Is my male strawberry hifin platy blind?!!!

[tiger oscar]

Hi I have a male strawberry hifin platy and I think he might be blind.It all started when my dad told my stater and I that one morning he found hifin(the platies name) sleeping on the gravel. Our dad doesn't take fish keeping seriously so he poked at the glass. Surprisingly whenever Hifin sees someone coming or someone pokes the glass he doesn't swim away. He's basically the hardiest male platy I ever have had. He eats but he is always the last one to food. He's small and when he doesn't seem to be hungry he doesn't eat. He knows the tank really well and sometimes bumps into other fish. He's in a 29 gallon tank with five other larger platies and he is not scared of people. Water quality not known because I don't have test kits ( my dad thinks I don't need them ). Please reply as soon as possible. Thanks.:feedback::feedback::shark:

 

[leshrimp]

Your dad kind of reminds me of mine.... He could care less about the hobby and everything. But back to your question, I once had an Iridescent shark that injured its eyes from a sharp rock I had. Since their eyes sort of pop out he didn't have very good depth perception. He ended up being blind but he did survive for quite a while without eyes. It was really quite amazing.

 

[Fishfriend1]

Does he generally swim into things (like, more so then the other fish)? Or does he just not give a darn when someone walks by?

 

[tiger oscar]

Does he generally swim into things (like, more so then the other fish)? Or does he just not give a darn when someone walks by?

No hifin doesn't swim into other things.He's not scared of sudden vibrations on the glass.While the other fish swim away shocked he just acts like nothing happened.

 

[jpappy789]

Getting a good test kit is very important in this hobby. Should only cost between $20-30 depending on where you get one. There's a lot of literature out there to provide your dad. Perhaps if he sees that you're pushing the issue enough with some dependable info to back it up, he'll give in.

Otherwise, once issues like this arrive it is darn near impossible for anyone to diagnose the problem. If the params are out of whack and you can't verify, you're stuck in the dark...

 

[Fishfriend1]

No hifin doesn't swim into other things.He's not scared of sudden vibrations on the glass.While the other fish swim away shocked he just acts like nothing happened.

Then, assuming no water conditions or diseases, he's probably just used to it. My fish have mixed reactions of my arrive - some rush up to the side of the tank, some hide, and some just sit there thinking "Wonder what dry land is like?"

 

[tiger oscar]

Ok.Thanks he's probaly just use to it.