Geo Tapajos with cloudy pupils in eye

[Cristac86]

I have a geo that is about 1.5 years old that has a cloudy pupil in eye. I have him in my hospital tank for observation and have tried the aquarium co op quarantine trio on him. It does not look like a cloudy eye from the pictures I see on the internet. Does anyone have any idea? Salt also does not help him.

• pH 7.0 to 7.2
• Nitrates 25 max
• Hardness Low
• Nitrite 0
• Ammonia - 0
• KH/Buffer - Low
• Water Temperature -76 to 78 controlled by a thermostat.

Thank you.

 

[GaryE]

None of these readings provide the most important info for dealing with growing Geophagus.

How often do you do water changes, and at what percentage?

 

[Cristac86]

Once a week with at least 30% change.

 

[GaryE]

As my Tapajos grew, I had to do 40% weekly, then bi-weekly. I gave them to a friend with a much larger tank. I was using a 75 gallon. I switched to a 120, and then realized they were becoming a job. If I missed a water change, I saw cloudy eyes, which cleared easily in clean water.

They do very poorly with salt, btw, as fish from soft rainforest water.