Does anyone know what this is and how to treat it?

[jclyde13]

I'm having internet issues, and this is my fourth attempt at posting this thread, so hopefully it works this time.

Anyway, when I left the house earlier today, both my angels, which are currently caring for their second spawn of fry, were fine. But when I got back a couple hours later, I noticed that the female now has a circular white patch on its eye. Unless it's just a scrape, I'm not sure how it could have formed so quickly, but there doesn't seem to be anything in the tank that is sharp enough to cause a scrape like that.

I took this pic about 15 minutes before I left (the female is the top one):

 

[jclyde13]

And this is what it looks like now:

 

[jclyde13]

BUMP

I really need some help here. I don't know what I'll do if I end up with all these fry and just the male to take care of them.

 

[jclyde13]

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[Bderick67]

Don't see any pics. Sorry not more help

 

[jclyde13]

Hmm, the attachment manager wasn't working, so I copied and pasted; I see them from both my computer and my laptop... I'll try uploading them again, and see if it works this time.

 

[BigFishMommy]

pics aren't showing up.

a cloudy eye can indicate poor water parameters. how often are you doing water changes on this tank?

 

[jclyde13]

For some reason it is working now.

This is before:




This is after:

 

[jclyde13]

I would think the water parameters should be fine, considering how well the fry are progressing, but it has been months since the last time I actually tested them on the 225. I change about 100 gallons of water weekly on this tank, along with a thorough gravel vac, and I clean out both of the filters (XP4 & FX5) about every 2-3 weeks.

 

[Bderick67]

Looks like an injury, bad water usually affects both eyes. Had a redbay snook with the same type injury, just kept in pristine water and it healed up to 99%, left just a pinhead sized scar.