Blue Tang Bulging Eye

[Jaws]

My blue hippo tang has all of a sudden developed a little bit of a bulged eye. It seems to have a white swollen rim around it. Any suggestions?

[fastfish]

Have you added any new fish recently? what is your water paramater?

[Jaws]

No new fish, I'll test the parameters today. None of the other fish seem to be effected.

[Snappy]

Sounds like pop-eye disease and it should go away over time and is not contagious. Could even be just an injury and will heal up. I wouldn't loose too much sleep over it. I have seen swollen eyes in my tank from both scenarios and it has always cleared up.

[danny zubot]

Feeding with garlic seems to speed up the healing process. :biggrin:

[Jaws]

How do you suggest introducing garlic into the food?

[Willow]

How do you suggest introducing garlic into the food?

you can use something like kents liquid garlic. soak your food in the garlic and some vitamins like zoe or selcon and leave if for an hour or so and then feed to the fish.