A cause for silver dropeye

[Crustman]

My silver just recently got dropeye. My Wife, going to the kitchen, spooked the fish at night and his head hit the tank lid, knocked his eye loose along with a scale on top of his head on the same side as the dropped eye. I know that this is the cause and since then I have put a nightlight in the room. The missing scale was on the left side, just above the operculum and dorso lateral on the head. You can barely see the area where the scale was lost.

 

[ethnics]

never heard of that really happening. you sure it hasn't beeng developing then u just really noticed it after this incident? dropeye is caused by so many different variables, determining its exact reason is kind of hard. but that kinda sucks he got it pretty bad at such a small size. its usually more common at a larger size where its not as "ugly"

 

[Boydo]

One of my silver suffered from a simular experience, he got spooked one night and hit his head and got drop eye type injury in the left eye. This was about a year ago and have tried everything expect for surgery to fix, it looks like there is a inflamed tissue behind the eye and depending on how the aro is feeling, it can look normal sometimes and be looking straight down others. I thought for a while he might die after the crash, he had trouble swimming and didn't eat for 6-8 weeks, but he recovered with his gimpy eye - adds character. I have added moon lighting to my tanks since it greatly reduces the amount they get spooked at night.

Good luck.

 

[rallysman]

dropeye is caused by so many different variables, determining its exact reason is kind of hard.

We don't know any variables for sure. This is a valid reason I think. Makes more sense than the diet debate lol/

 

[demjor19]

this is a really interesting. i never even thought about this. it does make sense though.

 

[davo]

i agree with rallysman. could be...

 

[Miguel]

allright, it could.. but other aro's also are spooky, and jumpy, and the drop eye affects, mostly, silvers...so if it is a reason, there are countless others..

 

[rottbo]

his eye is probally just swollen I have taken few aros in that had extreme DROPEYE but it slowly got better in my pond

 

[davo]

so can you get rid of dropeye then? reverse i mean?

 

[prophets]

No sure fire way, except for surgery to rid drop eye. It's pointless to argue what can cause it,so many speculations but not one real definitive answer.

I look at it this way, if the aro is still active and eating he should be okay. If its an injury that he suffered and caused the protrusion, hopefully over time it will heal and the de may disappear.

Having DE doesn't make it less an aro, its still a beautiful fish anyway you look at it.