Can Anyone Explain This....

[Bikinisalt]

I have a large Naso Tang for a while now. I got him from Michael(NYAQUATICS). From day one he is great. Eats like a champ, my prized fish...

About two weeks ago he went blind, could not see a thing and when I put food, flakes, Nori, etc in the tank he could not find it. I hand fed him during this period and was worried. I tried to research online and came up with nada. Now he is perfectly fine, all back to normal.

Has this ever happen to anyone? and can it happen again?

 

[TimberTDI]

What makes you think that it went blind?

 

[Deanos]

:idea: Maybe an eye infection which has now cured. If so, of course it can happen again.

 

[Bikinisalt]

When I would put food in the tank, he would not now where it was. I would then take nori in my hand and put it in front of his mouth and he would take it. I would put my hand around his eyes and almost touch them and he did not know that my hand was even there. All the other fish in the tank were all fine. Just weired...

 

[Bikinisalt]

Another thing is that during this period of two weeks he was very skittish. Understand this! This fish allows me to actually take him out of the tank a little with my hands and is not afraid, so when this happened I was very upset because I did not want to loose him. He was one of my first fish I bought from Micheal and I really really like him ALOT. He went through a very bad Ick problem in the beginning stages when I got him and made it. In addition he had jumped out of the tank at one point and was on the floor for about 1 hour before I notice, so he has been through hell and back and is a true survivor.

 

[marrone]

Ich can attack and damage the eyes. It's very possible they were injured when he got ich.

Also it's not a good thing to handle fish, especially ones with switch blades on their tails, it's an accident waiting to happen. Also some tangs carry poison in their spikes.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

IAlso it's not a good thing to handle fish, especially ones with switch blades on their tails, it's an accident waiting to happen.

I second that motion!!

 

[Bikinisalt]

Maybe your right about the Ick. It has been about 8 months now since he had Ick and all of a sudden he went blind and now he is perfectly fine and no one else in the tank got affected by any of this.

I know guys about the handling of fish. It is just that he is so friendly and I get attached. Thanks for the help...

 

[reefman]

even if he was blind, fish will know where the food is by smelling. he has no interest in food if he's sick.

 

[Bikinisalt]

reefman I thought the same, however it was not so. I have sharks and stingrays and when I put food in the tank they go crazy by the smell and pinpoint it. My tang would go around the tank missing everything unless I place it right at his mouth.

BTW my sharks and stingrays are in there own tank, not with the fish, I don't want anyone thinking that they are in with the reef fish. I have a seperate shark tank.

 

[jbaez2283]

i have 2 big naso hes eye went cloudy then went back to normal in 2 weeks a week a go my queen angel had pop eye the eye was big and now it went down . these is what i use every day garlic xtreme, selcon, vita chem i mix together

 

[Bikinisalt]

I also use Garlic Xtreme. I will try the others. Thanks for the advice...

 

[jhart]

I agree with reefman the fish will smell the food , must be sick

 

[Bikinisalt]

I don't know what happen, but he is perfectly fine now and eats like a champ again...

 

[Bahamian1999]

Is this a known trait for Nasos?:scratchch

 

[Bikinisalt]

I did do a research and found another situation similair like mine, however in that case the Naso was blind for the rest of his life. Sad...