How to treat Cloudy eye?

[Joeyt66]

Well this weekend i changed over from 65 gallon tank to a 135 gallon in the process one of my big tin foil barbs jumped out of tank and when i came back he was on the floor i put him back in and after 10 mins he appeared fine .......well today i noticed him in the new tank and his fins look a lil rough and his 1 eye is cloudy lookin, he doesnt look like he can see to well as he has been bumpin into others in the tank. is this somethin he could die from or is it just the stress he has in dured the last few days ? What should i do?......................other then that everything is goin smoothly with the tank change

 

[The-Wolf]

Cloudy eye can have many causes. Look for signs of Velvet Disease, Ick, and Fish tuberculosis. However, sometimes this is caused due to bacterial infections.
Symptoms: One or both eyes become cloudy, and take a whitish appearance. Fish may show signs of distress, and be off-color and behave abnormally.
Treatment: Establishing the likely cause of the problem and treating it as soon as possible is the best way to prevent damage to your fish's nervous system. The incidences of cloudy eye can be maintained by keeping the water quality in a good condition, and adding a small amount of aquarium salt to the water at water changes(providing other occupants are salt tollerant). There are many good medications available at your local pet stores that deal with this problem. Follow the recommended accordingly.

 

[rvm]

Best treatment I've found for cloudy eyes (which I've usually found to be due to slime caused by stress) is Melafix. My Bala sharks get it every now and then when I water change and one dose clears it right up!!