a date with nature Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 one of my neon tetras has a white blister lookin thing on its upper lip. Is this a disease or maybe something else? If it is a disease what is it and how to treat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Can you post a photo or video? For fast fish take the video in slow motion then snap screenshots of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 A little more information would be helpful. a picture will help with a diagnosis. what are your water parameters ammonia nitrite nitrate pH KH GH temperature. how long has it had the lump on it's lip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a date with nature Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 sorry just saw the responses. i give em a good look every day and i just noticed it today. will get pics one sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a date with nature Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 Will this do? I dont ever test my water. Temp is 74f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) Frist I would test your water parameters ammonia nitrite nitrate pH KH GH just in case something is off Looks like the start of a snout chondroma that symptoms of neon tetra disease. It's always possible something else is going it can remain dormant for long periods of time. it's only when a period of stress weaken the immune system that you start. to see symptoms it's caused by fish dieing and getting eaten ingesting to many pleistophora for there immune system to handle. it's highly infectious no none treatment available. typically when they start to show symptoms they can go down hill in a couple of weeks what i would do is add no new fish to his tank sterilise any nets or equipment to avoid cross contamination it can infect angelfish danios barbs goldfish guppies and other species of tetra I would air on the side of caution when it come to neon tetra disease if a fish goes down hill rapidly I would remove it and humanely euthanize it with clove oil to prevent it getting eaten that the only way to limit it's spread I would essential keep this tank in quarantine with no new fish till the remaining fish died from this tank and it has been fully sterilised that could be a long time depending on the progression of the disease @a date with nature Edited December 15, 2023 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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