Hey guys. I was vacuuming the tank and doing a water change the other night. I have a 75 gallon so I have a gravel vacuum that hooks up to a sink faucet. Anyway, I left the tank alone for a minute and my black moor swam up into the gravel vacuum. It didn't suck his eye completely off, but it did suck it out of the socket. It's a little gross, but here are pictures.
My question is.... any suggestions for what to do with him? Will the eye rot and fall off? Will it eventually heal and go back into socket? He seems to be okay. He's not as active as he used to be and seems to be a little disoriented. Still, he survived and is able to find food. I kind of treat him like my Ryukin with swim bladder issues.... I'll let him live as long as he can eat.
And for anyone else considering goldfish, please learn from my mistakes. I bought a moor with extreme bubble eyes and a ryukin with an extremely short body because they looked cool. If I had to do it again, I would avoid both those features because they will cause health problems down the road.
My question is.... any suggestions for what to do with him? Will the eye rot and fall off? Will it eventually heal and go back into socket? He seems to be okay. He's not as active as he used to be and seems to be a little disoriented. Still, he survived and is able to find food. I kind of treat him like my Ryukin with swim bladder issues.... I'll let him live as long as he can eat.
And for anyone else considering goldfish, please learn from my mistakes. I bought a moor with extreme bubble eyes and a ryukin with an extremely short body because they looked cool. If I had to do it again, I would avoid both those features because they will cause health problems down the road.
