what should i do?

cartman101

cartman101

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My trigger has one cloudy eye! Should i add copper? What food should i feed? Thanks, want him to heal! How dangerous is this situation?
 
J

jcrim

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NEVER add copper with your eel!! I'd test the water and do a change if necessary but that's about all I can tell you...
 
beth

beth

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NO COPPER.
Is this a new trigger? Is the eye puffed at all. Will he eat meaty foods soaked in garlic? If so, feed real fresh garlic juices [from minced garlic, not from bottle] 3x a day.
 
cartman101

cartman101

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new trigger. His eyes is not puffed but its slightly cloudy. And where can i get this garlic? yes hes eating perfect
 
beth

beth

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You know triggers can have the appearance of cloudy eyes just naturally. Are they both like that? Can you post a picture?
Garlic? Go to the grocery store and buy a glove of garlic.....
 
cartman101

cartman101

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ok only eye is cloudy and it seems bad today! So what do i need????? What brand of garlic? How do i use? I CANT LOSE THIS FISH!!!! :help:
 
beth

beth

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Just ask your mother GLOVE of Garlic...mince it, preserving the juices for meaty food. Let the food soak in it for 20 mins [in the fridge] then feed to fish.
If that does not work, then you will have to treat him in a QT.
What are your water readings?
 
cartman101

cartman101

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what kind of medicine should i give him??? My water reading are trate-0 trite-0 ph-8.2 salt-1.024 ammonia-0
 
cartman101

cartman101

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just looked at his eye, its not really cloudy anymore....theres just a white spot/lump on his eye. Maybe he scratched it?? Lfs told me i should use this type of medicine they have there(they are pretty smart there)
 
cartman101

cartman101

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it seems like his eye is healing!Its gone to cloudy to not cloudy but there is a white lump on his eye. One more question if a fish had ich would it be all over his body? He has 3 spots on his side and they are not small, maybe sand?had them for 2 days
 
amber78

amber78

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My niger has the same problem. He has a cloudy eye, but he also has what looks like patches of dry skin on one side, and a couple of little white growths on his tailfin. Other than that he seems to be fine, he eats well, hes active. What should I do? :notsure:
 
cartman101

cartman101

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Originally Posted by Beth
Yes, ich would be all over his body.
ok so it could be sand, it looks like fine grain of sand. His eye is almost cleared up!!
:cheer:
 
scubadoo

scubadoo

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For the future and for others...cloudy eyes/pop-eye is casued by injury, poor water quality or disease. Your case was most likely injury.
 
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