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My cory's Eyes are blowing up.. what could it be? could it be a sign of old age or what?

What are your water perimeters??


My guess would be pop eye.....http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/disease/popeye.asp


Is this what it resembles???


http://www.thatfishshop.com/health/pop_eye.htm


If so I'd def say pop eye.

Please write back with water tests so we all can help you better.

Thanks a ton
Angel Eel

Last edited by angeleel at 09-Oct-2005 23:30

it dont really look like that...it has gray film over the eye like most blind fish get, and theres blood forming around the outside of the eye. He is an older fish, could that be it?

testing water now..

0 ppm ammonia and 0.3 mg/l for nitrite.. its a planted tank so the plants are eating the nitrite.

Probobly popeye my old betta died from it because i didnt treat it in time.
the last time i had a fish with popeye or septicemia i used Maracyn-two but maracyn could also work the brand i used was mardel, got it from petsmart

well the cory died overnight in the quaratine tank.It was a very old cory.

The disease was definately popeye. It normally starts out as a film over the eye and then progress to blindness. If any other of your fish come down with it treat with plenty of melafix.

I am very sorry to hear about your fish. How old was anyways??

As for medication, I am not the one to talk to I have never had this in my tank.
I belive personal experience with meds is best.



Angel Eel

You shouldn't have any nitrite at all. That sounds like pop eye to me, which is usually directly related to poor water quality. Do some large water changes to get the nitrite down. You can also treat the tank with Seachem's Prime, which will help bind nitrite and make it less likely to harm your fish. Even with a product like that you still need to do some water changes (30-50%), give the tank a really good cleaning. How long has the tank been set up and what is your normal maintenance routine?

If the tank has been set up for a while and cycled you should never have ANY nitrite at all, regardless of whether your tank is planted or not. 0.3 ppm nitrite isn't a big deal in itself BUT it does point to other problems with tank water quality, as do the symptoms you described in the cory.

I'm sorry to hear you lost the fish, with a bit of digging we should be able to prevent it from happening to the others.



Last edited by trystianity at 11-Oct-2005 12:47[/font]

Pop-eye is a specific ailment, but bulging eyes can have a number of contributory causes, including flukeworms and protozoan infections in addition to water quality. Make sure you check into the possibilities. If it is a major protozoan infection, melafix wont touch it.

Pop-eye is also a compound symptom of dropsy (liver and/or kidney damage).



Last edited by longhairedgit at 16-Oct-2005 00:27