popeye

cimpow137

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Well one of my clowns has popeye now... She also has ich which i am treating with copper(rid ich +) (i treated with hypo first got a refractometer and everything and ich came back after it was gone for a week or so..) Does popeye go away on its own or do you have to treat it with something?...
 

beth

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cimpow137, how long did you have your fish in hypo? What kind of copper are you using and what are your water readings?
 

cimpow137

Member
I had the fish in hypo for a little more than 2 weeks, they are still in the qt though. My Nitrates and Nitrites are a tiny bit higher then they should be but my ammonia and ph are normal. I'm using rid ich + which has malachite green in it.
 

beth

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That treatment just isn't likely going to be effective. You must follow the hypo procedure exactly. Which is 3 wks from the time that you no longer see parasites on the fish. I would suggest returning to hypo and do the procedure correctly. If the fish's eye does not improve then, you can go with an antibiotic treatment as well.
 
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