Sick Black Moor

[tigger]

Hi, our black moor has a puffy eye. He is eating normally. The water quality wasn't good. We have changed his water twice since Friday morning. Will this clear up with water changes or do I need medication?

TIA,

Natalie

 

[Allivymar]

What are your water parameters now? Even with water changes, there can be nitrogenous waste in the tank. And your pH? That too can play a part.

Its quite possible, with continued good water husbandry, the cloudy eye will clear up by itself. Give it a week or so; if it doesn't start to clear then more drastic measures will need to be taken (or if it starts getting worse before the end of the week).

 

[tigger]

Thank you for the quick reply. I will watch "Fat Albert" very closely this week.

 

[andra]

add salt to you tank it can keep infection down put in one tablespoon per 10 gallons

 

[tigger]

What kind of salt, iodized table salt? His eye does look better now. It is not as cloudy and the swelling seems to have decreased.

 

[An t-iasg]

No, don't put iodized salt in a FW tank. You can put in non-iodized table salt, or aquarium salt. Aquarium salt is salt for a FW tank. If you use salt, I would use the aquarium salt. The Jungle product line has aquarium salt.