Channel Catfish With Cloudy Eye...

[hervoicewasgray]

I have a lovely Channel catfish that I've had since..oh...Novemeber...I've raised her (well, idk how to tell sexes, but I decided it seemed like a she, and that Moxie was a most suited name) from about 3 inches, into the mighty 10 inches she is today.
A few questions though...
-If their growth is stunted, will they regrow more once they're back in a spacious enough environment? Would about a month in a smaller tank cause stunting?
-Her right eye is clouded over. It's not Popeye, it's just literally clouded over, all white and cloudy. I can still see her eye through it. I've noticed a couple white spots along her right side, too...the spots might be ick, and I have no idea how she got it...the tank was cleaned last week, I haven't any new "real" fish to the tank in quite some time... My only guess is that one of the feeder mollies I dumped in the other day must've had it, which is weird, they all looked great, and I get them from a pretty reputable lfs. From the ones that are left, I don't see anything, and I don't recall ick causing cloudy eyes...I read something about a cloudy eye on black skirt tetras, and it killed them. I REALLY don't wanna lose her...

 

[Lupin]

1. A month confinement should be fine for valid reasons. They'll eventually get a growth spurt once moved back to a larger tank.

2. Get pics of the spots. Assuming this is ich, do not move your catfish yet. If diagnosed to be ich, then you must treat the whole tank as your whole stocks will already carry the parasites by now. Always treat the whole tank if ich occurs, no matter how many fish are afflicted. Check your water parameters and post the results. Cloudy eyes can be corrected by daily water changes as poor water conditions and injuries are the most common causes.