Help!!!!!!ranchu Lost Both Eyes Overnight!!

my 2 inch ranchu lost both eyes overnight and i am stunt and puzzled.

can anyone help to enlighten me on wat causes it??
i keep 2 2 inch ranchu, 2 4 inch ranchu , 2 clown loaches and 1 suckerfish in a 2 feet tank....

pls help me to prevent future loss....thanks in advance

Sorry for the loss ! The culprit is definitely the suckerfish ! Ranchu being slow swimmer will definitely cannot out-swim the sucker. Normally we will not put suckerfish together with any goldfishes.

thanks! will remove it right away!

erhh... i've 2 chinese algae eaters in my tank. are these harmful to my goldfish?

Originally posted by Xerovix
erhh... i've 2 chinese algae eaters in my tank. are these harmful to my goldfish?

Think algea eaters are vegetarian, so should be okay.

Originally posted by egstring
my 2 inch ranchu lost both eyes overnight and i am stunt and puzzled.

can anyone help to enlighten me on wat causes it??
i keep 2 2 inch ranchu, 2 4 inch ranchu , 2 clown loaches and 1 suckerfish in a 2 feet tank....

pls help me to prevent future loss....thanks in advance

so a question now dude...what r u going to do with the blinded ranchu?

Originally posted by LASERGUY
Sorry for the loss ! The culprit is definitely the suckerfish ! Ranchu being slow swimmer will definitely cannot out-swim the sucker. Normally we will not put suckerfish together with any goldfishes.

wah lau .. U mean those suckers literally SUCK their eyes out ??? ..... * falls off chair * ..

Originally posted by egstring
thanks! will remove it right away!

And the Clown Loach too. They have spike on each side of the face. You can see these when the fish is disturbed and the white spike will extend out.

Goldfish is best mix with other goldfish and not any other tropical fish.

Originally posted by LASERGUY


Think algea eaters are vegetarian, so should be okay.

Chinese algae eaters are very nasty fish and will nip the goldfish tail once in a while. Though they are vegetarian but they are not strict vegetarian like the monk. Try feeding them tubifex worms and they will their stomach filled leaving the algae intact. If your tank has good green algae, don't worry, the greedy goldfish will consume it. A diet of algae is the best colour enhancer than any supreme brand of fish food.

you right... did noticed one of my chinese algae eater likes to swim behind my goldfish... seems like trying to nip its tail.

recently, one of my female red cap oranda got badly damaged tail fin and ventral fin(almost fully recover)... now i know who the culprit is.

Originally posted by goldfishfever


Chinese algae eaters are very nasty fish and will nip the goldfish tail once in a while. Though they are vegetarian but they are not strict vegetarian like the monk. Try feeding them tubifex worms and they will their stomach filled leaving the algae intact. If your tank has good green algae, don't worry, the greedy goldfish will consume it. A diet of algae is the best colour enhancer than any supreme brand of fish food.