RobertTheOranda 4 Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Good morning all! I woke up this morning and noticed one of my tanks was cloudy, I then say the horrible state that my Black Moore was in... One of his eyes is completely deflated and hanging there. I immediately did a 70% water change and started googling. Seems like these guys are prone to injury. I looked around the tank and everything is mostly smooth except for a heater clip that the heater fell out of. I don't know what else he could have hit it on. That's really the only pointy/sharp thing, but it must have been that way since the tank was set up almost a year ago. I started ramping up the salt level of the tank after the water change. I added 40 tsp of salt to get it up to 0.1%, i will wait 12 hours and jump up to 0.2 and then another twelve up to 0.3%. I know he should survive this, but my concern is the chunk of bloody meat that's just hanging there, I'm concerned about how much pain it is causing. Is this something i should address? Should i do anything else in addition to the salt? Could this be caused by something else other than physical damage? I don't think the Oranda could have caused it. Here are the test results: Test Results for the Following: * Ammonia Level(Tank) 0 * Nitrite Level(Tank) 0 * Nitrate level(Tank) 10ppm * Ammonia Level(Tap) 0 * Nitrite Level(Tap) 0 * Nitrate level(Tap) 0 * Ph Level, Tank (If possible, KH, GH and chloramines) 7 to 7.2 * Ph Level, Tap (If possible, KH, GH and chloramines) 7.6 or 7.8 Other Required Info: * Brand of test-kit used and whether strips or drops? Api master kit * Water temperature? 68f * Tank size (how many gals.) and how long has it been running? 40gallon breeder, at least a year * What is the name and "size of the filter"(s)? SunSun 304B * How often do you change the water and how much? Weekly, 80% * How many days ago was the last water change and how much did you change? 5 days ago and 80% * How many fish in the tank and their size? This tank has the 1 black moore and 1 large oranda. * What kind of water additives or conditioners? Seachem Safe is used with every water change * What do you feed your fish and how often? Hikari lionhead 1x or 2x a day. I have been trying to skip days here and there though. * Any new fish added to the tank? nope * Any medications added to the tank? nope * List entire medication/treatment history for fish and tank. Please include salt, Prazi, PP, etc and the approximate time and duration of treatment. Both fish have always been healthy. * Any unusual findings on the fish such as "grains of salt," bloody streaks, frayed fins or fungus? nope * Any unusual behavior like staying at the bottom, not eating, etc.? Nope Edited April 29, 2017 by RobertTheOranda 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites