Black Moor eye fell off?

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Aimara
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I had a Black Moor goldfish (the one with the bulgy eyes) and I woke up one morning and one eye was gone! ;) No wound or anything. Is this normal?
 
What's in there with it? I had a koi that loved goldfish eyes.
 
If you do not have any agressive fish in the tank that could have eaten the eye (by the way that type of wound typically closes itself very quickly) then personally I would destroy the fish and disinfect the tank as well as treating the other fish from that tank with kanamycin, it is one of the indicators of possible fish tuberculosis. Although it is rare I would not consider it worth the risk. Use gloves. Read these links. http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Keefer_FishTB.html
http://www.adelaideaquariums.com.au/faqs/disease/showdis.asp?DiseaseID=9
http://www.petfish.net/articles/Diseases/tuberculosis.php
and finally this one
http://www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/mycobacteriummarinum.htm#i
 
It's because its a mutant hybrid fish that has such a shallow gene pool they simply fall apart.. Like 'THE FLY.'

ok Disregard that statement.. Follow Guppy's advice.
 
The fish lived for months before falling victim to a swim bladder disorder. He was in with a 6" Koi though..........
 
No signs of disease...it lived a couple of months after that, seemed to be pretty healthy. Only had other goldfish in the tank.
 
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