MY FISH LOST ITS EYES
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Do you know how it lost the eyes? 
I mean, was it getting picked on by other fish or did it just suddenly one day not have the eye(s)?
I mean, was it getting picked on by other fish or did it just suddenly one day not have the eye(s)?
Here's a page on fish eye diseases and treatments. Good luck to your poor fish!
http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/fish_diseases/eyes.html
http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/fish_diseases/eyes.html
uh. i know...
It wasn't getting picked on. I think it has that one disease with the white fuzz. is it Ich?
Anyway, the eyes are already gone. All I want to know is what to do. Do I have to kill it? I mean, how else would i get it to eat. And if so, how do I humanely kill it?
Ah...yeah...it's not ich but a bacterial/fungal disease. Most people are probably going to say euthanize it if the eyes are totally rotted out I would imagine...sorry, man. Frozen water works but try to treat it if you can I suppose.
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Sorry to hear about your fish. Whatever the reason for the eye loss, it sounds like you may need to euthanize the fish. I certainly would, if it's starving and unable to find food. I believe that the most humane methods are: by netting the fish and slipping it quickly into a small container of nearly frozen tank water, which should kill it within seconds; by placing the fish in a small container of tank water (still at regular temp) and then into the freezer, which some believe is less stressful for the fish even though it's slower; or by transferring the fish to a small container of tank water and using clove oil to anesthetize/kill it.
Clove oil is supposed to be available at pharmacies as a treatment for ear infections or something, but I've never found it for sale and so have always used the freezing-water methods. If I have time to let a container of water nearly freeze, I will use the first method because it kills the fish quickly. I have, when necessary, used the slower method. No process is perfect, so do what you need to do and don't worry overmuch about it.
Again, sorry for your fish.
Clove oil is supposed to be available at pharmacies as a treatment for ear infections or something, but I've never found it for sale and so have always used the freezing-water methods. If I have time to let a container of water nearly freeze, I will use the first method because it kills the fish quickly. I have, when necessary, used the slower method. No process is perfect, so do what you need to do and don't worry overmuch about it.
Again, sorry for your fish.