Popeye

Denz

Denz

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I think my barbs have popeye. Almost half of them are sick. I am going to use Mardel Trisulfa. I have checked a lot of info on the web, but I am still confused about one thing. It is recommended to put all sick fish in quarantine tank and tread them with this medication. If the problem is bad bacteria in my tank shouldn’t I thread my main tank with all the fish instead? It doesn’t make sense for me to tread the sick fish and put it back in my main tank. Has anybody used this medication? Will this stress the rest of the fish?(I have to use it for 5 days) I prefer to loose the half of the fish than all of them because of the medication stress.
Thanks for advise.
 
Pop-eye may not be caused by infection and there are various causes. Easily identified by the protrusion of one or both eyes. It is commonly caused by excess gas in the system, brought about by super-saturation of gas in high pressure water mains. It can also be associated with Dropsy or Ichthyosporidium. Look for bubbles of gas in the eyes, this indicates the bends, as does nervous upset, distress or just odd movements. If these signs are obvious then lower the temperature slowly to increase solubility of the gas (usually nitrogen) reduce aeration and wait to see if there is any improvement. In marine aquaria, copper poisoning can be one of the causes. Pop-eye can also be caused by hormonal imbalance, for which there is no cure.

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