Please urgent help with Niger trigger fish with Popeye

Armreef3 · 06/11/2013, 11:03 PM

Hi , im in need of help, my Niger triggerfish has been inside a hole in live rock for more then a week and has not eaten anything for more then a week he came out of his hole this morning with both eyes bulging out his eyes arent grey but have their normal coloration but he is blind to both eyes so I went to a local fish store and bought penacillin antibiotic tablets i put him into a isolation tank and put the dosage needed , i orally fed him and he eat ,he is moving around but cannot see , is their a chance he will regain his eyesight with treatment in a few days or is their no chance , thank you

tallball158 · 06/12/2013, 01:38 AM

This is the DIY forum, you will probably get better responses if you posted in the marine fish forum. Sorry I have no experience with that species.

06/11/2013, 11:03 PM	#1
Armreef3 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2	Please urgent help with Niger trigger fish with Popeye Hi , im in need of help, my Niger triggerfish has been inside a hole in live rock for more then a week and has not eaten anything for more then a week he came out of his hole this morning with both eyes bulging out his eyes arent grey but have their normal coloration but he is blind to both eyes so I went to a local fish store and bought penacillin antibiotic tablets i put him into a isolation tank and put the dosage needed , i orally fed him and he eat ,he is moving around but cannot see , is their a chance he will regain his eyesight with treatment in a few days or is their no chance , thank you

06/12/2013, 01:38 AM	#2
tallball158 Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 456	This is the DIY forum, you will probably get better responses if you posted in the marine fish forum. Sorry I have no experience with that species.