Pop Eye Platty!

[tonilee7]

I have a female platty, I have had her for a while but I noticed she had a pop eye, so I treated the tank and it came good but now it has come back, only this time she has 2 pop eyes not one. Can you help me

 

[Animation]

Medicate the tank again, maybe her on her own if you have other tanks

 

[tonilee7]

I have medicated it again already, doesn't seem to help, she looks healthy enough just has big pop eyes, my sister just had a fish with the same problem but her platty died yesterday.

 

[tttnjfttt]

What medicine have you been using to treat this? Is this also one of the fish that has become very thin and is not eating (from your other post)?

Here is a little more info for you on pop eye. I am not the author of this



Exophthalmia (a.k.a. Pop-Eye)

Symptoms:

Fish with exophthalmia will have eyes that are abnormally enlarged and protrude from their sockets. In severe cases the eyes may actually burst from the socket, leaving the fish eyeless. Eye swelling is caused by a build up of fluids in or behind the eye.


Cause:

There can be any number of causes for this condition. Possible causes include poor water quality, bacterial infections, viral infections, eye flukes or other parasitic infestations, or piscine tuberculosis. Even though the fish may recover, the protruding eye may remain that way. This should not adversely affect that fish.


Treatment:

Since there are so many possible causes a broad-spectrum antibiotic is recommended, such as Tetracycline, but this treatment cannot obviously guarantee success. Be sure to keep water quality in good condition.

 

[tonilee7]

What medicine have you been using to treat this? Is this also one of the fish that has become very thin and is not eating (from your other post)?

Here is a little more info for you on pop eye. I am not the author of this



Exophthalmia (a.k.a. Pop-Eye)

Symptoms:

Fish with exophthalmia will have eyes that are abnormally enlarged and protrude from their sockets. In severe cases the eyes may actually burst from the socket, leaving the fish eyeless. Eye swelling is caused by a build up of fluids in or behind the eye.


Cause:

There can be any number of causes for this condition. Possible causes include poor water quality, bacterial infections, viral infections, eye flukes or other parasitic infestations, or piscine tuberculosis. Even though the fish may recover, the protruding eye may remain that way. This should not adversely affect that fish.


Treatment:

Since there are so many possible causes a broad-spectrum antibiotic is recommended, such as Tetracycline, but this treatment cannot obviously guarantee success. Be sure to keep water quality in good condition.

I think the platty might be alright it says in that info that they will get better but thier eyes may still stay big

 

[tttnjfttt]

How did you treat before? I'm a little concerned because your previous post said that only one eye was affected, now both are. To me, that means the infection/problem is spreading, not getting better.