Blind Fish?

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Hi MFK, I was looking at my goldfish a week or so ago, and noticed that one of my shubunkin's eye's was a bit cloudy. It's hard to tell because this particular one has black eyes to begin with. I was just looking for an opinion as to whether or not it could possibly be blind in this eye. I will try to post some pictures for you guys to see if you can tell the difference. Thanks again.

Also will this pose and problems for it in the future??

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As you can see it's left eye is kinda cloudy. It's right eye is just like the comet's above it, but black in color instead of white. Sorry about the bad photograph, i dont have the best of cameras.

Thanks again
 
its probably a bacterial infection, that makes the eye look cloudy



i dont believe fish get cataracts
 
What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels? If this is cloudy eye, it is not blindness, and is completely reversible by providing good water quality. I'm not saying he's not going blind; fish do lose sight, but more often this is cloudy eye caused by poor water quality. What size tank, and what type of filtration, and what fish? Sorry for all of the questions; this info is necessary if you want an educated answer!
 
Tank is 55 Gallon, water was tested just 3 days ago, and all levels were fine, ammonia was a tad high, but i 1/2 water changed the tank. The filtration system is the kinda that hangs off of the back, the filters were changed a week and 1/2 ago and it's good for a 100gal tank
 
I would check water quality. Cloudy eye is water quality most of the time, and if it is bacterial, you would use an antibiotic like Maracyn I or II. However, there's no reason to medicate if the problem is due to bad water quality. It will stress the fish and fail to fix the problem.

Edit:
If you have ammonia, then something is wrong. Ammonia should always be zero. This is most likely the cause of the problem. You'll need to figure out what's wrong with your biological filter, and fix it, or the problem will continue, as well as a slew of other issues caused by fish exposure to toxic ammonia.
 
ohh and for fish, 2 shubunkin's, 1 comet, a small koi, and a few rosey barbs and an algea eater
 
since you switched your filtration, your probably going through a mini cycle. i would watch you water quality very closely until you have no ammonia or nitrites.

i would work on maintain good water quality and wait to see if it gets better



edit: koi will obviously out grow you tank in the future eventually
 
And yes i know about the koi, he is going into a pond before he gets too big for the tank
 
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