Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Hi guys, I need a bit of help. I’ve been monitoring this ember tetra, and I have no idea what is ailing it. It has lost pigment and developed a black stripe. Now it is swimming funny and it also seems skinny. Its tankmates do not present any symptoms. Fish is on the left in this photo. Any idea? ammonia-0 nitrite-0 nitrate-10 temp-78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 I have seen this before it seems to effect only ember tetras were one in group start to lose colour and turn black there a lot of post on the internet no effective treatment what I have read some have said they have seen some improvement when treating with praziquantel active ingredient in prazipro @Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 (edited) Thanks. I will try feeding them some Prazi flake food. Very weird. Edited July 5 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 (edited) On 7/5/2024 at 2:22 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Thanks. I will try feeding them some Prazi flake food. Very weird. hopefully the prazi flake help Edited July 5 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 On 7/5/2024 at 11:03 AM, Colu said: hopefully the prazi flake help Hope so. The fish really likes it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 Hmm. No improvement with Prazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 On 7/20/2024 at 10:13 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Hmm. No improvement with Prazi. It could a bacterial disease or parasite that causes this there no definitive answer from what I have read the fact it only effects ember tetras is odd I see post were people have treat with kanaplex maracyn2 maracyn and levamisole and it has shown no improvement this is a newer disease in the hobby needs further research you could quarantine and try aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for a week and see if you see any improvement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Update: the fish did not make it; it ate well the whole time but was still losing weight and color and became weak. At the time I had the fish in just a level 1 salt treatment. I didn’t want to go stronger based on fish condition. This illness does not seem to be contagious, as the fish always had tankmates and none of them were ever affected. (Note: the fish did have 2 parasite treatments in Nov when adopted) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 (edited) On 8/9/2024 at 11:29 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Update: the fish did not make it; it ate well the whole time but was still losing weight and color and became weak. At the time I had the fish in just a level 1 salt treatment. I didn’t want to go stronger based on fish condition. This illness does not seem to be contagious, as the fish always had tankmates and none of them were ever affected. (Note: the fish did have 2 parasite treatments in Nov when adopted) When your dealing with newer disease that haven't been study much its very difficult to treat sorry for your loss Edited August 9 by Colu Stupid autocorrect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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