[Dustin1300]

I just got home from class to find my clowns left eye bulging out and I'm not sure as to what I should do??? I don't have a QT like I should!!! So, what is everyones suggestion cause I need them fast...It could not be a disease could it??? I'm figuring another fish got a hold of her or she might have smacked a rock somehow...Anyones help would be appreciated!!!!

[Dustin1300]

I've taken her out and put her in a bucket where I just fed her the mysis shrimp she gets once a day and she ate fine and is acting normal??? Just with one large bulging eye.....

[jvharding]

Sounds like pop eye!

Popeye In Saltwater Fish: Identification, Causes & Treatments

Hope this helps!

[e_baer]

yeah, definately pop eye!

get it cured ASAP! as long as you do things right, the fihs should be fine.

[Dustin1300]

What has worked with you guys thus far with this...I've got her out of the main tank and went and bought a ten gallon that is going to now be my QT/hospital tank...WHAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE???? (It is really amazing how you can get so attached to your fish isnt it?) I just fed her in her new tank where she seems to be doing fine as far as swimming/eating thus far...I guess I'll just wait for some more suggestions from everyone and hope my clown will pull through....

[Dustin1300]

I also went to the LFS and got some meds for popeye so I'm hoping she'll pull through since I've got the treatment started within 24 hours of it POPPING out...

[Dustin1300]

Well, my clown has been on melafix for three days now and the popeye has went down about half way! I know on the treatment bottle it says to do it for 7 days but if she looks fine after the 7 days I should still leave her in the QT, right? I was thinking once the popeye disappeared I would leave her in there for 3-4 weeks so I can make sure all disease is ruled out...What is everyones opinion on this?!?

[Dustin1300]

Popeye has almost completely cleared up now...as far as visible signs of it I'm hoping it should be cleared up by early Monday!

[RyanG]

Dustin, I would leave the clown in the qt tank for a few days to make sure its okay

[Dustin1300]

Yeah, after all visible signs are gone I'm planning on leaving her in there for about 2-4 weeks depending on how she is acting...

[401jas]

I'm glad she's pulling through. I have a pair of true purcs that are in the hospital for what looks like fungus. They are being treated with jungle fungus eliminator....i hope i have good luck like you did. I love these guys.

[Dustin1300]

Yeah, good luck with the fungus...just try to get treatment started as soon as possible seems to be one of the largest advantages to pulling them through...But my clown seems to show no more visible signs of the popeye and she is eating fine so I'm going to do one more day of treatment and then do about a 50% water change...leave her there a few weeks and then let her back into the main tank...

[tychecc]

Hey I have a pair of maroon clown fish, and the female keeps using her tail to dig in the sand and she has been doing this ever since i got the pair, I would just like to know what this means, she does it all day too

[Dustin1300]

She might be diseased and swimming on her side and kind of scratching her side on the bottom...But don't freak out, just pay lots of attention to her and read about all the diseases that there apt to and pay attention to her...