EBJD eye issues, any advise appreciated!

[All-Happy]

Sometimes the white film will mysteriously dissappear on its own

 

[Crabbiehoneybunnie]

Hi all,
My EBJD is developing an issue with one eye. I don't think this is popeye, but please correct me if I'm wrong. His eye has started to get what looks like extra tissue around it. He is not acting abnormal, and it doesn't appear to bother him. Water parameters are good. 0 ammonia, 0 no2 and less than 20 no3. He lives in a 125 gallon with a severum and an angel fish and some Pictus cats. I did a 70% water change Friday last week and 50% today. I normally do 50% weekly, but did extra last week to be on safe side since I noticed the eye issue. There has been no change at all since I first noticed it about a week and a half ago. Any ideas? Something I should treat or just EBJD development issue? I got him in April of 2016 at 1 inch. He is now slightly over 6 inches.
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I notice that my Ctenopoma acutirostre has developed the same growth looking thing in one of his eyes. He has no other symptoms and is behaving normaly.

He lives in a 220 gallon tank with 2 other Ctenopoma acutirostre, 1 oscar, 1 ghost knife fish, 1 asain upside down catfish and about 6 feeder gold fish that never got eaten...

The only change I can thing of is the new plastic plant pots and a brick to hold down the big pot. Should I remove these?

I am going to do a 50% water change now and add some salt. I just changed out the filter pads so the carbon is new.

How is your EBJD doing? Did you try all the suggestions listed here? How did it work out?

 

[Crabbiehoneybunnie]

Sometimes the white film will mysteriously dissappear on its own

Are you sure? Did you have the same issue before? I've had my Ctenopoma acutirostre for almost a year and I am very attached to him. Is there anything extra I need to do besides the weekly water changes?