angel fish

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 09:31 AM

my angel fish has a film around one eye anyone no what that is

muttley000 · 10/03/2010, 01:18 PM

Will need more information to be much help. What kind of angel, how long have you had it, what size tank, what do you keep with it, what are your water parameters??? A lot of times an eye problem on only one eye is a physical type injury or a result of one.

Dustin1300 · 10/03/2010, 02:21 PM

Is the eye popping out? 'Pop Eye' is rather intersting when a fish gets it!

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dustin1300

Is the eye popping out? 'Pop Eye' is rather intersting when a fish gets it!

yea what should i do is fish going to make it

Dustin1300 · 10/03/2010, 03:19 PM

I'd catch it and put into a QT with some meds that target popeye. You'll find that it nearly pops out of its head at one point. I had a clown have this happen and cleared up and recovered.

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dustin1300

I'd catch it and put into a QT with some meds that target popeye. You'll find that it nearly pops out of its head at one point. I had a clown have this happen and cleared up and recovered.

dont have another tank to put him in and i have 70 ilbs of rock its going to be hard to catch him is there anything else i can do

Toddrtrex · 10/03/2010, 04:13 PM

How about you at least tell us what type of angel it is.

Then, it would be nice to know the tank size, other inhabitants, any new additions, how long you've had the angel, and water parameters (( with numbers )).

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Toddrtrex

How about you at least tell us what type of angel it is.

Then, it would be nice to know the tank size, other inhabitants, any new additions, how long you've had the angel, and water parameters (( with numbers )).

75 gal just had water tested at fish store i have yellow tang and a clown fish a flame angel they are ok and i just did a water change today , i got the angel last week and i didnt see anything wrong with him i think him and the yellow tang has ben fighting

Dustin1300 · 10/03/2010, 04:47 PM

Usually the popeye is inflicted by another fish/rock. You really need a QT before you put fish in before going to DT as well as serve as a hospital tank. You could pick up a 10 gallon tank kit for cheap or take a look at Craigs list.

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Dustin1300

Usually the popeye is inflicted by another fish/rock. You really need a QT before you put fish in before going to DT as well as serve as a hospital tank. You could pick up a 10 gallon tank kit for cheap or take a look at Craigs list.

yea im going to look in to that but now i have to figure out how to get him out with out destroing my tank and treat him lol maybe i will tank him to hospital lol

jonathansruelas · 10/03/2010, 05:53 PM

you should use bait of his favorite food to make him come out. i would take him out put him in a bucket with the water from the display and treat him in there so you can go out an purchase a 10g to set up as qt.

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jonathansruelas

you should use bait of his favorite food to make him come out. i would take him out put him in a bucket with the water from the display and treat him in there so you can go out an purchase a 10g to set up as qt.

im trying that lol but no luck so far

Dustin1300 · 10/03/2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ronnie b

yea im going to look in to that but now i have to figure out how to get him out with out destroing my tank and treat him lol maybe i will tank him to hospital lol

You laugh but some Vets treat fish too as they have been trained to do so. If you had a $2,000 fish you think you'd have a Vet handy that is half way local?

On a serious note, does the aquarium have coral yet? If not then I'd just get some storage containers and take out the live rock. Rock will be fine for 15 minutes or so when you are catching the fish! Good luck. For the future another handy tool is a fish trap.

ronnie b · 10/03/2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dustin1300

You laugh but some Vets treat fish too as they have been trained to do so. If you had a $2,000 fish you think you'd have a Vet handy that is half way local?

On a serious note, does the aquarium have coral yet? If not then I'd just get some storage containers and take out the live rock. Rock will be fine for 15 minutes or so when you are catching the fish! Good luck. For the future another handy tool is a fish trap.

yea i have coral i have ben trying to catch him no luck im trying tommorow

theatrus · 10/03/2010, 07:36 PM

Put food in the net, and leave the net in the tank. It can be tiring the stand there for awhile, but eventually the fish will try getting food and be used to the net.

cloak · 10/04/2010, 10:34 AM

As long as you can keep your parameters stable and the fish still has a healthy appetite, the cloudiness should go away own it's own. Trying to catch the fish, putting it in quarantine, moving it back, this might be more trouble than it's worth with this type of ailment IMO.

10/03/2010, 09:31 AM	#1
ronnie b Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: collisville IL Posts: 71	angel fish my angel fish has a film around one eye anyone no what that is

10/03/2010, 01:18 PM	#2
muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	Will need more information to be much help. What kind of angel, how long have you had it, what size tank, what do you keep with it, what are your water parameters??? A lot of times an eye problem on only one eye is a physical type injury or a result of one. __________________ Next step on the system is adding A 90 gallon! Current Tank Info: 475 multitank system is now running! Several hundred gallons of additions planned!

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Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	How about you at least tell us what type of angel it is. Then, it would be nice to know the tank size, other inhabitants, any new additions, how long you've had the angel, and water parameters (( with numbers )). __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

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theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Put food in the net, and leave the net in the tank. It can be tiring the stand there for awhile, but eventually the fish will try getting food and be used to the net. __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

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Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	Is the eye popping out? 'Pop Eye' is rather intersting when a fish gets it!

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Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	I'd catch it and put into a QT with some meds that target popeye. You'll find that it nearly pops out of its head at one point. I had a clown have this happen and cleared up and recovered.

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Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	Usually the popeye is inflicted by another fish/rock. You really need a QT before you put fish in before going to DT as well as serve as a hospital tank. You could pick up a 10 gallon tank kit for cheap or take a look at Craigs list.

10/03/2010, 05:53 PM	#11
jonathansruelas Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sylmar, 91342 Posts: 622	you should use bait of his favorite food to make him come out. i would take him out put him in a bucket with the water from the display and treat him in there so you can go out an purchase a 10g to set up as qt.

10/04/2010, 10:34 AM	#16
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	As long as you can keep your parameters stable and the fish still has a healthy appetite, the cloudiness should go away own it's own. Trying to catch the fish, putting it in quarantine, moving it back, this might be more trouble than it's worth with this type of ailment IMO.