Sick F/male Blue diamond

[morgs8u]

over the last few days one of my blue diamonds eye turned white with a jelly like growth protruding from the center seems now that it is going to her other eye , has anyone come across this before
treatment so far has been adding salt with 100% water changes daily as i thought it may have been a injury from male
Help would be appreciated .

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[morgs8u]

DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE


Problem

1. Please explain the problems with your fish/when and how they started

Eye turned white looks like going to other eye now



2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/ white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds)
white eye / mouth
looks like fungal / bacterial





3. What medications/ treatments that you have already tried and results. Include dosages and duration of treatment.

salt/ water changes



Tank/Water townwater

4. Tank size and age, number and size of fish
120 litre
4 inch fish 2 in tank


5. Water change regime/ how long has tank been running/ bare bottom or gravel/ do you age your water?

bare bottom / daily 50%
aged water

6 Parameters and water source;

- temp _29 c____

- ph _7.0____

- ammonia reading _0___

- nitrite reading _0___

- nitrate reading _10___

- well water _na___

- municipal water na____

7. Any new fish/plants added recently no

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your nitrate looks kind of high?
how new is the tank and when did you put in fish?


Nitrite poisoning follows closely on the heels of ammonia as a major killer of aquarium fish. Just when you think you are home free after losing half your fish to ammonia poisoning, the nitrites rise and put your fish at risk again. Anytime ammonia levels are elevated, elevated nitrites will soon follow. To avoid nitrite poisoning, test when setting up a new tank, when adding new fish to established an tank, when the filter fails due to power or mechanical failure, and when medicating sick fish.
Symptoms:
•Fish gasp for breath at the water surface

•Fish hang near water outlets

•Fish is listless

•Tan or brown gills

•Rapid gill movement

Also known as 'brown blood disease' because the blood turns brown from a increase of methemoglobin. However, methemoglobin causes a more serious problem than changing the color of the blood. It renders the blood unable to carry oxygen, and the fish can literally suffocate even though there is ample oxygen present in the water.
Different species of fish tolerate differing levels of nitrite. Some fish may simply be listless, while others may die suddenly with no obvious signs of illness. Common symptoms include gasping at the surface of the water, hanging near water outlets, rapid gill movement, and a change in gill color from tan to dark brown.
Fish that are exposed to even low levels of nitrite for long periods of time suffer damage to their immune system and are prone to secondary diseases, such as ich, fin rot, and bacterial infections. As methemoglobin levels increase damage occurs to the liver, gills and blood cells. If untreated, affected fish eventually die from lack of oxygen, and/or secondary diseases.
Treatment:
•Large water change

•Add salt, preferably chlorine salt

•Reduce feeding

•Increase aeration

The addition of one half ounce of salt per gallon of water will prevent methemoglobin from building up. Chlorine salt is preferable, however any aquarium salt is better than no salt at all. Aeration should be increased to provide ample oxygen saturation in the water. Feedings should be reduced and no new fish should be added until the tank until the ammonia and nitrite levels have fallen to zero.
Nitrite is letal at much lower levels than ammonia. Therefore it is critical to continue daily testing and treatment until the nitrite falls to zero.
Prevention:
•Stock new tanks slowly

•Feed sparingly and remove uneaten food

•Change water regularly

•Test water regularly to catch problems early

The key to elminating fish death is to avoid extreme spikes and prolonged elevation of nitrites. When starting a new tank, add only a couple of fish initially and do not add more until the tank is completely cycled. In an established tank, only add a couple of new fish at a time and avoid overstocking.
Feed fish small quantities of foods, and remove any food not consumed in five minutes. Clean the tank weekly, taking care to remove an dead plants or other debris. Perform a partial water change at least every other week, more often in small heavily stocked tanks. Always test the water for nitrite after an ammonia spike has occured as there will be a nitrite increase later.