This guy's eye was injured about two weeks ago, presumably in a territory dispute. It appeared popped out of the socket. As you can see, it hasn't healed and is now all covered in fungus. I can't imagine he's going to recover at this point, and I'd hate to see the infection spread to another fish. Hard to tell from above, but this is a redbreast sunfish, about 3 inches. The turbidity isn't always there, but I cleaned the glass right before the picture and was also running a hose into the sump which was stirring up sediment.
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Now here is a convenient way to deal with euthanasia issues, but I wonder if there's any risk of him contracting the fungus. The sunfish is otherwise healthy, and I imagine it can't be uncommon for wild fish to catch diseased prey, but this guy is my very favorite.
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