Fish without eye

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Hello, I'd like to ask. 2 of my fish lost one eye each tonight. I'd like to ask, what about it? They are very active fish and they chase each other all the time. Did they do it to themselves or did another fish do it to them. Fish in the tank: 5x emeror tetra, 10x red neon tetra, 4x congo tetra, 4x columbian tetra,3x scalare, 2x paradise fish and 4x unknown fish(the one without the eye) and betta. Anyone know what to do? Thank you

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The fish that lost their eye seem to be some kind of Danio, they are dither fish and very active, I've had them and they never gouged each others eye.:cry: Based on your fish stocking, the Colombian tetra could've done it as theyre super aggressive tetras, could also be congo tetra, scalare and betta could also may be the culprit. Looking at it now, your fish has discoloration so it could just be that they have a disease and is having an infection, Im not good at medication stuff and diseases, maybe put them in a separate tank and put some methylene blue and a bit of aquarium salt to lessen the eye infection
 
FrancisFloe said:
The fish that lost their eye seem to be some kind of Danio, they are dither fish and very active, I've had them and they never gouged each others eye.:cry: Based on your fish stocking, the Colombian tetra could've done it as theyre super aggressive tetras, could also be congo tetra, scalare and betta could also may be the culprit. Looking at it now, your fish has discoloration so it could just be that they have a disease and is having an infection, Im not good at medication stuff and diseases, maybe put them in a separate tank and put some methylene blue and a bit of aquarium salt to lessen the eye infection
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Wait....so your neons are actually fine despite also being a potential target of nipping from other fish, so maybe your danios are actually sick, I think those are giant danios and they're kinda discolored, would be better to separate and treat em.
 
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FrancisFloe said:
Wait....so your neons are actually fine despite also being a potential target of nipping from other fish, so maybe your danios are actually sick, I think those are giant danios and they're kinda discolored, would be better to separate and treat em.
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The colouring is OK, I've bought them this orange before. I bought them as danio sp. Gold. Eyes are missing on two fish, I think they were poked out because I found the eyes floating in the aquarium like on the first photo
 
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The colouring is OK, I've bought them this orange before. I bought them as danio sp. Gold. Eyes are missing on two fish, I think they were poked out because I found the eyes floating in the aquarium like on the first photo
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No I meant the black splotches on their scales which looks unnatural, I tried search danio sp. Gold and I didn't find any that looks similar to yours. The black marks could be signs of stress, all I can recommend is to keep the danios in a separate tank because the open wound would just attract other fish to peck it. I use methylene blue and aquarium salt if fish has open wound, theyre pretty much available anywhere. The fish can survive without eyes but the infection will make it worse tho if not treated
 
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