causes of popeye?

[Watkins Lady]

What causes pop-eye in telescopes? I now have 2 fish in my hospital tank,
both missing eyes. They seemed fine, then there they were (or were not...).
I have one more black moor in my big tank. The rest of the fish are one
oranda and 3 ryukin (90g, and none of the fish are full grown).

I have no salt in the tank. Should I add some (to the 90g). I would like
to keep my remaining telescope from suffering the same fate. I am treating
the other 2 with Melafix and Medi-gold. They seem okay, other than the big
hole where their eye once was. The first one is almost healed over, and I
found the second one yesterday. How common is this? I like the telescopes
and was thinking of adding another one, but not if this is going to keep
happening.

Tammy <>{

[Mel]

Are you sure they actually had popeye? Did they have signs of it before you
noticed the eyes were gone?
Have you checked your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate etc)?
Is there any chance that something else is removing the eyes? You don't have
a pleco in there do you? Sometimes very strong filtration can suck eyes out,
or an uncovered inlet to the filter.
Mel.


"Watkins Lady" > wrote in message
.. .
> What causes pop-eye in telescopes? I now have 2 fish in my hospital tank,
> both missing eyes. They seemed fine, then there they were (or were
not...).
> I have one more black moor in my big tank. The rest of the fish are one
> oranda and 3 ryukin (90g, and none of the fish are full grown).
>
> I have no salt in the tank. Should I add some (to the 90g). I would like
> to keep my remaining telescope from suffering the same fate. I am
treating
> the other 2 with Melafix and Medi-gold. They seem okay, other than the
big
> hole where their eye once was. The first one is almost healed over, and I
> found the second one yesterday. How common is this? I like the
telescopes
> and was thinking of adding another one, but not if this is going to keep
> happening.
>
> Tammy <>{
>
>
>
>

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right, popeye is not loss of the eye. due to toxic water conditions, mechanical
damage or one of your fish is an eye eater. Ingrid

"Mel" > wrote:
>Are you sure they actually had popeye? Did they have signs of it before you
>noticed the eyes were gone?
>Have you checked your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate etc)?
>Is there any chance that something else is removing the eyes? You don't have
>a pleco in there do you? Sometimes very strong filtration can suck eyes out,
>or an uncovered inlet to the filter.
>Mel


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[Watkins Lady]

There are only goldfish in that tank - 3 ryukin, one oranda and 3
telescopes. The telescopes always seemed to hang out by themselves. There
aren't alot of decorations, either. Filter? Maybe... I will have to look
into that since I do want a few more telescopes.

Thanks, all.