Bulging Eyes

[xonx]

This morning, I noticed that my orange-shouldered tang has a bulging right eye. It seems like it's going to pop out. It's the only fish that seems afflicted. Despite the bulging eye, it is still active and still feeds aggressively. Can anyone tell me what disease this is and if there is a cure?

The fish is just turning to its adult colors so I'd like to save it.

In the meantime, I've isolated it from the other fish just in case.

[Michael D]

Possible it got stress and it contracted the disease that we call Fish Tuberculosis: Mycobaterium infection.

Fish that are poorly fed and stressed tend to suffer from this particular disease. UV sterilization will help stop the spread of this disease in your tank.

Very hard to treat and to avoid the spreading of this disease in your tank to other fishes. I would recommend removing this fish from your aquarium and if necessary, painlessly killed. You dont want your fish to suffer more.

[jackryan]

[jackryan]

[obet_carlos]

[Labster]