#cloudy eye

[mvaljean525]

Had his great name profanèd with their scorns, And gave his countenance, against his name, To laugh at gibing boys and stand the push Of every beardless vain comparative; Grew a companion to the common streets, Enfeoffed himself to popularity, That, being daily swallowed by men’s eyes, They surfeited with honey and began To loathe the taste of sweetness, whereof a little More than a little is by much too much.

So, when he had occasion to be seen, He was but as the cuckoo is in June, Heard, not regarded; seen, but with such eyes As, sick and blunted with community, Afford no extraordinary gaze Such as is bent on sunlike majesty When it shines seldom in admiring eyes, But rather drowsed and hung their eyelids down, Slept in his face, and rendered such aspect As cloudy men use to their adversaries, Being with his presence glutted, gorged, and full.

And in that very line, Harry, standest thou, For thou has lost thy princely privilege With vile participation. Not an eye But is aweary of thy common sight, Save mine, which hath desired to see thee more, Which now doth that I would not have it do, Make blind itself with foolish tenderness.

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Henry IV, Part 1 -  Act 3 Scene 2

William Shakespeare  1564-1616

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Graphic - Aron Wiesenfeld  (B.1972)

[dismorfofobie]

[aquaticproject-blog]

Cloudy eye betta

Sparta is a lovely dumbo ears Betta I had purchased not too long ago. I didn't notice that he had a cloudy eye until I got him into the quarantine tank with two other lovelies I had also gotten on the same day. I am unsure of the cause of his eye cloud. I have been medicating him but stopped after two treatments that lasted seven days each. His eye cloud seems less cloudy but still present. I plan to wait two more days before starting salt treatments. And if his eye remains cloudy then I'll just have to accept that he will always have a cloudy eye.

[scalestails]

Hey! One of my bettas seems to have eye cloud and holes between the rays of his fins, and I was wondering what a good course of treatment would be if I were to put him in a one gallon hospital tank? On hand, I have Tetracycline, Melafix (though I heard that isn't good for bettas), epsom salt, and AQ salt. I can't seem to find a straight answer online.

There’s been some talk about melafix and whether or not it’s safe for labyrinth fish. Since it is simple an antiseptic, it’s not even worth risking it since antibiotics/salt work much more effectively and are proven safe.

So knowing that, I’d use the antibiotics! Tetracycline is good, it’s broad spectrum. I would withold any salt, however.

As for a hospital tank, it’s going to be MUCH easier on you and MUCH safer to measure out medication for a 5-10 gallon than a 1 gallon. Go get yourself a plastic storage bin from target/walmart/wherever. It’s gonna be less than $20 and lightweight, perfect for 100% water changes.

Personally I use a 5gal bucket as a quarantine tank for bettas.

Also, as for not being able to fine a straight answer, if you’re referring to what meds to use for cloudy eyes it’s tricky. Without proper equipment it’s almost impossible to accurately diagnose most fish diseases. Unfortunately we can only act on our best guesses. So generally cloudy eyes are caused by poor water quality, fungal infections, or bacterial infections. That’s why so many fish medications for popeye contain both an antibacterial ingredient and an antifungal ingredient.

[juliaset]