Swollen eyes. Too late?

[Bropez]

Once an apisto gets swollen eyes are they beyond saving? I got a cacautoides pair and the male was being very aggressive but there was a fair amount of cover and I figured it would die down after a couple days. The female has now been seperated but she has swollen eyes. Is it too late for her? Fixes?

 

[Mike Wise]

If they are otherwise eating and behaving normally, there's hope.

 

[gerald]

Fixes: I'd put her in her own tank (or bucket) with clean water, 1 teasp/gal salt, pipes/wood/leaves/clay pot pieces to hide under, and feed her live mosquito larvae. If she's breathing hard and stopped eating, there's not much you can do.

 

[wethumbs]

I had cured rams with swollen eye(s) before with medications (not salt remedy).

 

[Bropez]

I had cured rams with swollen eye(s) before with medications (not salt remedy).

what medications?

She isnt breathing terribly irregularly but she is definitely breathing irregular. She did just eat some frozen mysis shrimp so I suppose that is a good sign

 

[wethumbs]

You can try any of the aminoglycoside antibiotic as they are very effective against a wide range of bacteria.