Neon Tetra With White Patches

[PrairieSunflower]

I really need to order that one, I keep getting told how good it is but its one I don't have.

 

[banka01]

yeah what are u using right now?

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Interpet Anti Bacterial meds, but I am dabbing it (sort of more like dropping it) using a cotton swab on the area rather than the tank. Hoping this is effective as I did the same on a tetra who had fin rot and it was more successful than when I previously treated fish by treating the water.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Ack! I've looked at my tank from every angle and I can't find him... and can't manage to count a definitive number to see if he is there and I didn't notice... fish moving too much! I hope that's not bad! I don't have a filter he could get sucked into if he did die but could get sucked onto the side... but he's not there.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

Found him, sadly he has died. Shame.

 

[banka01]

darn that suck but, i guess its time for you to get some maracyn plus

 

[Alasse]

Looks like Noen Tetra disease to me...it is always fatal, there is no cure

It is also contagious to other fish, by canibalizing the dead infected fish, not just neons as the name states

I culled a school of 20 neons in a tank of mine because a few showed signs, i also lost 2 angels to the same thing.

http/www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/neon-tetra-disease.aspx

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I've had one a couple months back with definite NTD, this one seemed different though as his behavior was normal. The previous one was completely as NTD described and he swam in place like a zombie.

 

[Alasse]

Of my school of neons one 3 showed behaviour problems, all though had the white patches. All were destroyed

Upto you

 

[PrairieSunflower]

What sort of time period is there usually between one getting it to the next? If that is it... seems a really long time between one to the other.

 

[Alasse]

I bought them and within a week 3 of them had it, these guys swam around happily for nearly 6 months before a realised what it was, by then others had started showing sign and the original 3 went downhill big time

Havent bought neons since and refuse to have them as i have angels, and angels are one of the fish that can catch it, not worth it for me

 

[PrairieSunflower]

My other fish won't catch it (livebearers) but its a bit discouraging that I might keep losing neons. Will keep a close eye on them but I don't want to cull the whole lot.