Sunken Eyes

[cutechic]

As some of you know, I've been treating fin rot in my 4 gallon for 3 weeks. My remaining panda cory is gradually recovering- his fins are looking much better. Today I saw that his eyes are sunken quite far into his head. Is there anything I can do?

Additional Info:
I'm treating with Kanacyn and Melafix.
Ammonia & Nitrite both 0 ppm Nitrate 20 ppm
Tankmate: betta, who also has fin rot

 

[cometcattle]

I'm sorry cutechic, I just looked in all my books and I found nothing about sunken eyes. Only mentions popeye, cloudiness, or glazed eyes.

 

[cutechic]

Same here. I can't find anything on them. He just died


Edit: I've researched a bit, and there are two possible reasons for sunken eyes.

1. Dropsy
- I don't think this was the case because his body was a normal shape and size

2. Bacterial Infection - Here's a quote from pondrx.com.

Eyes are sunken in
Wow. Sunken eyes are usually associated with Aeromonas / Pseudomonas bacterial infections which have gone systemic (gained entry to the blood stream) and sometimes you may see fish which have been parasitized by Flukes, for example, to such an extent that they have essentially bled to death through the gills and skin. The loss of protein and plasma in the fish leaves them wasted and emaciated and the eyes will sink in. Once it gets this far, the prognosis is extremely poor. I've never seen a fish with sunken eyes to survive. Never. If the fishes' head is shaped like an arrow head, and it's shimmying in the water, and the fins are clamped, the fish is a goner. This is disturbing, of course, but don't let it stop you from saving the fish that have not gotten this far! You owe it to yourself, and to the remaining fish to aggressively treat. Here's what you do: Salt the main system according to these instructions. Inject any fish which are valuable. Try as much as possible to make a diagnosis of a parasitism if possible using a microscope. If this is not a possibility, shotgun remedies (there are two) could be considered.

© 2002 PondRx.com

 

[cometcattle]

Im so sorry about your cory.

All I could find about sunken eyes was related to human consumption of fish.

 

[cutechic]

That's ok, I'm sure it was too late to save him. I actually thought he'd make it Thanks though.