missing eye?

[Solomani]

I have a Lionhead, Comet and Shubunkin. I woke up this morning and
this morning and, as far as I can tell, the Lionheads right eye is
missing! He doesnt seem happy or energetic at all. I immeidetly
seperated him from the Comet and Shubunkin.

Could this be some kind of disease? Or could one of the other two
"pecked" it off? I suspect its the later but are comets and/or
shubunkins aggressive?

Thanks.

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mechanical damage or somebody else got it ... usually. Ingrid

(Solomani) wrote:

>I have a Lionhead, Comet and Shubunkin. I woke up this morning and
>this morning and, as far as I can tell, the Lionheads right eye is
>missing! He doesnt seem happy or energetic at all. I immeidetly
>seperated him from the Comet and Shubunkin.
>
>Could this be some kind of disease? Or could one of the other two
>"pecked" it off? I suspect its the later but are comets and/or
>shubunkins aggressive?
>
>Thanks.



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[Solomani]

Mechanical damage? As in caught in a filter or some such?

Can I assume he can live without it? Dont GF depend on smell more than sight?

Thanks.

[Mookie]

I have a one eyed-goldfish I bought one-eyed and he does quite fine, being
the biggest, fattest and fastest eater I own! :) Hopefully it was just a
one-time accident for your guy.


"Solomani" > wrote in message
om...
> Mechanical damage? As in caught in a filter or some such?
>
> Can I assume he can live without it? Dont GF depend on smell more than
sight?
>
> Thanks.

[[email protected]]

they do fine with no eyes. Ingrid

(Solomani) wrote:

>Mechanical damage? As in caught in a filter or some such?
>
>Can I assume he can live without it? Dont GF depend on smell more than sight?
>
>Thanks.



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www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Zooker66]

Excessive ammonia in the water will cause the more bulbous species of
goldfish to bloat to where their eyes are pushed out of their sockets. I
had this happen to two fish myself and one lived without both eyes for
almost 2 years.


"Solomani" > wrote in message
om...
> I have a Lionhead, Comet and Shubunkin. I woke up this morning and
> this morning and, as far as I can tell, the Lionheads right eye is
> missing! He doesnt seem happy or energetic at all. I immeidetly
> seperated him from the Comet and Shubunkin.
>
> Could this be some kind of disease? Or could one of the other two
> "pecked" it off? I suspect its the later but are comets and/or
> shubunkins aggressive?
>
> Thanks.
>

[Butterpaw]

I too have a small oranda red-cap who lost an eye. Total mystery. The
socket healed cleanly and she is lively and appears happy - great
appetite, enjoys being 'tailgated' and seems like a pretty normal GF.

(of course 'normal' for a goldfish can be quite eccentric, like my
calico lionhead who loves napping upsidedown near the surface - but
rights himself in a flash and zooms around when food arrives)

So the most important thing seems to be if the wound heals.

Butterpaw

Zooker66 wrote:
> Excessive ammonia in the water will cause the more bulbous species of
> goldfish to bloat to where their eyes are pushed out of their sockets. I
> had this happen to two fish myself and one lived without both eyes for
> almost 2 years.
>
>
> "Solomani" > wrote in message
> om...
>
>>I have a Lionhead, Comet and Shubunkin. I woke up this morning and
>>this morning and, as far as I can tell, the Lionheads right eye is
>>missing! He doesnt seem happy or energetic at all. I immeidetly
>>seperated him from the Comet and Shubunkin.
>>
>>Could this be some kind of disease? Or could one of the other two
>>"pecked" it off? I suspect its the later but are comets and/or
>>shubunkins aggressive?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
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