White Fuzz on Eyelid, Please Help!

[Critter Mom]

I regret that I was in the hospital and let the planted tank "go" in between water changes a bit longer than I should while in there and on the mend. In fact, I am a bit embarrassed to tell you that. With that said, just tonight I have noticed that a milky white fuzz has developed over my 2 year old CFBN's right eye, on her eyelid. It makes it pucker a bit underneath it. The fuzz seems to match the fuzz that was at the bottom of the tank in some areas and on some of the plants. It occurred just a few hours after adding some fresh water to the tank (with some Top Fin Water Conditioner) to get the water level back to "normal" as it was down pretty low. We figured we would let things try to level out and normalize before stirring it up again by actually cleaning it in a little bit. How long should we wait to do that? We have a ten gallon planted aquarium in medium to large smooth gravel with the 3 CFBNs in it, and maybe 1 or 2 snails now, and a Whisper 10i filter which has a bunch of green algae in it. It still works. We also had some snail deaths in there while it was waiting to be cleaned. I think about 5 or 6 or so snails died.

What do we do??

What can I do to save her and get rid of this fuzz on her and restore the tank? I really don't want to lose her!! (I know I should have thought about that when the tank was waiting to be cleaned but I am able to do it NOW that I have recovered.) Nobody would do it for me or with me while I was in the hospital or recovering.

Thank you so much,
Critter Mom

 

[monkeyfrogman28]

I would quarentine her in a separate enclosure, very basic with a hide. Give her clear fresh water. You might want to take a wet Q-tip and if its above the eye, give it a gentle rub to see if the fuzzy stuff comes off. If its in the eye I would see if you can flush it out with water or try Reptile Eye drops. When my Female Fire Salamander developed a milky white ring in her eye I used this stuff and it worked. It is sold at Petco. Since she's aquatic it might be a little harder. you may have to hold her in a terrestrial quarentine tank so you can use the drops properly. Just some ideas

 

[Jennewt]

I would move the newt to a quarantine tank with fresh water, as mfm28 suggested. You could also try some basic salt baths.
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Regarding the tank, don't delay. Siphon out all crud and fuzz immediately, and replace siphoned water with clean. Test the water for pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate in order to get an idea of how bad it is (or isn't... it might actually be fine).

 

[monkeyfrogman28]

Is there any way you can post a picture?