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Convict question

23 13:56:03

Question
Sorry to bother you again but I took a closer look at the eye. Its not swollen at all so far. I looked at the lens with a flashlight and it looked like a human cataract. Kind of cloudy and light blue like I told you. The problem with the solution of a fighting injury is that she is the one beating the tar out of the male. He never touches her. I'm really sorry that it sounds like I'm contradicting your answer. I am just trying to give you more detail. I'll be happy if its not fish TB. Sorry, I'm paranoid about that too lol! So to sum the description up more clearly: The whole eye is a traslucent blue tint but when a light is shined into the cornea, its a cloudy blue/gray and reflective of the light. The other eye is clear with a black cornea.

Answer
Hi Lay
No it's not fish TB.  Stress could do this too, and seeing has she is fighting the male off all the time, she could be stressed, and it is showing like this, trouble is, she could come down with some other disease.  I would certainly try malafix, it can't hurt her, and it won't hurt the fry, and if you can, put the male somewhere else.  I have bred convicts, and know how the females can really be aggressive.  I always took out the male after the spawn...the females are always over protective of their young.  Keep your water free from ammonia.  This is the number one killer of all fish.
Hope this reassures you, and that this will work for you.
Lynda