Something smells fishy here....

baldzone

baldzone

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So I got some fancy goldfish about a year ago, a variety of colors and a little bug eyed blackmoor.

I'm sure when I fed them this evening, all was well. Yet 20 mins ago, I noticed the blakmoor has one of his eyes missing. The whole socket has gone!

(S)he doesn't seem to be in any discomfort, just swimming around as normal. No sign of it on the tank floor either.

So, I'm guessing one of the others got a bit excited at feeding time and mistook his bug eye for a pea (yes, peas were on the menu this evening!).

Anyone know if this is life threatening or if not is it better to keep him alive or as the missus says 'flush him'? If not life threatening, are there any treatments available for preventing infection until it heals?
 
some fish do tend to eat other fish, but flushing it wouldn't serve the fish good, it will still live in the sewers for a time atleast and i guess would only give the fish a worse enviorement to heal within.
if you suspect the other fish eating it you can only seperate the fish which wouldn't be a bad idea untill the fish has healed atleast anyways as it will only get eaten more while it is healing, use a birthing tank as such it will keep in the same tank but be protected from the bully that got too hungry.

edit - do you happen to have a red tailed shark by any chance? the red tail shark used to eat all the fish we used to keep when i was a kid
 
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Birthing tank seems like a good idea. Will try and get one tomorrow!

Next question, how to explain to the kids why mr fishy has an eye missing and a bloody residue around the socket?
 
That explains it..

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baldzone said:
Birthing tank seems like a good idea. Will try and get one tomorrow!

Next question, how to explain to the kids why mr fishy has an eye missing and a bloody residue around the socket?
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depending on how old your kids are you could say the fish was trying to keep an eye on another fishes diet
 
I doubt it. A mate of mine had his leg amputated below the knee a while back and I asked him on the phone how he was doing. He said he was on new medication but his leg hasnt started to grow back yet so he doesnt think they're working.

Hell of a sense of humour.
 
In the grand scale of things I'd have no eye dear*!


*Yes I am aware the above is a spelling error before anyone thinks I'm a moron.
 
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