Tang with spot on eye

[slider101]

Can a fish get ick on their eye? I have a Tang that has shown signs of ich and now has a white spot on her eye. Eye looks a little cloudy but she seems to be acting fine. Eating and swimming around like normal? I did net her a few days ago for a freshwater dip. COuld this have caused it? If so will it heal? Thanks

 

[jackri]

Hard to say without pic but probably ich.. could be a bacterial infection or even early pop eye.. but my guess would be a mild case of ich (if there is ever such a thing)
Freshwater dip wouldn't cause this, stress -- ich parasite -- weakened immune system can. Keep healthy foods pushed on the tang, maybe lace the food with garlic/vitamins as a healthy fish can beat it if you can't QT it and treat medically.

 

[slider101]

Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/2964148
Hard to say without pic but probably ich.. could be a bacterial infection or even early pop eye.. but my guess would be a mild case of ich (if there is ever such a thing)
Freshwater dip wouldn't cause this, stress -- ich parasite -- weakened immune system can. Keep healthy foods pushed on the tang, maybe lace the food with garlic/vitamins as a healthy fish can beat it if you can't QT it and treat medically.
I feed mysis shrimp reg now and use flake every now and then. What kind of garlic do I lace with and how do I and how much? She seem to act normal and healthy, rubbing rocks every now and then but swims in a group usually with the other fish in the tanks, no fighting or anything. I know the freshwater dip wouldnt have cause it but I was wondering if possibly netting her could have damaged her eye.

 

[beth]

Netting is generally risky business and often causes eye injury and eye infections. How long have you had this fish? Have you seen white spots in other places on the body, fins?
A diet of mostly mysis is not nutritionally adequate. You should vary the diet more, offering at least a couple of meals a day.

 

[slider101]

Originally Posted by Beth
http:///forum/post/2964178
Netting is generally risky business and often causes eye injury and eye infections. How long have you had this fish? Have you seen white spots in other places on the body, fins?
A diet of mostly mysis is not nutritionally adequate. You should vary the diet more, offering at least a couple of meals a day.
We got her a week ago. She had a few white spots pop up after putting her in the tank. I took her out and dipped her in freshwater for awhile. The spots went away.
What else should I feed her. I am on a limited budget and just started with the mysis a week ago as I was told this is better than brine shrimp. I also mix it up with some flake.

 

[my obsession]

My Blue Tang got that a couple of weeks ago and I fed it seaweed soaked in garlic. It cleared up in a couple of days.

 

[slider101]

Originally Posted by my obsession
http:///forum/post/2964248
My Blue Tang got that a couple of weeks ago and I fed it seaweed soaked in garlic. It cleared up in a couple of days.
Do I just buy minced or crushed garlic and soak the food in the juice?

 

[beth]

You very likely have ich that will soon pop up in full bloom. Yes, use fresh garlic, crushing it and letting meaty food soak in it for a few mins, then feed it to the fish.
Your LFS should have a variety of frozen foods that you can also offer your fish.

 

[slider101]

Originally Posted by Beth
http:///forum/post/2964569
You very likely have ich that will soon pop up in full bloom. Yes, use fresh garlic, crushing it and letting meaty food soak in it for a few mins, then feed it to the fish.
Your LFS should have a variety of frozen foods that you can also offer your fish.
Right now I am using the frozen mysis shrimp cubes. Can I just defrost the cubes and soak that in the garlic? What does the garlic do actually?

 

[beth]

Yes, you can do that. Take a look:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/127007/faqs-fish-diseases-treatments-quarantine-health-info#post_1509974