Hello Everybody!

I was wondering, do all Celestial, Bubble-eye and Globe-eyed fish go blind?

I have never had a bubble eyed, telescope eyed or celestial eyed goldfish go blind. There is no reason for them to do so....... unless there is a traumatic accident that injures their eyes. BUT.... because of the way the eyes protrude in these fish, accidents can happen far more easily to them than other fish less dramatically "eyed". With the proper care and environment, though, there is no reason why such a fish should ever suffer a vision damaging injury. I have a celestial that is over 8 inches big - and she sees just fine - but only "up"!

As far as vision handicap - these fish are more handicapped than other, more "normally" constructed goldfish - simply because of the construction of their eyes and bodies. It is difficult to search for food on the bottom of the tank when your eyes only look up! It is difficult to see food falling in front of you - or below you when your eyes are sticking out on "stalks" to either side of the face or if there are large bubbles under the eyes, blocking vision.

If the mechanical handicaps that limit vision are what you refer to as "blind" - then, yes, each fish will have a certain "handicap" as its bubbles or telescopes enlarge and grow. This does not mean that the fish will be blind or suffer. With the proper care and environment, these fish are active, healthy, personable tank occupants that are interesting and capable of finding food, companions, space to swim and reacting to their keeper and surroundings.

my moor doesnt have very good vision, sometimes he doesnt find food even if it falls on his head lol, he usually gets the floating pellets, those seem to be easier to see for him

Oh no, I am not refering to the handicap that these fish have. I just found that in a lot of my goldfish books it states that these fish go blind. Even in Ranchugirl's "Goldfish of the month" write up on Telescopes it states that "...quite a lot of telescopes seem to develop a whitish film inside their eyes, which renders them completely blind."
I would love to hear everybodys experiences!
And daryl, I LOVE the little picture of that cat that you have! So Cute!

The actual whiteish film that causes such blindness is commonly caused by traumatic injury to the eye - a frequent problem with such "eyed" fish. So, yes, you are right, many will go blind if not properly cared for.

With careful planning and environmental design, though, it is not a given nor even highly likely that eyed fish will go blind, though. Lack of sharp deco, pointed plant leaves and proper filter intake grating and protection should allow a bubble eye, celestial, telescope eyed fish to retain their eyesight throughout life.

my moor's one eye is just slightly bigger and is always cloudy, he doesnt seem completely blind though, if u wave ur hand around infront of his face on that side he will eventually respond. Why do their eyes get cloudy? Will he become blind????

The outter surface of the lens of the eye is a delicate tissue. It is easy to damage or injure this tissue. Fish, shipped in less than quality water will often come with white lens. This can be ammonia burns. Abrasions, bacterial infections pH abberations or ammonia/nitrite burns are all possible reasons for a fish's lens to be whitish or cloudy.

Some injuries will heal, given time and good water. Others, more serious abrasions and such, may not. Some injuries may take up to a year or longer to fully heal, but they do, given time and proper care.

The fact that your fish's eye appears cloudy white simply means that there is some damage of some nature there. Careful observation will tell you if it a progressing problem (possibly needing medication) or simply an idopathic injury that will resolve itself over time with good conditions. It does not mean that your fish is destined to be blind in the future.

Fish smell their food. They do remember their surroundings and territory. A fish that is totally blind through injury, damage, or mechanical conditions (overgrown wen, etc.) all can and do live very good, healthy, active lives.