Bulging Eyes

[Mystil]

Hello Peeps
I have just been to a P@H and saw a female blue ram with one of her eyes bigger than the other, as in bulging out of the socket...and was not being treated at the time (This is NOT a LPS bashing).

and that got me thinking as i have not come across this before (although i have heard of it) ...is it a disease that is easily treatable and also does it spread to other fish in the tank?

and any other details you could tell me about the disease?
Thanks
Liza

 

[markandhisfish]

found this on a website may help/be what you saw in the ram

Pop-eye in itself is not a disease but is more a symptom of an underlying infection. The eye bulges out in this manner because of fluid build up, either behind the eye or in the eye itself. The first signs you will notice is that one or even both eyes are starting to bulge. Slowly with time it can bulge to such an extent that the fish will look really shocking with the bulge.

The bulging eye may have a thin layer of 'skin' around it, this is a tough tissue that covers the eye keeping it in the socket and as the eye bulges it stretches the 'skin' with it. The fish may also get less active and show no interest in food. Fungus infections can show up afterwards.

 

[layne2000]

I use a treatment called Melafix antibacterial fish remedy.
It or a similar, can be purchased in any aquatic shop and will treat open sores, fins and tail rot, eye cloud, pop eye and various other wounds.

Read the instructions carefully and if administed to the tank fast enough could save your fishes eye.
If not treated the fish could well loose his eye.

best of luck

 

[kreacher]

You should tell them as they can treat it with melafix which clears this up nicely.

 

[WILDER]

For popeye in the uk anti internal bacteria med by interpet.
http/www.flippersandfins.net/pop-eye.htm