Hello everyone ,
My name is Barbara and I'm new to the site and very thankful it exists.
A little over a month ago our parrot fish Fin who is always landscaping got a piece of gravel stuck in her gill right under her mouth. She seemed unbothered by it but we noticed a couple of weeks later that her eyes turned bright turquoise , the same color as the gravel. After a few days her eyes returned to normal and her normal behavior continued. Yesterday when I checked her in the morning there was a large spot of white over each eye and she was unable to see. She didn't realize we fed her and she didn't play and bob back and forth as she always does when we go by her tank. Today the spot has disappeared over one eye but there is still a small spot and clouding over the other. Her vision seems to be returning but she is just hanging out under the filter, her usual spot when she's not feeling well. The gravel is still stuck in her gill and i am wondering if her body is reacting to the foreign object. We called the fish vet and just to go in it is $110. without the cost of the procedure to remove the gravel. Is there anything i can do myself? I swear i just feel like sticking my arm in there grabbing her and picking the thing out but I know that is not a great idea and the stress will probably be too much for her. Thank you, Barb
My name is Barbara and I'm new to the site and very thankful it exists.
A little over a month ago our parrot fish Fin who is always landscaping got a piece of gravel stuck in her gill right under her mouth. She seemed unbothered by it but we noticed a couple of weeks later that her eyes turned bright turquoise , the same color as the gravel. After a few days her eyes returned to normal and her normal behavior continued. Yesterday when I checked her in the morning there was a large spot of white over each eye and she was unable to see. She didn't realize we fed her and she didn't play and bob back and forth as she always does when we go by her tank. Today the spot has disappeared over one eye but there is still a small spot and clouding over the other. Her vision seems to be returning but she is just hanging out under the filter, her usual spot when she's not feeling well. The gravel is still stuck in her gill and i am wondering if her body is reacting to the foreign object. We called the fish vet and just to go in it is $110. without the cost of the procedure to remove the gravel. Is there anything i can do myself? I swear i just feel like sticking my arm in there grabbing her and picking the thing out but I know that is not a great idea and the stress will probably be too much for her. Thank you, Barb