Neon tetra disease

[Final Dynazty]

Do Neons always get the neon tetra disease? Because i started off with 6 then a week later i was down to one now i have six more in a quarintine tank, will they get this disease very easily? And i just notice that one neon is missing an eye. ouch any ways will he survive?
Thanx for anyhelp.

 

[Lateral Line]

Genuine Neon Tetra disease is actually fairly rare. It develops over time and kills eventually. If your fish look healthy but are dying after a week or so, then they are not suffering from Neon Tetra disease. Neon tetra disease involves loss of colour, internal growths which cause bulges and eventually quite extreme back bone deformities so the fish looks like it has been folded up - death follows.

Neon tetras are very sensitive to nitrogen pollution, that is why you often see advice not to add them to tanks that have been running for less then 6 months. Is your tank cycled? How was it cycled? How long has it been running cycled? What else is living in the tank? How are they? Without more information, it is difficult to suggest anything.

Having lost an eye is an inconvenience, certainly, but many fish live to their full life span with such a disability.

 

[parker313]

Having lost an eye is an inconvenience, certainly, but many fish live to their full life span with such a disability.

Yup, I've got a one eyed cory cat and he's about the toughest one of the group

 

[samthefishman]

i noticed in your photo thing you have a ram, parker
what are they like to keep?

 

[Final Dynazty]

Sad news the one with one eye dies last nite.
About that rite now i have them in a qauritine tank with the same water they will be goin in and there doin find. Some try to jump out of the tank but i guest there just slow.

 

[Lateral Line]

I presume the conditions in your quarantine tank are okay, like you have a mature sponge or something running in there. Neons are not really known as great jumpers. Sounds like they really don't like where they are.

 

[David]

Awww parker you got rid of the angels in your avatar. I thought you wanted to remember them after you lost one and took the other back?

 

[Final Dynazty]

Yeah there not jumpin anymore so thats good. They seem a bit nervous still, I hope they get over that.