+dapettit Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Our seahorse for the past couple of weeks has been hiding out in the back of the tank and not eating. We noticed an air bubble on/behind each eye. Her coloring went from a very vibirant yellow to black. Yesterday during feed she was back to her original color and eating like normal, however she still has a bubble on\behind one eye. Is this something I should be worried about? Any suggestions what I should do? TIA, Dave- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teresa Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 i'm new to this so I don't know. But I do know that Dan and Abbie at seahorsesource.com are very knowledgeable! They have helped me so much. I highly encourage you call them or whomever you first purchased the horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Sorry to hear this, but I'm glad it sounds like she's doing better. Just to clarify, do you mean like a little air bubble near the eye just under the skin, or pop-eye? What kind of seahorse? In the meantime, what's your tank temp? No matter what the problem, lowering the temp is always a good call until it's resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Been so busy haven't had time to call but just wanted to give an update: She is eating a little more. We've been soaking the mysis in garlic extract and vitamin c. She goes crazy when we start feeding but it's like she can't see the mysis. She's bright yellow then turns black when hunting on the sand bed. She still has the bubble so we're wondering if she just can't see it. Any way we remain hopefully optimistic! Dave- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Okay, so it sounds like she's able to eat some for sure, right? A few years ago I had a seahorse with pop-eye and he couldn't see the food well enough to actually eat any of it, but he'd go crazy when I went to feed him and he'd try and try. He would've starved to death I'm sure. I managed to get him in a qt tank and treat with antibiotics. It healed right up and he went right back to normal, so if you need to treat it I would give it a shot. But not if she's still able to eat I guess. That sounds hopeful! Anyway, good luck with her, and thanks for the update, I had been wondering how it was going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viet-tin Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Are the bubbles under the skin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Are the bubbles under the skin? Looks like a blister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viet-tin Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Sounds like it could be external gas bubbles disease. Do a search on it and find out if thats what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Just a quick update: the horsie is doing fantastic. Bulbs are good and it eats like a horse (pun intended) and it's back to it's bright yellow color! Dave- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Great! Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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