Cloud Eye Please Help!!!!!!

[cichlidzoid]

Hi all, I Jump started a 125g for 2 weeks. Before adding fish I Took water samples to two local fish store. For water testing they said water test where good and I could add fish. So I put my pair of Haitian cichlid male 7" and female 6". Two weeks later which is today. I realize My male has cloudy eyes both and female has one eye with a white spot. they both are eating good and are not aggressive to one another. Please give me advise on how to cure. You can message me here or if you don't mind text/call me for faster insight as I will be out running errands. 973-392-6347.

 

[FastFisher5]

Check the pH yourself, if it's extremely low it could cause clowdy eyes. It could also be a bacterial infection. An anti-bacterial medication would help with that

 

[pops]

do you happen to have a test kit? preferably a API master fresh water test kit? and is the water cloudy?

 

[Reiner]

Start with a big water change. Also how did you jump start your tank for 2 weeks?

 

[ehh]

I've never heard of ph causing this. I bet the tank wasn't cycled.
I would start with a massive water change too.

 

[pops]

agreed there, and a test kit really help. like to know what ammonia is at.

 

[cichlidzoid]

I've never heard of ph causing this. I bet the tank wasn't cycled.
I would start with a massive water change too.

I actually started it with water from my other tank and also the canister filter. Like I mention earlier in the post I took water samples to my local fish store and everything was ok with the water, that's why I put the fish in. So today I went again with more water and everything was ok. The guy said to do a 30% water change and to add aquarium salt with prime to remove chlorine & chloramine. But he said it usually bad water quality.

 

[Walzon1]

Canister from your other tank helps, water from former tank does nothing. Your cycle depends on many things...what was the bio load of previous tank? how many fish were in it? If your canister goes from support small fish to supporting giants your gonna have a mini cycle till it can catch up with new bio load. Also many don't realize how much dentrifying bacteria are on rocks,gravel, glass etc. Cloudiness means your filter is scrambling to keep up parameters are in flux which may be why fish are stress add to that its a new environment can definitely cause illness.

 

[Reiner]

Also if you add a filter from a previous tank and just run it for 2 weeks without anything the bacteria will die off since it has nothing to feed on or convert. You have to feed the bacteria that's why people add ammonia if they cycle a tank without fish. Also 30% is on the low side. If it would be my fish I would do 70% maybe even 80%

 

[cichlidzoid]

Also if you add a filter from a previous tank and just run it for 2 weeks without anything the bacteria will die off since it has nothing to feed on or convert. You have to feed the bacteria that's why people add ammonia if they cycle a tank without fish. Also 30% is on the low side. If it would be my fish I would do 70% maybe even 80%

Thank for the reply, you now whats weird? Yesterday before the water change the water was not to bad, just my nitrate was a little high not to much, my ammonia was good, ph was a little low between 6.4, 6.5 and everything else fine. This morning after the water change all the same except my nitrate it was high and ammonia was fine. I don't get it. This whole water chemistry is driving me crazy. The fish are swimming, eating , acting fine, but just that cloudy eye/ popeye