye,
It could well be a bacterial infection though and as you say you have a nitrite reading (which should be 0 at all times) the poor water uality could well be the cause.

Posting on the emergency thread would be your best bet for a more accurate diagnosis

 

[heavenly_d3vi1]

Thanks for your help

 

[nosoup4you]

Definitely looks like the early stages of Pop- eye to me. If you look closely the orb of the eye appears to be starting to swell. I'd definitely get something for bacterial infections.

I dont think it is pop eye, the book i have says pop eye is when the eye 'pops' out, this looks more like theres something covering her eye i think.

Pop-eye is a symptom of some underlying infection (most likely bacterial) and can present as either swelling behind the eye or within the eye itself.

 

[heavenly_d3vi1]

Thanks for the inofrmation

 

[twilight_angel]

so how's your balloon molly heavenly doing...

 

[heavenly_d3vi1]

Her eye seems to have cleared up a bit today after another water change last night, so fingers crossed.

 

[twilight_angel]

so it means the problem is brought by the water...

 

[heavenly_d3vi1]

Yes looks like it,the tanks has only been running a couple of weeks, and following bad advise from the fish shop, I now have high nitrite levels. So doing daily water changes at the moment to try andlower the levels.

 

[twilight_angel]

me...

i'm not using nitrites, sal, and the like...

only filter...