FishySituation Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I got some black skirt tetras about a year ago and one of them was either bloated when I bought them or became bloated shortly after. I can’t remember. Is there anyway I can help the fish? It’s been like this for over a year and acts normal for the most part, so I have no clue what could be wrong. The photo with the amazon sword plant was taken in January of this year and the other 2 are from right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Geiger Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I'd start with quarantining and a treatment of salt. Hold off on food for a while, then see if you can get it to eat some crushed boiled peas or crush canned green beans. It will most likely take around a month to see any improvements though. Hopefully not an internal parasite that is the cause of this (don't want to worry you more, so I wouldn't jump to this conclusion but its good to keep an eye on their poo holes😄) if so, extra treatment would be needed to give full relief from this issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishySituation Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) What does the salt do and will it be ok by itself for that long? I also have a neon tetra with what I think is swim bladder disease, so should I place him in quarantine with the skirt tetra and do the same treatment method? Edited November 4, 2020 by FishySituation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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