Thin Bar Datnoid sick

[LiuHsi]

I have a 6" thin bar, one day he was swimming funny, and then lays on its side.. with cloudy eyes.

I moved him to smaller tank.. tank is 10 gallon, but it jumps alot so it is bleeding and scratched up pretty badly on both side of his body.

is cloudy eyes contagious? i was thinking about putting him back in my 180 g

what do you guys think?

all other fish in the main tank are healthy

 

[Fish Room Plus]

Dont place him back in the 180. Keep him in the smaller tank. Start treating with, 4 tablespoons of kosher salt, 83 degree temp, add 1/2 dose of rid-ick. Not to be negative, he most likely wont make it

 

[eman b115]

Dont place him back in the 180. Keep him in the smaller tank. Start treating with, 4 tablespoons of kosher salt, 83 degree temp, add 1/2 dose of rid-ick. Not to be negative, he most likely wont make it

Hey Sean I agree, dont put it back in the 180 tank. I would do the same add salt and turn up the heat. Hope it makes it........

 

[ethnics]

my thinbar went to kaka cloudy eye where it was so thick i thought it was blind, good clean water, treatment, heat, back to normal health and thriving. goodluck with yours man, hope he makes it.

 

[LiuHsi]

Thanks guys.. I dont think he will make it.. hardly moves now I had him since he was very very small.

The eyes are like big cotton bubble now.

Any idea what caused it?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I don't think people should so readily advise salt as fishes tolerance of salt vary a lot depending on the species/type of fish- it can also only treat a limited amount of deseases.
What your fish has is an external bacterial infection called "Cloudy Eye", it is not a very infectious desease, i would advise putting the fish back in the main tank as keeping it in 10gal will make it very stressed and make it more difficult for the fish to recover.
Cloudy eye is often caused by less than ideal conditions in the tank, so you need to check all posiblities for a cause of the infection like testing your tank for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates and posting the exact stats here. What other fish do you have in your 180gal as well and their sizes roughly? How often do you do water changes on the tank and how much do you take out on average? What do you feed the fish and how much and how often on average?
For treating the desease itself you need an anti external bacterial med like Pimafix, and do lots of small regular water changes (using StressCoat dechlorinator to dechlorinate the water is good) to help create excellent water quality conditions to help encourage the healing process.

 

[LiuHsi]

I tested my water in the 180 g, nothing unusual... i do once a week 40% water change.. every one in the tank range from 19" - 4"

The thin bar died last night

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I'm sorry to hear that, but now i guess at the least you will know what the infection was and how to treat it early on in the future at the least if you ever experience it again with your fish.