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Still need help woth pleco eye fungus...
Posted: 15 Jun 2004, 15:50
by squid
still need help with my plecos eye...
it seems to still have cataract like growth inside?
someone told me its eye fungus,...
i used tetracycline to treat in for 1 week already...
he's a lot better now. appettite very good, and much stronger..
but there's still white stuff in the eye...
should i changed medication?
any recommended medicine?
or shoul di continue with tetracycline?
also moved him into a 15 gallon hospital tank..
my fish is about 6 inches... would the size of the tank be enough?
Posted: 15 Jun 2004, 16:42
by Barbie
I would say the initial injury or infection in the eye has left it scarred. As long as the fish can still feed, and doesn't do more injury to itself, it shouldn't be a problem, as long as proper water parameters are maintained. We've had a few members with blind fish that did just fine in their aquarium.
Barbie
Posted: 15 Jun 2004, 17:44
by plecolover
Hi Squid, I got a friend whose pleco suffered from bacteria disease, symptom was skin ulcer. He carried out antibiotic treatment on pleco for 14 days. Now the ulcer apart appears not in red colour, and he is maintaining a good environment for his pleco to recover.
I think you should extend the antibotic treatment using Tetracycline for 7 days. During the treatment, also try your best to maintain the water quality well. For example, change 30% of water every 3 days, don't feed too much of food. In addition, maintain water temperature at 27 degree celsius and well aerate the water. After this 7-day treatment, if the symptom is relieved, move it back to the main tank to let it recover.
Lastly, good water quality is the key for keeping aquarium fishes.
Hope it recover soon!!!!
thanks barbie , plecolover
Posted: 16 Jun 2004, 03:02
by squid
he does eat
hope to fatten him up...
he's a little skinny.
Posted: 18 Jun 2004, 16:38
by jja
squid, sadly I too have a 6.5 inch L200 that recently lost its left eye due to cloudy eyes.. tried to medicate it but after a week plus the whole eye was not cloudy any longer but sadly its left eye was no longer in the eye socket... *sigh* but it is still as active, eating well and seems more aggresive than when it had both eyes..