Q: good way to clear a cloudy eye?
My silver girl (~14") always loved to hunt & jump - water lettuce on the tank surface was an easy way to keep her fed by adding a small frogs & bugs & roaches and she'd pick them as she went. She grew, she started hammering the top/brace glass and had her first minor drop-eye at maybe 6~7". That softened as she grew, then returned with (I'm guessing) novel bashing/injury. Now it's bad and it ain't going back, looking like it's even got a background swelling though she doesn't miss a beat. She still jumps for ($#!!*!*) everything... I've filled the tank to the tippy-top in the hope that there be less inertia - just taps & kisses now, rather than tooth-rattling BASH!
Earlier this week I noticed that the dropped eye was somewhat clouded, though no other injury visible. Cleaned/backwashed filters, swapped 40% water and added a heaping tablespoon of sea-salt. Seems same or a little worse today (4days) so swapping another 25% and adding another heaping spoon of salt and will again in 48hrs. I'll get/add a few almond leaves right now. She's able to see through not finding/fighting-for sinking stuff on that side as she did previously.
Anything else to do?
She's otherwise appearing to be fully healthy - vigorous, hungry, colour, fins erect, growing and other eye is clear. No other notable issues in the tank (5x med SDs, 3x med angels, 1x med ABK & RBS). Her new rainwater 250 has a little leak; once I've fixed, she'll move over.
Tank/system: 6-foot 100gal tank with oats-sand bottom, arguably understocked with heaps of filtration & flow. Somewhat underfed with snails, wee inverts & infauna, bamboo decor and some plants incl moss. I don't have access to a parameters test kit, though will go into what passes for a pet-shop locally for another look. Local tap-water errs towards the harder @ probably 7~7.5pH. Temp right now is 29~30C in the day, 27+ overnight.
My silver girl (~14") always loved to hunt & jump - water lettuce on the tank surface was an easy way to keep her fed by adding a small frogs & bugs & roaches and she'd pick them as she went. She grew, she started hammering the top/brace glass and had her first minor drop-eye at maybe 6~7". That softened as she grew, then returned with (I'm guessing) novel bashing/injury. Now it's bad and it ain't going back, looking like it's even got a background swelling though she doesn't miss a beat. She still jumps for ($#!!*!*) everything... I've filled the tank to the tippy-top in the hope that there be less inertia - just taps & kisses now, rather than tooth-rattling BASH!
Earlier this week I noticed that the dropped eye was somewhat clouded, though no other injury visible. Cleaned/backwashed filters, swapped 40% water and added a heaping tablespoon of sea-salt. Seems same or a little worse today (4days) so swapping another 25% and adding another heaping spoon of salt and will again in 48hrs. I'll get/add a few almond leaves right now. She's able to see through not finding/fighting-for sinking stuff on that side as she did previously.
Anything else to do?
She's otherwise appearing to be fully healthy - vigorous, hungry, colour, fins erect, growing and other eye is clear. No other notable issues in the tank (5x med SDs, 3x med angels, 1x med ABK & RBS). Her new rainwater 250 has a little leak; once I've fixed, she'll move over.
Tank/system: 6-foot 100gal tank with oats-sand bottom, arguably understocked with heaps of filtration & flow. Somewhat underfed with snails, wee inverts & infauna, bamboo decor and some plants incl moss. I don't have access to a parameters test kit, though will go into what passes for a pet-shop locally for another look. Local tap-water errs towards the harder @ probably 7~7.5pH. Temp right now is 29~30C in the day, 27+ overnight.
