Popeye Problem

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I have a 125G FOWLR with nitrates at 0.0 and nitrites at 0.0. Among other fish I have a Red Emperor Snapper and a Blonde Naso. The Snapper tries to pick on the Naso, but since teh Naso is twice his size he usually just gets tail whipped and leaves the Naso alone.

About 2 weeks ago the Naso tailwhipped a hole into the Snapper's left eye. The eye gets swollen, but it stayed clear so I just waited for the sweling to go down. I went out of town last weekend and when I came home on Monday he had Ich. I gave him a freshwater dip and set him up in a QT. I put in some Epson Salt and Kick Ich. Woke up this morning and now his other eye is starting to pop. Obviously he now has a secondary infection and the stress of moving hasn't helped him. Is there a medicine that I can add to fight the popeye without overmedicating him seeing that he has Epson Salt and Kick Ich already in the QT?

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks,
 
Hi there and welcome!

Please see post #10 on this thread:

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127007

Should tell you everything you need to know. Depending on if or how you want to treat, I would personally stop the Kick Ich if dosing with another med. I would also hold off on the epsom for now although I'm not familiar with seeing that used in marine aquariums.
 
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