Butterfly had ich but now eyes are cloudy

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Jesshika

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My klein's butterfly had a lot of tiny white ich dots on his tail so I started medicating the tank (since I don't have a QT) The ich was going away and today the spots are all gone but his tail and eyes are a little cloudy now. What does this mean? He is still eating well and swimming around a lot.
 
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First, medicating the entire system is a really bad idea, such medications do not single out specific parasites or bacteria and can do a lot of damage to other life forms. Removing the fish to a quarantine tank and treated will solve many issues and is just better for the fish as well.

The cloudy eye is most likely a secondary infection (bacterial) which could have been caused by the parasite or simply by having to many organics in the tank. Again, removal to a QT for treatment and doing some tank maintenance (cleaning up/water changes) will go a long way.

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I agree with Chuck`s views, as well as for any butterfly fish in the long term of things, would require however a larger tank for lots of swimming space, and extreme high water quality is a huge must as well as a nutritional diet that one may be able to provide.

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OldManOfTheSea said:
I agree with Chuck`s views, as well as for any butterfly fish in the long term of things, would require however a larger tank for lots of swimming space, and extreme high water quality is a huge must as well as a nutritional diet that one may be able to provide.

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I understand that they do need a larger tank and I was planning to upgrade my tank (once I move soon), but I don't have room for a QT right now and I know I need one. Unless a 10 gal QT would be ok?
 
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10 is fine for a QT tank just make sure params and water are at optimum levels, my QT tank is only 20gal.
 
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