I had 6 neons and i brought some more not long ago. After putting them in my tank i noticed that one of them was missing its side fin. I thought id put him in a seperation tank cause it looked like he was stuggling to swim with the filter going. I left him in there over night the next morning i woke up to find that he has no skin on him. Im not sure why? What happened and can my other fish catch it??
2007-05-15 16:13:21 · 5 answers · asked by nade 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
sorry, the one that looked i seperated is now dead. none of my other fishes are showing any symtoms like the last one but still nervous!
2007-05-15 17:17:55 · update #1
there wasnt a second tank, it was just a seperation tank. I got the water from the tank which it was living. The seperation tank hangs over my bigger tank and sits in the water
2007-05-15 17:19:33 · update #2
It doesn't sound like a disease to me.. it sounds like your fish either hurt itself in the tank, or more likely, the other tetras bit his fin off, and continued to pick on him. If your water readings look fine, and none of your other fish are showing negative symptoms.. it was probably just the one fish.
What does 'no skin' mean? Was it just pale (common of dead fish) or did it look like the other fish ate a layer off of it's body (extremely common.. fish are gross.. they like to eat each others' dead bodies).
Be careful about jumping immediately to a certain disease, and try not to use any anti-biotics unless you absolutely have to.
Make sure that your tank is not overstocked and that it is properly filtrated (about 1 inch of fish per gallon - don't push it, because that's the quickest way that you're going to cause disease in a tank).
Usually upping the temperature slightly and adding some aquarium salt (if you don't have a quarantine tank) in the main tank will help ward off oncoming diseases, or treat those that already exist.
Treating for a disease that the fish doesn't have could cause many more problems along the line.
Check out the forum I listed as a source.
2007-05-15 18:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not neon tetra disease, that is a protozoan which infects the fish and burrows from the inside out creating cysts on the outside invariably the fish pales and dies. there are some proprietary treatments on the market but its hit and miss as there's no known cure, if however, by no skin you mean the colouration has gone it could well be, remove it as you've done and as a precaution increase the temperature in your tank with the remaining neon's to 88f and hope for the best.
Just a note cardinal tetra's which i think are better coloured are resistant to the disease it would seem
2007-05-15 23:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you get the water in the second tank? Was it de-chlorinated? Sounds spooky,I've never heard of any disease that would act that fast. If it is a disease the rest of the fish will show some symptoms quickly. Do I understand correctly that the first fish is still alive? It's a mystery.
2007-05-15 23:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow!! i have never heard about anything like that!!i would put the fish in differant containers froom eachother if u can just to make sure one has it and the others dont. and i would call the pet store and see if you can find some info there.
2007-05-15 23:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by jessica g 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Seems like your problem resolved it's self! Stop worrying. Just make sure you PH Level is acidic for neons.
Paracheirodon innesi
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Other names:...........none
Origin:......................South American jungle streams
Max size:..................1.5"
PH:............5.8-6.5
Temperature:...........74-79 F.
Min tank size:..........10 gallons
Food:.........................Flake food, small live foods
2007-05-16 00:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋