HELP Bulging EYE on my JD

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Cichlaholics Anonymous;4201522; said:
had it happen to my old male convict a few months back after getting in the losing end of a fight with a tankmate, what I did was add salt, and kept the water in good shape...it went away after 2 weeks or so, and the fish is now fine.

Do you mean aquarium salt, Table salt or Saltwater tank salt?
 
you can use just regular table salt (i use the morton brand and it works great) as long as it doesnt have iodine or yellow prussiate added to it, but i wouldnt use this in conjunction with meds just one or the other, though for something like this i would suggest meds but its up to you
 
Sarah88;4203054; said:
you can use just regular table salt (i use the morton brand and it works great) as long as it doesnt have iodine or yellow prussiate added to it, but i wouldnt use this in conjunction with meds just one or the other, though for something like this i would suggest meds but its up to you

I used the aquarium salt and mixed it with hot water, and moved the JD to a 10 gallon and poured the salt water in. I turned the heat up to about 84. She stayed on the bottom laying on her side for 3days and wouldn't eat. I went up today and she is up swimming and eating. Everything looks good but the eye is gone. Her eye is cloudy but im just glad it is looking better for her now.:headbang2
 
thats great that she is being more active and eating again!!!, just make sure that now that she is in small 10g quarantine that you maintain pristine water conditions, the cleaner the water the faster she will heal. and is the eye gone or cloudy?
 
Sarah88;4213365; said:
thats great that she is being more active and eating again!!!, just make sure that now that she is in small 10g quarantine that you maintain pristine water conditions, the cleaner the water the faster she will heal. and is the eye gone or cloudy?

It's cloudy/all white don't think she can see out of it.
 
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