Tetra With One Eye

I just noticed that one of my tetras lost an eye; I think that it might be a cloudy eye, so I'll provide a picture for you to decide. The other eye is normal. It also has a bent back. It's very skinny, but I've seen it eat before. It also swims weird too, and it sometimes goes to a vertical position for a few seconds and then gets back to horizontal after. What's wrong with my fish?

It's mouth is white, which I suspect it to be mouth rot. A few months ago, 3 of my tetras had the same thing, so I dosed a combo of Furan 2, Kanaplex, and General Cure, but that didn't work. What should I do?

It's the one at the middle.

 

I just noticed that one of my tetras lost an eye; I think that it might be a cloudy eye, so I'll provide a picture for you to decide. The other eye is normal. It also has a bent back. It's very skinny, but I've seen it eat before. It also swims weird too, and it sometimes goes to a vertical position for a few seconds and then gets back to horizontal after. What's wrong with my fish?

It's mouth is white, which I suspect it to be mouth rot. A few months ago, 3 of my tetras had the same thing, so I dosed a combo of Furan 2, Kanaplex, and General Cure, but that didn't work. What should I do?

It's hard to diagnose for sure, but Columnaris has been running rampant through the aquarium world for a few months now. I would get a package of Tetra Lifeguard all in one and start treating them after feeding them well, doing a partial water change, and then starting treatment with the Lifeguard. It takes care of both parasites and bad bacteria at the same time. Good luck.

 

It's hard to diagnose for sure, but Columnaris has been running rampant through the aquarium world for a few months now. I would get a package of Tetra Lifeguard all in one and start treating them after feeding them well, doing a partial water change, and then starting treatment with the Lifeguard. It takes care of both parasites and bad bacteria at the same time. Good luck.

Thanks! I'll look into it.

TexasDomer, any opinions?

 

Oh, I forgot to mention, that if the tetra missing the eye is the only one with problems, you may not have an illness to treat since you've done treatment already. Sometimes tetras lose an eye and/or getting other injuries from fighting with members in their own school. After all...they are tetras...just like pirhannas.

It's hard to diagnose for sure, but Columnaris has been running rampant through the aquarium world for a few months now. I would get a package of Tetra Lifeguard all in one and start treating them after feeding them well, doing a partial water change, and then starting treatment with the Lifeguard. It takes care of both parasites and bad bacteria at the same time. Good luck.

 

Could also just be old and injured. My Laubuka are getting old and at the upper ends of their reported lifespans, and they start to develop hunched backs and get a bit skinny before they die (it's only ever one at a time, a few months apart, and no other fish are affected, so I think it's old age rather than disease). Could that be what you're seeing here?

 

Could also just be old and injured. My Laubuka are getting old and at the upper ends of their reported lifespans, and they start to develop hunched backs and get a bit skinny before they die (it's only ever one at a time, a few months apart, and no other fish are affected, so I think it's old age rather than disease). Could that be what you're seeing here?

I don't think this tetra is old because it doesn't seem full grown yet. Out of all the tetra in the school, he's the smallest one.

 

Eh, that doesn't mean he's not old - some individuals stay smaller than others. How old are they/how long have you had them?

 

Eh, that doesn't mean he's not old - some individuals stay smaller than others. How old are they/how long have you had them?

Hmm, I have had him for a year now. I bought him from Petsmart.

What do you think about the eye? Is there a possibility that the eye just became cloudy?

 

When a fish's eyes cloud over, it's usually from a bacterial infection that spreads to the cornea of the eyes. After treatment, the eyes usually clear up, but sometimes the damage is too severe and the damage to the cornea remains permanent. They can cloud over a little during old aging, just like older people having to wear reading glasses or get bifocals. The clouding from old age in fish looks different than that done from cornea damage because it's the lens deeper in the eye that clouds from old age...similar to cataracts.

Hmm, I have had him for a year now. I bought him from Petsmart.

What do you think about the eye? Is there a possibility that the eye just became cloudy?

 

So, do you think that the tetra actually has cloudy eye? Would a mix of Furan 2 and Kanaplex help cure this, assuming that the tetra isn't old?

 

I thought you had just done a treatment regimen? If you already did an antibiotic treatment, then just wait and see if it will clear up. It may or may not. The fish will be fine either way. Just take a look at some of the pirhannas tanks at your fish store. Its common to see a pirhannas with a gouged out eye from territory fights.

So, do you think that the tetra actually has cloudy eye? Would a mix of Furan 2 and Kanaplex help cure this, assuming that the tetra isn't old?