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Sick Oscars - fuzzy eyes

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Question
Thanx so much Andy. Over the weekend I lost the eyes of both oscars.  Need to know what to do about them because they cant see they cant eat either? Not that I want to kill them obviously but yes need help. Thamnx again.

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Followup To

Question -
Hello, i have 2 albino's and one red Oscar in a 1.2m Tank.They are about 4 years old. +-25cm long.
The albino's are very sick. their eyes looks as if there is cotton wool stuck to it. they haven't eaten in 2 weeks guess because they cant see. I have done water changes every 2nd day and tried fungus treatmnet but still not.  I cant see that their eyes could come right and even so that they beable to see ever again. I am at the point of giving up cause cant handle the suffering they experiencing at this moment. Any advise? the red oscar is 100% fine.

Answer -
Hello,

I would really consider this a fungus or parasite of sometype, being around the eyes eliminates most other diseases, and the description eliminates the rest. I really advise doing a treatment with melafix, it is a powerful fungus treatment, it takes TIME. so dont give up with it, You can also throw in a parasite treatment. They will be able to see again, assuming that the problem is taken care of. Make sure, as you already are, that you're doing partial water changes every 2 to 3 days, and treating the water with conditioner.

Good luck with it
Andy

Answer
You can feed them by placing their food on the water and tapping to catch their attention, they can still 'hear'. They can actually go on to live healthy lives without eye sight, but it will just be a bit more clumbsy. If they arent eating for 2 weeks or more, and they are not doing anything at all. They may just be suffering. In that case There is no advice i can give you :(

Andy