Blind zebra dart goby?

dixiegirl21191 · 07/10/2013, 03:36 PM

I have a dart goby that seems to have become blind, is there anything i can do for her? Any ideas on how this could have happened?

dixiegirl21191 · 07/10/2013, 09:12 PM

She hides in a hole under a rock all day and only really comes out when i feed. She shows interest in the food but she won't eat unless a piece of food happens to touch her nose. She doesn't swim around in the water column, instead she scoots around on the sand. She will occasionally rise to the top of the tank so i know it isn't a swim bladder issue. When she scoots around she will sometimes bump into rock or coral and it looks like it surprises her which leads me to think she may be blind. However, she has no problem finding her burrow.

Canelo · 07/10/2013, 10:15 PM

Go to aqua life they have medicine to put on the food that will help it happened to one of my fish and i was able to save him

dixiegirl21191 · 07/10/2013, 10:58 PM

Happen to recall the name of the meds?

Canelo · 07/10/2013, 11:17 PM

No its a small lil blue tube just tell him that ur fish eyes are cloudy n he knows wat it is he always use the same thing

07/10/2013, 03:36 PM	#1
dixiegirl21191 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: East El Paso, Tx Posts: 257	Blind zebra dart goby? I have a dart goby that seems to have become blind, is there anything i can do for her? Any ideas on how this could have happened? __________________ ♥Stephanie♥ Current Tank Info: 36 bowfront mixed reef, 30 long lion and softie,10 gal mantis tank

07/10/2013, 09:12 PM	#2
dixiegirl21191 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: East El Paso, Tx Posts: 257	She hides in a hole under a rock all day and only really comes out when i feed. She shows interest in the food but she won't eat unless a piece of food happens to touch her nose. She doesn't swim around in the water column, instead she scoots around on the sand. She will occasionally rise to the top of the tank so i know it isn't a swim bladder issue. When she scoots around she will sometimes bump into rock or coral and it looks like it surprises her which leads me to think she may be blind. However, she has no problem finding her burrow. __________________ ♥Stephanie♥ Current Tank Info: 36 bowfront mixed reef, 30 long lion and softie,10 gal mantis tank

07/10/2013, 10:58 PM	#4
dixiegirl21191 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: East El Paso, Tx Posts: 257	Happen to recall the name of the meds? __________________ ♥Stephanie♥ Current Tank Info: 36 bowfront mixed reef, 30 long lion and softie,10 gal mantis tank

07/10/2013, 10:15 PM	#3
Canelo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 91	Go to aqua life they have medicine to put on the food that will help it happened to one of my fish and i was able to save him

07/10/2013, 11:17 PM	#5
Canelo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 91	No its a small lil blue tube just tell him that ur fish eyes are cloudy n he knows wat it is he always use the same thing