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goldfish eye punctured

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Question
hi, i have a ryukin with 2 orandas in my 30 gal tank. Tody i noticed his left eye protective cover has been punctured and his pupil looks pushed in. So will this heal? (I have moved him to a 10gal tank with melafix and 1 tbsp of aquarium salt added)

Answer
Hi Kevin,
poor fella...
Good deal to have moved him into his own tank. The best thing you can do is keep his water very clean, keep him well-fed with quality goldfish food supplemented with variety to promote  better healing. Don't know if the eye will heal up completely 100% and/or if he will be blind in that eye but only time will tell.

Best of luck with him and let me know how he is doing if you don't mind.
Karen~