Sick Cory Fish

Aliayh

New Member
Joined
Jun 26, 2021
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Location
Sudbury
I got a new pet and there is something wrong with his eyes. Does anyone know what could be wrong and how I can treat it. Hopefully you guys can see the picture I attached but let me know if you can't. The darker cory is the one with the problem. He is also swimming weird and staying still most of the time. I'm worried that he's going to die because I don't think he can see the food I give to him, and he's acting really strange.
20210626_125148.jpg
 
It looks like he has cloudy eye or popeye which can be caused by a variety of bacteria and even fungus. (Also by noninfectious causes but in that case I would expect to see swelling in other parts of the body as well.) Mild cases can go away on their own with good tank maintenance and TLC. He likely developed it secondary to the stress of being moved to a new tank (or possibly even had it when you bought him?) Usually the organisms that cause this are present in the tank anyway and only cause illness in fish with compromised immune systems/stress. So the good news is he's probably not contagious to the other fish. If he's acting strangely though the illness might be more advanced to where there's less chance of him recovering without medication. I'm not sure but it looks like you're in the UK? Your medication options would be limited if so without consulting a vet. An immune booster is always an option. Voogle makes a good one. And I believe Melafix is available as well, though it's more useful for external infections.
 

Most reactions

Back
Top