Bug-Eyed Clarkii!

[columbus reef]

I've had my Clarkii for over two years, and he's always been incredibly healthy - though I'm not fond of him waving his tail to stir up sand near the little rock anemone he "hosts." In the last few days, however, his right eye has bugged out:

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He's also done some "scraping" of that side on the sand - but not frequently. Anybody know what this is - or, better yet, what to do about it? Any thoughts much appreciated. Rich

 

[hackman72]

looks like he has "pop-eye". off the top of my head I don't know much about it. It is treatable though.

 

[pullins125]

i had a clarkii clown get one a few weeks ago and he healed in aa couple of days. idk what caused it but he is fine now.

 

[jennm]

Ouch

It looks "clean" from the picture, but it is likely a bacterial infection. Probably resulted from a mechanical injury.

QT is recommended during treatment, but if it's not practical/possible, Neomycin is a popular choice (sold as NeoPlex by Seachem) - combine in a 1:1 ratio with Seachem Focus, in frozen food. Both products contain little measuring spoons. Instructions on the Focus say 5:1 ratio (5 parts Focus) but the folks at Seachem have told me 1:1 is fine. The NeoPlex is an antibiotic, and the Focus acts as binder to bind the NeoPlex to the food. Focus also has some antibiotic properties.

I've also used Amoxicillin or Kanamycin for similar ailments. We recently treated a large angel with a similar problem, using Amoxicillin. A client of ours who is a veterinarian, did some research and he found that the majority of vets who treat fish, recommended the Neomycin for this type of infection.

HTH

Jenn

 

[jmaneyapanda]

If it were me, and its only one eye, I would treat with anything. Just clean clean water and good food.

 

[columbus reef]

Thanks to all, and espcially Jenn. I don't want to dose the whole tank and getting the clarkii out of there is likely to cause even more problems - for him and for everyone else. He is behaving normally - not even doing any of the "scratching" he was doing yesterday, so I think I will just stick with status quo for the time being. I knew I'd get plenty of info from y'all. Thanks. Rich

JennM;409763 wrote: Ouch

It looks "clean" from the picture, but it is likely a bacterial infection. Probably resulted from a mechanical injury.

QT is recommended during treatment, but if it's not practical/possible, Neomycin is a popular choice (sold as NeoPlex by Seachem) - combine in a 1:1 ratio with Seachem Focus, in frozen food. Both products contain little measuring spoons. Instructions on the Focus say 5:1 ratio (5 parts Focus) but the folks at Seachem have told me 1:1 is fine. The NeoPlex is an antibiotic, and the Focus acts as binder to bind the NeoPlex to the food. Focus also has some antibiotic properties.

I've also used Amoxicillin or Kanamycin for similar ailments. We recently treated a large angel with a similar problem, using Amoxicillin. A client of ours who is a veterinarian, did some research and he found that the majority of vets who treat fish, recommended the Neomycin for this type of infection.

HTH

Jenn