Cloudy eye...blue hippo tang

[wade163]

Hey gang…I just picked up my blue hippo tang on Sunday. We fed it in the store, and all looked fine. No white spots, ate, and all that other. I took him to my main fish guy, and upon investigation, he found that he had some cloudiness in his left eye, which I didn’t see in the store, and didn’t even dawn on me. He mentioned that it COULD be from stress, but no real way of knowing. Well 4 days later it seems like the cloudiness has gotten worse to where I can see it in the tank. What can I do to help my fish out? He is a great addition to the tank, and would hate to see him die…sigh

 

[johnnyreb]

This is just a thought and not a recommendation by any means, especially since I am fairly new to salt water. I had a freshwater angel get cloudy eyes once and upon recommendation from someone of the angelfish forum, I dosed the tank with Melafix and her eyes cleared up within 24 hours. I don't know if Melafix is ok for salt water or not but, it's something to look into..........