100%, yesterday he was just fine and today I found him like that. The female just kept chasing him around the tank something she's never done like that before not even with her fry always kept a fairly small territory. Even now in the floating box she keeps flaring at him.Are you sure that was caused by an attack?
100%, yesterday he was just fine and today I found him like that. The female just kept chasing him around the tank something she's never done like that before
Can I do something about it and will he survive this?
100%, yesterday he was just fine and today I found him like that. The female just kept chasing him around the tank something she's never done like that before not even with her fry always kept a fairly small territory. Even now in the floating box she keeps flaring at him.
Well I don't see fry yet. She had a few groups before but never seen one surfive. I think she has eggs and the male just passed thru at the wrong time. Moved the floating box to the other side of the tank and now he's left alone.Nanacara anomala are usually bred then separated as the female does the sole rearing? Are the fry new? Might need to move the male out temporarily if so. Could explain the change in behaviour.
Thanks found the same page i guess doing a google search. 🙂 Hope it will restore he is one of my favourite fish.OK, I'm not an injury expert @Luciën , but I researched Popeye caused by trauma. Seems that there are comments that the fish could recover naturally - keeping them away from the trauma causer and also keep the water parameters very very good for the impacted fish. Some suggest a level of salt to help healing, but most say good water quality, observation and being kept away from further trauma.
How it will restore he is one of my favourite fish.
No i don't mind at all more input in the matter is better.Got a second opinion from someone at work @Luciën , hope you don’t mind.
Water quality is a strange thing I've done 3x 50% water change this week. The fish itself looks healthy except for the eye and an bite from his pectoral fin on the same side as the eye.. Will put him in another tank and look if I can find Acriflavine. But i'm in doubt it is the case of water quality.Highly likely a water quality issue and is the underlying problem. Even a return to health may be temporary if unresolved, it’s pretty severe and could result in the loss of an eye.
Hes doing fine now swimming around and eating well.. Eye is a bit murky now.How is he today? Sorry I don’t have advice, just hoping he recovers well.
Has the "pop-eye" swelling gone down?Eye is a bit murky now.
It's still a bit popping out but not nearly so extreme as yesterday.Has the "pop-eye" swelling gone down?
That does seem like a trauma injury to me. But ensuring everything else is great like water conditions etc is prudent.It's still a bit popping out but not nearly so extreme as yesterday.