New snook with cloudy eye

[Angler]

I bought a red bay snook today and didn't realize until I got it home that it has a slightly cloudy eye.

I know meds and salt are recommended, but will it go away on its own without meds and salt and with good water quality?

 

[2004exrider]

If you keep the water really clean (daily 25% water changes) it will go away, but why not pick up a $5 bottle of melafix and help it heal faster.

Jimmy

 

[Bderick67]

I still believe clean water(nitrates under 10ppm). Adding salt may be helpful but I would dose daily with melafix after a water change. My female snook had the lens of her eye 75% detached and she recovered fully.

 

[JayK1320]

Adding salt to the water helps the fish to stabilize their system. basically it allows them to spend more energy on healing rather then maintaining their system. I had a albino Oscar at one time that came with it. I absolutely could not get it to go away no matter how clean I tried to keep the water. Once I added salt in the tank, it disappeared. I would def. recommend trying it, it does not hurt anything. Get a box of Kosher salt though, don't spend the extra money on aquarium salt, and I would not use table salt because it contains iodine.

Hope this helps...

 

[Angler]

Ok. It's no big deal for me to use melafix and salt. Thanks for your responses.