If anyone has any idea what it could be, I’d sure appreciate the help.
Full Version: Bubble Above My Lionhead's Eye
My lionhead has a bubble type thing (I’ve included pictures) above his eye. He’s had it for a while now and I can’t figure out what it is, how to treat it, or if it’s even anything I should be too concerned about. I’ve tried treating him for fungus because it was the only thing I could think of, but there was no change.
If anyone has any idea what it could be, I’d sure appreciate the help.
If anyone has any idea what it could be, I’d sure appreciate the help.
He is beautiful! 
Can you answer as many of the questions in the box above as possible? This will help us to diagnose the problem easier.
Oh and welcome to Kokos!
Can you answer as many of the questions in the box above as possible? This will help us to diagnose the problem easier.
Oh and welcome to Kokos!
Hi sahara - does it look like a liquid filled blister? It's hard to see too clearly (even though the pics are excellent quality).
Roughly how long has he had it?
Roughly how long has he had it?
My fish is named Nemo, and he is about 4 years old. The bubble first showed up 2 months ago, and does appear to be liquid inside. That’s when I first tried treating him for fungus. I kept him in a 10 gallon hospital tank for 3 weeks and never noticed any unusually behavior or any other unusual marks, so he got to move back into the 30 gallon tank.
Current tank conditions:
Ammonia – 0
Nitrate – 20
Nitrite – 0
Hardness – 120
Total Alkalinity – 180
pH – 7.6, same as out of tap
The 30 gallon tank that has been running for about 2 years
I use “Aqua-Tech 20-40 & 30-60 Power Filters”
I change 1/3 of the water every week
When the bubble first showed up he was living with 1 Betta and 1 other goldfish who was about 4 inches not including his tail (same as Nemo.) That fish died last month (Nemo was in the hospital tank when that fish got sick,) and Nemo is now living with 3 smaller goldfish (about 1 inch not including tail) and the Betta.
I add a water conditioner to remove chlorine, but there are currently no other water additives and no medications added to the tank. I usually add “No More Algea,” I just forgot this week.
The three smaller fish were added about a month ago, but after living in a separate tank for about 2 months and a month after Nemo’s bubble had already appeared.
They are fed ColorFin sinking granules
No other unusual finding on Nemo.
I noticed a couple days ago that he was staying at the top of the tank a little more then usual, but just for that day and he is acting fine now. That was the first unusual behavior I’ve seen since he first developed the bubble.
Current tank conditions:
Ammonia – 0
Nitrate – 20
Nitrite – 0
Hardness – 120
Total Alkalinity – 180
pH – 7.6, same as out of tap
The 30 gallon tank that has been running for about 2 years
I use “Aqua-Tech 20-40 & 30-60 Power Filters”
I change 1/3 of the water every week
When the bubble first showed up he was living with 1 Betta and 1 other goldfish who was about 4 inches not including his tail (same as Nemo.) That fish died last month (Nemo was in the hospital tank when that fish got sick,) and Nemo is now living with 3 smaller goldfish (about 1 inch not including tail) and the Betta.
I add a water conditioner to remove chlorine, but there are currently no other water additives and no medications added to the tank. I usually add “No More Algea,” I just forgot this week.
The three smaller fish were added about a month ago, but after living in a separate tank for about 2 months and a month after Nemo’s bubble had already appeared.
They are fed ColorFin sinking granules
No other unusual finding on Nemo.
I noticed a couple days ago that he was staying at the top of the tank a little more then usual, but just for that day and he is acting fine now. That was the first unusual behavior I’ve seen since he first developed the bubble.
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