What disease causes protruding eyes in parrotfish? An analysis of the causes of exophthalmos
The parrotfish is a fish with high ornamental value, with a beautiful and colorful pattern on its body like a parrot's colorful coat, and a body shape close to spherical or oval, with a round back, well-developed tail fin, an almost blood-red body all over, and a cute triangular mouth that always seems to be smiling without closing, so it is deeply loved by fish enthusiasts. Now let's take a look at what disease causes protruding eyes in parrotfish!
Causes of protruding eyes in parrotfish
Protruding eyes in parrotfish means it has contracted exophthalmos, and the cause is water quality problems. Some fish keepers, for various reasons, cannot change the water for the fish on time or the aquarium filtration is not up to the task, thus causing water quality to deteriorate and triggering bacterial infection. Another cause is the failure to clean the debris and residue in the tank on time; in the turbid water, various harmful bacteria multiply severely, and growing in such water, even a strong and sturdy parrotfish will be invaded by harmful bacteria and contract various diseases.
Symptoms of protruding eyes in parrotfish
Exophthalmos is one of the common diseases of parrotfish. An affected parrotfish has protruding eyes, resembling a goldfish's eyes, with white edges around the eye socket; in some cases both eyes protrude, while in others only one eye does. At the same time, exophthalmos develops very rapidly, sometimes swelling greatly overnight, and there will also be situations of not eating and slow activity. Although the incidence of exophthalmos is relatively low, it is difficult to treat and has a high mortality rate.
What should be done about protruding eyes in parrotfish?
1. In the early stage of the disease, besides improving water quality, you can add salt at a concentration of about five thousandths into the water and raise the temperature to above 30, and there will be obvious improvement in three days, then gradually change the water, changing all the water within two weeks, readjusting the water quality and increasing nutrition.
2. When the disease is severe, medication must be administered. Water-soluble antibiotics such as penicillin, aureomycin, etc. can be used, putting 10,000 to 20,000 units of antibiotic per liter of water, while raising the water temperature by 2 to 3 degrees; a low-concentration potassium permanganate solution can also be chosen for splashing or dipping.
3. When it is so severe that the eye rim also begins to rot, put 2 norfloxacin capsules into the tank every day; when adding the medicine, take out the activated carbon from the filter material, and at night apply 1 dissolved norfloxacin capsule to the eye, then put the fish back into the water after 30 seconds, and it can be cured in about ten days or so.