Platy's eye

[Kaida]

One of the platies in my tank is not well. His right eye is covered with a sort of partially cloudy dome, and he's generally lethargic. I wanted to get a picture, but he's hiding under the filter.

All other fish in the tank are fine (1 common plec, 4 buenos aires tetras, 7 rummy nose tetras, 1 female betta and 5 black widow tetras, 6 other platies).

He seems to have had a bit of a problem with his mouth ever since he was born, a birth defect I suppose, but it never bothered him. I just wonder if he's generally weaker than the others and that's why he's ill and the others aren't.

Tank has been set up since 2002 and has been very healthy, no major outbreaks of anything. It's a 260 litre tank.

Any ideas what it might be, or how to treat it?

Kaida

 

[black angel]

As its just the one eye he may have a cataract, is the film covering the whole eye or just the pupil? He may have injured it or another fish could have bit him. Do small water changes for a few days in case it is a water issue.

 

[Kaida]

As its just the one eye he may have a cataract, is the film covering the whole eye or just the pupil? He may have injured it or another fish could have bit him. Do small water changes for a few days in case it is a water issue.

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If cataracts in fish look like cataracts in people, it's not a cataract (my girlfriend has one so I know what they look like and it's not like that).
It's covering the whole eye, and it's sort of swollen, or like a dome covering it. I wondered if it might be pop eye, but I can't find any decent pictures of that on the net to compare.
Thanks for the help.
Kaida

 

[black angel]

http/www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html#Cloudyeye
the one above it is popeye

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[Chaz]

I would say it was cloudy eye but it is quite easy to treat

 

[WILDER]

Cloudy eye is a symtom of a desease not a desease in it's self, do a water change, can you post test so we can take a look.


not the writer of this information below.


Cloudy Eye- Cloudy eye can have many causes. Look for signs of Velvet Disease, Ick, and Fish tuberculosis. However, sometimes this is caused due to bacterial infections. Symptoms: One or both eyes become cloudy, and take a whitish appearance. Fish may show signs of distress, and be off-color and behave abnormally. Treatment: Establishing the likely cause of the problem and treating it as soon as possible is the best way to prevent damage to your fish's nervous system. The incidences of cloudy eye can be maintained by keeping the water quality in a good condition, and adding a small amount of aquarium salt to the water at water changes. There are many good medications available at your local pet stores that deal with this problem. Follow the recommended accordingly.