Bulging Eyes On Betta

Some fish breeds like the black moor goldfish and the celestial eye goldfish are prized for their large telescoping eyes which are perfectly normal and healthy.

Bulging eyes on betta. Fungus infections can show up afterwards. Pop eye is a condition in which the skin around the eye becomes inflamed and swollen. Hey pet parents pet lovers let me start off by saying taking care of fish and small mammals is extremely difficult at points.

What are the most common causes. If you do notice a white ring around your betta s eye then you should start treating it for popeye. My betta has small white spots on the surface of his eyes which do not look like cloudy eye or popeye to me.

Please help januaris saint fores author from intercontinental on august 08 2020. The only recent change is i started using tap water which i treat instead of the water my nephew was providing. Last week you had a seemingly healthy betta fish but now its eyes are buggy foggy and sticking out of its head.

If you find your betta has one or two bulging eyes your betta has pop eye. I ve tried using the betta fix and water change but it doesn t seem to go away. Unfortunately your betta is experiencing a symptom known as popeye in which fluid builds up behind the fish s eye.

Basically it is caused by the accumulation of fluid either in the eye or behind the eye in the socket which cause the eye to bulge out. Sometimes however cloudy and swollen eyes can indicate popeye disease in your aquarium fish. As a result the physical eye to swell and bulge and potentially come out of the socket.

The eyes do not bulge and i faithfully cycle 1 2 the water in his 2 6 gallon tank every week. This is something to look for early on and if you spot it you may be able to treat popeye before it causes your bettas eye to pop out. A white ring around the eyes.