ID please?? Not sure what this is

[WhoPoopWrasse]

Does the Cyanide cause swelling also? It's such a drag that there are still fish collectors out there that are still doing that to these poor fish
Not to mention destroying the coral at the same time!

[seanoman]

Hey Lance,

are there any other side effects from cyanide that I could look out for. I have done some research and can't seem to find any info about it, other than it happens a lot in the Phillipines and Indonesia.

[justinl]

Originally Posted by seanoman

Hey Lance,

are there any other side effects from cyanide that I could look out for. I have done some research and can't seem to find any info about it, other than it happens a lot in the Phillipines and Indonesia.

death is a common one within a few weeks.

anyways, a puffy hazed eye is a symptom to me. it could be the onset of popeye (which is usually much more pronounced), or a bacterial or fungal infection, or a host of other nasties. if the fish is eating well (is it?) and swimming normally i would not medicate or intervene at all except to make sure it gets a lot of food. look for parasites and keep a close eye on the gal.

[seanoman]

so far she is eating really well. I will make sure that I give her a little extra for the next couple of days and see how that goes. Hopefully it's not cyanide and something that is easier to treat.

[seanoman]

if it is eye fluke, what is the treatment method?
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[WhoPoopWrasse]

Praziquantel in a QT.
Look at the surface of the eye, with eye flukes there is a raised flat semi transparent animal actually sitting on the eye ball. with a bacterial infection the eye tends to be cloudy all over, swollen and may be reddened around the edges of the socket.
If it is eye flukes, sometimes it goes away by itself but that sort of risky since the fish could lose it's eye...

[Lance]

Originally Posted by seanoman

Hey Lance,

are there any other side effects from cyanide that I could look out for. I have done some research and can't seem to find any info about it, other than it happens a lot in the Phillipines and Indonesia.

The article I read said that enhanced colouration is another side effect. The Phillipines are apparently one of the worst for this practice.

[seanoman]

Just finished doing a freshwater dip with her. *Fingers Crossed* Hopefully it all works and she is better in the morning, as we could already notice a big difference right away when we put her back in the saltwater.

Hopefully she's still swimmin in the morning.

Will update you then!!

[seanoman]

The freshwater dip worked great. Pretty sure that it was flukes. She looks much better today!!

[Big Al's BC]

Originally Posted by seanoman

The freshwater dip worked great. Pretty sure that it was flukes. She looks much better today!!

Good to hear, you cant always see the actual fluke on the eye. Hopefully the dip took care of it.

Big Al's BC