White stuff growing on her eye

[Jen21]

Just when I get my tank healthy and all of the fish are vibrant and happy.... I notice one of my small female platies has something white growing over her eye. I'm assuming it is ich... so I raised the temp. All the other fish are fine... Does she have ich? Will the others catch it too? Should I medicate the tank for this one instance? help......

 

[WILDER]

Does the eye look like it has a cloudy film over it, also could you post test results in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, what size tank, how many fish and which kind.

 

[Jen21]

Hi Wilder,

The tank is 30 gal..., all tests are normal. I have swords, platies, plecos, and corys in the tank. The fish with the stuff on her eye is a platy, and it is cloudy looking. I just did a water change and raised the temp.

 

[WILDER]

Cloudy eye can be due to a few things, bad water quality, old age,irratation, stress, usually changing the water for a couple of days might clear it up,I would of said add some salt but you have plecs and cory in there, good luck.

 

[BettaMomma]

Could it be the start of popeye too?
Or do you have scratchy decorations? I'm pretty sure that Amos scratched his eye on a little decoration I had in his tank right off (Before I knew any better).

Or, as the ever wise Wilder said, it could be a number of things.

 

[WILDER]

Been reading and cloudy eye,popeye, can be dropsy, new about popeye but didn't no cloudy eye was.