Signs: Appears as a swollen eye, eye coming out of head!
Threat Level: Don't always lead to death, but can lead to blind, or loss of eye!
Causes: Causes of pop eye are improper water quality, bulling, and stress.
Cures: When Curing pop eye, first make sure that your have good water quality with clean, ammonia free water! Pop eye can be treated with Epsom salt, 2 teaspoons per gallon. If caused by bullying, its best to separate bullied fish, then treat!
Prevention: To prevent pop eye, simply keep clean water. Also reduce bulling in your tank as much as possible!
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