Need Help Please-sick Blue Tang

[mapleleaf]

:help: My blue regal tang has been doing good forever.All of a sudden get home from work and she has a cloudy puffy white eye.Other eye is fine.She ate really well tonight,but seems to be hiding behind rocks when not eating. Water is fine I think AMM;0 Nitrite:0
Nitrate 10
PH 8.5
Could someone please help me aaaand Dory(original name heh):help:

 

[elfdoctors]

For some reason, my kids named my blue tang Dory also! What a coincidence!
Hippo tangs love to squeeze themselves into tight places in your live rock. It is possible that it might have scratched its eye. Poor water quality is the other major cause of cloudy eyes.
Doing a water change is almost always a good idea. However, the parameters that you posted sound fine to me.
I would probably suggest you just watch the fish for now. There is a very good chance that it will heal itself within 1-2 days. However, if it worsens, you can try to catch it to treat it with antibiotics (such as Maracyn 2) in a hospital tank. You might treat the tank with some garlic to boost the immune system and aid the fish in fighting this off.

 

[mapleleaf]

Thanhs elfdoctor.Got home from work today Dory's eye looks alot better(not completely better but healing.She does like to squeeze herself into places so hopefully that is all it is.
Everybody i know with a blue tang has named them dory.
Thanks again,I'll keep you posted on how she is doing.P.S .Where would i get the garlic to feed them and how do i feed it.

 

[elfdoctors]

I tend to use a store-bought product called Kent's Garlic Extreme. I have also purchased another product called Garlic Guard but this is much harder to use. (The first product has a dropper which limits the likelihood of getting the stuff on your hands (and then smelling like garlic for a while)).
I know that Beth likes to make her own garlic preparations by mincing up store bought garlic.
The best way to use either product is to soak some food in the garlic preparation and then feed it to the fish.
Glad to hear that Dory is doing better.
I wonder if there are ever any male blue tangs? :thinking: I only seem to hear about females. lol

 

[mapleleaf]

Thanks for the info on the Garlic.Dory's eye is almost back to normal now.And yes can't say i've ever heard of a male hippo tang(ha ha).It's offical I'm a salt water junkie, my wife tells me i worry more about our fish when their sick than i do myself.Oh well I'm easier to take care of.(definitly cheaper anyway).Thanks again for all your help.