Hi!
I seriously need help! ASAP!!!!! I have a Jack Dempsey, about 9 inches whom I have had for 6 years. He lives in a 50 gallon tank with two red blood parrot/convict mixes (3 inches and 5 inches). After a tank cleaning in which I changed about 50% of the water he began to develop what I thought was Popeye. It started in his left eye and then about a week later developed in his left eye. He has gotten progressively worse and I am at my wits end. I dont even know what is happening to his right eye anymore!
I do not have a separate quarantine tank (I know that is a bad choice, but we all work with what we have) I have been treating with liquid Maracyn Plus according to the directions, every other day after removing about 10% of the water. I have also had aquarium salt in the tank at all times. He has been sick and getting worse for 18 days now.
He is now floating mostly with his head down and tail up. Please see pictures below. Please help in any way that you can. I am so desperate to make him better.
I seriously need help! ASAP!!!!! I have a Jack Dempsey, about 9 inches whom I have had for 6 years. He lives in a 50 gallon tank with two red blood parrot/convict mixes (3 inches and 5 inches). After a tank cleaning in which I changed about 50% of the water he began to develop what I thought was Popeye. It started in his left eye and then about a week later developed in his left eye. He has gotten progressively worse and I am at my wits end. I dont even know what is happening to his right eye anymore!
I do not have a separate quarantine tank (I know that is a bad choice, but we all work with what we have) I have been treating with liquid Maracyn Plus according to the directions, every other day after removing about 10% of the water. I have also had aquarium salt in the tank at all times. He has been sick and getting worse for 18 days now.
He is now floating mostly with his head down and tail up. Please see pictures below. Please help in any way that you can. I am so desperate to make him better.
