Fish turning black / blind (saltwater)

[Stacyvamp]

Hello. I recently noticed that my schooling bannerfish started to turn black in the front of his face. I also suspect that he’s going blind, because his eyes look black/cloudy, he doesn’t see food, and sometimes bumps into fish. He also doesn’t run away from me when I come near the fishtank, as he usually did before. He was also always the first one to eat the food when it would drop, now he’s lucky to even get one piece by accident. Please advise me on what I can do, he is my favorite fish and I would absolutely hate to lose him. My fish tank is around one year old, I do water changes Once every two weeks, 15%.

 

[coriesinhawaii]

I think you should check with an aquatic vet as soon as possible if you think the fish’s eyesight is at risk. There’s antibiotics you could try on your own if you live somewhere they are available over the counter but if you choose the wrong one your fish could go blind. The eye is too precious an organ for trial and error Do you test your water for ammonia and nitrite? If there’s some problem with water quality you would want to fix it to prevent future problems but either way if there’s an eye infection going on you’ll want to treat with antibiotics because there’s not much wiggle room to try conservative things and just see if it improves. Not for a fish you’re very attached to anyway.

 

[Stacyvamp]

I think you should check with an aquatic vet as soon as possible if you think the fish’s eyesight is at risk. There’s antibiotics you could try on your own if you live somewhere they are available over the counter but if you choose the wrong one your fish could go blind. The eye is too precious an organ for trial and error Do you test your water for ammonia and nitrite? If there’s some problem with water quality you would want to fix it to prevent future problems but either way if there’s an eye infection going on you’ll want to treat with antibiotics because there’s not much wiggle room to try conservative things and just see if it improves. Not for a fish you’re very attached to anyway.

Okay i understand. Thank you. I will try to find a vet