Silver Dollar. Fungus?

[Lisa73]

Have this afternoon noticed that one of my large Silver Dollars has a type of fungus on the eye ball there is 2 spots ive tried to take a picture but its still hard to see and there is one tiny pin head sized spot on one fin.

Would be greatful to know what this is likely to be and the best way to treat it thanks. The fish seems otherwise healthy and is eating well still.

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
How many fish and which type.

The spots if there the size of a grain of salt sounds like whitespot.
Are the fish flicking and rubbing against things in the tank.

 

[Lisa73]

Hiya 200 litre tank.
Not sure or water stats as other halfs tank. Will get him to check it later. He is laid up with bad flu at the moment hence why he asked me to ask for advice

Fishwise there are 4 Silver Dollars we have had about 2 years
2 Black widows we have had the same length of time.

One of the spots on the eye is about the size of a pin head and one about twice the size of a pin head and the one on the fin pinhead sized too.

The fish is showing no signs of itching or flicking around just shoaling with the others as normal.

Best way I can describe it is like a raised white mould as opposed to flat onto the eye.

 

[WILDER]

Tiny white spots on the eye can be whitespot.
Tiny white specks on the eye can be eye flukes.
Any redness to the bigger spots.

 

[Lisa73]

Hiya thanks
Just had another look there is no redness too it at all pure white
He also has a grain of rice type size on his other eye aswell ive just noticed it wasnt as noticable as the other.

They have always been such big healthy fish am just worried sick.

 

[WILDER]

Your fish might have a parasite from whitespot to eye flukes.
Keep an eye out for more spots and flicking and rubbing.
Get you some info on eye flukes

The specs are usually behind the lens with eye flukes.

For the fungus on the eye usually just pimafix.


Eye Flukes (a.k.a. Eye Cloud)



Symptoms:

Fish with this condition will have white specks inside the lens of the eye. This can lead to further damage, ranging from cloudiness of the eye to rupturing of the lens and blindness. In severe cases the eye may actually be pushed out and removed from the socket, leaving the fish eyeless.



Cause:

The larval stage of digenetic fluke parasites, such as Clinostomum, Posthodiplostomum and Diplostomum spathaceum. The parasite lodges in the lens, humour or retina of the fish’s eye. If present in large numbers, severe damage can occur. Minor infestations may go unnoticed. The life cycle of these flukes begins when fish-eating birds and other animals ingest fish infected with the parasites. Once ingested the parasites mature in the intestines of the host animal where they produce eggs. The eggs are then deposited into the water where they hatch and infect the livers of aquatic Snails. The parasites then develop into a second and third larval form before leaving the Snail to seek out a fish host. This type of parasitic infestation is most common in wild-caught fish and fish kept in ponds.



Treatment:

Treatment with Copper or Organophosphorous antiparasitic remedies have proven most beneficial. Prevention, however, works best. This entails avoiding any obviously infected fish, discouraging fish-eating birds from visitng your pond, and remving any snails from the aquarium or pond to end the cycle of infection (so as to interrupt the life cycle of the parasite).