Comments on: My arowana has cloudy eye again after my Australian holiday..

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:58:50 +0000

Alex,
Salt is fine for all fishes.. I put salt into my goldfish pond as well when I change the water…. No worries with that.

Steven

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:49:02 +0000

I have had no power for 4 days as result of storm on east coast. I got a generator up yesterday. my silver arowana has some funky white/brown film over the eyes and head, will not eat. I have 75 gal tank

I have read to add salt to the tank and turn up the temp to above 30deg C /86 F…… and do a 1/3 water change……

my questions is about the salt. I have other fish in the tank… a few barbs and some bala sharks, a few loaches….. will the salt affect them?

or should i set up my small 10 gallon as a treatment tank?

thanks!!!

By: Rutuparna

Rutuparna — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:36:54 +0000

Steven,
my darling arowana has a whitish growth on his right eye. is that what u call a cloudy eye? should i use iodised or non-iodised salt? and what is black water? Please help I am worried sick about him

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:26:09 +0000

Rozario,
You do not need medication for cloudy eye. You just need to change the water and the cloudy eyes will clear up in a few weeks.

Steven

By: Rozario

Rozario — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:22:14 +0000

Can you suggest some medication that is readily availabe in the UAE for cloudy eyes of silver arowan

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:53:47 +0000

Jazzilleen,
Thanks for the kind words.
As I mentioned, cloudy eyes can be easily cured by several changes of water.
ok as for the salt.. as a rough guide, if you have a 4ft tank, maybe just put in about 150gms everytime you change the water..

Steven

By: Jazzilleen

Jazzilleen — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:41:15 +0000

Hi Steven,
Thank u on your advice. i finally able to purchase your book….:) well, just like what has been written in this blog by the poeple who has purchased it, the book is very informative, help me to understand arowana better..
the cloudy eye has started to fade away…he still has it tho, but the the whitish thing is fading and i could his cornea now..yeepeee. can i asked you another question? What is the ration for the salt and blackwater for a 4ft aquarium when we change 20-30% of water? how much of these salt and blackwater we need to top up? i dont understand all the instruction–etc, per gallon, per ml ?!^%….helppp

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Jazzileen,
Cloudy eye is caused by the ‘bad’ condition of the water. It is very common. Once in a while, my arowanas get it as well. It will go away in time. Sometimes up to a week for it to clear.
Just change your water every 3-4 days for the next week or two and your fish will be fine! DOn’t need to add any medication. It is not fungus.. Just change water and add salt like what I mentioned in this article.

Steven

By: Jazzilleen

Jazzilleen — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:14:18 +0000

At of i’m writing this email, i feel so sad….when i got back from work yesterday, i found my aro swimming still and then suddenly when it turn….i saw the left eye…swollen and has some sort like catarac..a white “selaput” covering the eye and the eye is very swollen.. i do not what is it?? is that how cloudy eyes look like?? i took couple of photos i went over to the fish shop and they tell me it’s caused by fungus, probably from the live feeder (gold fish)..he told me to change the water, which i did, about 30%. add salt about 1/4 of 1 kilo and medicated it with BETTAS anti fungus.
This morning, the condition of the eye havent change much. Though it not very swollen anymore but the white cloudy has become worst….gosh, i actually cried my self to bed last night and cried again this morning. When i 1st bought this fish, i didnt even thought that i will be so attached to it like in the state i am now..