Bulging eye

[frontosarus 7]

Hey all, i have come home from work and fed my cichlids, whilst watching them eat i noticed the eye of on one of them is massive. Any ideas on what it is or how to treat it.

 

Thanks

[Slipshodman 223]

Do you have test kits, Check your water parameters , your nitrates might be up 

When was your last water change...?

I would go with a couple of large water changes in a row over the next couple of days and i would expect it will shrink back down on its own

 

Let us know your results of your tests = Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate 

That will help us identify if something else is the issue 

Cheers 

 

[frontosarus 7]

Last 100L water change in my 6x1.5x2 was 10 days ago,

Ammonia is 0.25

Nitrite is 0

Nitrate is 20

[johnbetta 416]

looks like pop eye your water conditions seem good but the ammonia needs to be lower than that the best way to fix ammonia is to use ammonia lock or zealete if u do water changes things should get better speak to donny from the age of aquariums

[frontosarus 7]

Ahk, is there anyway of preventing popeye?

100L water change in being done now

[Slipshodman 223]

I think your ammonia/nitrate is your problem mate

Something has mini cycled your tank

Solid water changes 

(maybe 50% per day over the next few days will sort it out)

[Slipshodman 223]

oh and pop eye is generally  a symptom of another issue not a cause

[johnbetta 416]

pop eye can be brevented buy keeping the water clean water changes

[frontosarus 7]

Spoke to age of aquariums and they said that because it come up over night that its more likely to be an injury than Popeye but I'm doing bulk water changes to get the ammonia down 

[johnbetta 416]

that makes sence and cool i have delt with pop eye befor couldnt treat it

[frontosarus 7]

Thanks for all the feedback