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02/04/2008, 10:55 PM
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need help on new fish?
went to the local fish store been watching this cardinal fish in their small display tank for 3 weeks the fish looked great. then i got it home and put in my tank i notice that his eyes looked like it had a film on them. the next morning the right eye seemed swollen and white looking film. what is this? what should i do?
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02/04/2008, 10:58 PM
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I would set up a quarantine tank and get it in there asap
then repost this in the fish disease forum 
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02/04/2008, 11:32 PM
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how did you acclimate the fish?
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02/04/2008, 11:39 PM
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It sounds to me like he may have popeye. I lost a pajama cardinal to that. Get it in QT and treat it asap. I believe there are meds for it.
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02/05/2008, 04:49 PM
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can the other fish get this from this one?
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1-lg foxface 1-sm blue hippo tang 5- sm ocellaris cowns 1-orange spot gobie 1- orange strip gobie 1- sailfin blenny 1- sandshifting starfish 10- sm hermit crabs 2-snails Current Tank Info: 90 gal salt water fowlr wet dry sump w bio balls 2 koralia #4's 90lbs lr 80lbs ls and crush coral 2217 ehiem filter |
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