AndyR Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Hey everyone, I picked up 6 neon tetras from the store last week and one of them came in this condition. I can’t fully tell what is going on… I thought it might be ick but, the white lump on his back half doesn’t appear to be fuzzy. It’s almost like it’s coming from under the scales? And advice would be amazing here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Do you have a QT tub or tank to move this fish to? Is it swimming normally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 I have a small breeder box which is already housing another neon that has a missing fin 😳. The neon in this photo seems to be swimming total fine and is very active though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/29/2023 at 5:28 PM, AndyR said: I have a small breeder box which is already housing another neon that has a missing fin 😳. The neon in this photo seems to be swimming total fine and is very active though! Ah ok. That's unfortunate you've been having issues with the group. Hopefully someone can chime in with a better idea of what we're looking at. Not being fuzzy would indicate treating for a bacterial issue. Salt and maracyn would be the place to start there. Given the plants in the tank, it's best to move the fish to QT as well. It would be advantageous to treat both with the med and salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 Thanks for the help here. Unfortunate indeed 😕 I’ll pick up some maracyn tomorrow and hope for the best. Salt has already been added 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 4:22 AM, AndyR said: Thanks for the help here. Unfortunate indeed 😕 I’ll pick up some maracyn tomorrow and hope for the best. Salt has already been added 👍 Possible start of neon tetra diseases with symptoms your fish is showing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 I just wanted to follow up here to say I sadly lost my finless friend 😞 I have quarantined two other neons that I posted about just now as well. Hoping I can get to the bottom of this ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Unfortunately, it looks like the same issue I am talking about in this post of mine, AKA neon tetra disease. Another thread on this horrible disease: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Neon tetra disease is spread by your fish eating the body's of dead fish and ingesting to many pleistophora for there immune system handle leading to neon tetra disease the only way to stop the spread is to remove any fish showing symptoms so they don't die in the tank and get eaten they will typically get lumps in the muscle tissue Snout chondroma these are growth on the mouth fin loss in your picture it looks like the start of neon Tetra disease @AndyR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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