Sick Texas Cichlid

[Tyler718]

I got him about 2 months ago and all was going good until last night. He got beat up pretty good the other day so I put him in my quarantine tank. This morning I was checking on him and his scales have started healing up real good.

The problem is one of his eyes is now "Fogged over". He still swims good and his appetiate when he eats hasn't decreased. I have no clue what is the matter with him.

Thanks in Advance,

Dave

[gregga]

You said your Texas got beat up pretty good the other day, so he probably got his eye scratched in that fight.
Sometimes that kind of wound will heel by itself with clean water and time. There are also some meds on the market designed specifically for cloudy eye, although their names and brands escape me at this late hour.
If he is in a q-tank, then you could also raise the temp a little and add aquarium salt to speed up the healing process.
Finally, if the fish got beat up, then you might wanna consider the circumstances so it wont happen again. What size is the tank? How big is the fish? Who beat him up?...etc...etc....

HTH........Gregg

[Tyler718]

I just got home from work and both of his eyes are cloudy, but he is acting fine otherwise. Any ideas what is the matter and how to cure it.

[peifc]

water change helps.