Can Fish Be Blind
So to summarise here s what i ve gathered from personal experience about caring for a blind goldfish first see if the condition is treatable minimise the risk of damage from objects and creatures in the tank provide a good hiding place where he can feel safe watch for signs of bullying from other fish ensure he is eating enough love him.
Can fish be blind. If he can see he will move away from the stick. Betta fish can become blind due to a variety of reasons most notably dragon eye cataracts fungal infections bacterial infections parasitic infections and trauma to the eye. Hi all can i check with all on the above issue.
Many different species of fish have different vision abilities and results in the laboratory may not be representative of what happens to fish in actual fresh bodies of water or in the ocean. It s not cloudy nor missing black eyeball etc. Fish can go blind.
I ahve 2 fish with blind right eyes and they re and anglfiish that ive had for 9 months and my oldest living fish a black skirt tetra 3 yrs. Bettas can use thier other senses to eat. The fish will swim very cautiously so as not to run into obstacles and it will orientate itself in the normal upright position and if food is added to the tank.
Dimming the lighting and improving the diet can in these cases help prevent more fish from going blind but will not help the fish that has already gone blind. I place my hand into tank near him and he was not frighten by my hand. The cloudiness is the result of chemical burns from these toxins.
This makes me worried. Hope to get some advice on this. Do you have anything in there jagged long sharp that could have caused an injury if she got spooked and took off quickly not seeing and bumping into it.
Slip the object you chose into the water and just in front of the blind fish. A truly blind fish will behave as if it is night and may even show its nighttime coloration. Caring for a blind or visually impaired fish is different from caring for a fish with good eyesight.
The fish apisto i currently have seemed blind but it s eyes look ok to me ie. Half answer half question. Could also be that she scratched her eye on something in the tank.
Do not create tubulance he will feel that too. There is no cure for chemical burns other than tons of healthy water. The eyes may improve slightly with healthy water but unfortunately for this poor fish the damage from toxin exposure is permanent and he will likely be blind for life now.
