Neon tetra disease

[hussarman]

Can anyone tell me what Neon Tetra disease is.

 

[cichlidmaster]

Okie dokie,
Let me see if I can get this right...
This may get a bit long...but here goes:

"In neon tetras a disease sometimes occurs in which some blemish or spot is formed in the blue-green line, it will then gradually extend over a large area and grow into a light colored band, which shows generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body. The initial spot may appear anywhere in the course of the line.

Upon microscopic examination of thin sections from the region of the pathological band it may be observed that it's cells are necrotic, that is, the tissues consisit of dead and dying cells.

The disease seems to be due to an infection with sporozoans belonging to the genus Plistophora.

Treatment:
Methods for prevention and cure are still unknown. It has been claimed that a cure could be effected with a high dose of Methylene Blue, namely 1 gram in 100 liters of water.

In other experiments using this method, the Methylene Blue failed to cure the disease.

Acknowledgement:
This was taken from Diseases of Fish and Their Cure
Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod
Dr. Leonard P. Schultz

Larry

 

[hussarman]

Wow!!!
I thought it was something simple.

 

[Macquatic]

OK, this is simple. Symptoms may vary but most fish start to lose the luminous colour in the stripe, become sluggish losing their equilibrium & swimming in an erratic manner, they try to regain normal position with jerky movement. There is no known cure for this disease, so quick removal & disposal is your only option. See post on fish disposal and take your choice hussarman!    Mac.

 

[cichlidmaster]

To technical I guess...sorry :what: :what: :what:

Larry

 

[Macquatic]

You just chose the wrong book Larry :laugh: :laugh: . I got my info from Baensch Atlas #1. Mac.

 

[Dragonslair]

My neons are fine for now, but I will bear this in mind for the future. When I first brought them home some of them had lost their colouring. Since they have been introduced with the rest of the existing group and have started to shoal with them, all their colour have returned. I have 2 sets of midwater water shoaling groups. The 26 neons and the 9 scissortails. They really look good. I also have glowlight tetras in amongst the two groups. I only have 6 of those. they get along really well.

 

[cichlidmaster]

Just a note:
Cardinal tetras have pretty much the same appearance, but are not prone to neon tetra disease.

Perhaps if anyone has trouble with their neons, they could try some cardinals...or a Bishop or two...or a pope even.

Just a thought...

Larry

 

[adeyc]

Just another note: lol. Since I stared keeping fish at the turn of the century(the 16th century)lol. I've always had a few neons in one of the tanks or another. What with breeding adding new stock etc I must have had about a thousand of these little things and can only remember a handful getting Neon Tetra disease. I'm either lucky or they got eaten before I got to them.

 

[wlbadger]

Usually stress can trigger neon tetras disease so if fish are wll kept and from good stock, they will be less likely to get it. Also neon tetra disease does not only occur in neon tetras. Other symptoms may include lumpy appearance or curveture to the spine. I have had 3 neons for 2 months now and 1 of them has not grown at all and now appears to have stoped eating all together, Today I noticed he was jerking about quite a bit, sorry to say he will be getting the cold bath today.