My frogfish has a cloudy eye and Im wondering what I should do. I heard from @lion king that treating frogfish is a bad idea I'm not to sure what to do. Can this eye heal on its own?
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hi, hopefully just an injury, pics will help tremendously ...
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just one eye ?View attachment 2980208 I know its hard to see but I cant really get a better picture hiseye is swollen and cloudy
I think it has been gradually building up because I noticed something a wrong maybe 2 days ago. There is another frogfish and one domino damsel with him. The fish hasn't been eating really at all he has maybe eaten 2 shrimp but it was hard to feed him. So he really isn't eating because I just tried to feed him and he wouldn't bite. I have had the fish for 6 days.Can't really say what's going on, visual clues by themselves don't always tell the whole story.
When just one eye is involved, the general thought is that it is from an injury, as most diseases would affect both eyes. However, frogfish are not very active, so it running into something and injuring its eye seems unlikely.
"Cloudy eyes" are frequently seen in fish that have a general cloudiness to their bodies, but you can only see it on their eyes.
How long has the eye been like this?
Did it happen suddenly, or gradually develop?
Is the fish still eating?
How long have you had the fish?
Any other fish in with it?
Jay
To add to this, what all corals are in the tank? I see some zoas on a frag, so assume this is a reef tank.Can't really say what's going on, visual clues by themselves don't always tell the whole story.
When just one eye is involved, the general thought is that it is from an injury, as most diseases would affect both eyes. However, frogfish are not very active, so it running into something and injuring its eye seems unlikely.
"Cloudy eyes" are frequently seen in fish that have a general cloudiness to their bodies, but you can only see it on their eyes.
How long has the eye been like this?
Did it happen suddenly, or gradually develop?
Is the fish still eating?
How long have you had the fish?
Any other fish in with it?
Jay
Zoas and clove poylpsTo add to this, what all corals are in the tank? I see some zoas on a frag, so assume this is a reef tank.
OK, none of those can "burn" a frogfish. I have seen this when a frogfish gets stung by euphillia.Zoas and clove poylps
To be honest I'm not sure how his eyes looked when I got him but I didn't notice anything. Also I did order him online and he was in a plane so that could be why.OK, none of those can "burn" a frogfish. I have seen this when a frogfish gets stung by euphillia.
As for the eye, did it have any signs of this when you got it?
Most of the time (from what I have seen), this is due to an injury from collection or when the LFS catches them and bags them up. Does not take much impact on them to do damage to their eyes.
What worries me is the eating part. While frogfish can go a bit without food, I worry it may not have enough stores of fat to deal with no food. But that would depend on how much it has eaten previously and how much it has eaten in the time you have had it.