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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:15 PM
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My fish with the bad eye; the eye has turned cloudy...
In a 37 gallon tank, I'm now worried this is going to spread and attack the other fish. :cry: What can I do to save them?

Thanks!
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molly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:23 PM
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1. Go out to Drs Foster and Smith
and do a search on Aquafish - they also have an 888 hotline for help

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/

BTW - their antibiotics are water soluable, so OK for human use.
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amazona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:24 PM
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2. what i would do
If the shop where you bought it is open on Sunday -- in my area, pet stores are open on Sunday after 12 noon -- I would return the fish. Even if they won't give you your money back -- stores have different policies on fish -- they can look it over and make suggestions about the likely cause and the course of treatment for your tank.

In future, I strongly advise the use of a quarantine tank but what's done is done.

Keeping my fingers crossed for your fishes!
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:29 PM
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3. Quarrantine the fish, but it sounds to me like it won't spread
The fish with the bad eye is having a reaction to something already in the tank--he/she/it is not spreading something.

Good luck.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:39 PM
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4. When I bought the fish, its eye already looked indented or abnormal
I hope you're right, but I think the eye was injured and infection set in... :-(
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 12:40 PM
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5. Thanks to all!
I'll call the pet store and see what can be done. Worst case scenario is I just buy some appropriate antibiotics and hope.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 02:03 PM
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6. I don't know, but look at this site
It's worth the joining. Lots of knowledgable fish people here.

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=2
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