Dog-eating Tetra Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 i have lost all 4 of my glowlight tetras and 2 neon tetras.another neon is missing. i found 2 dead on sunday and did a water change on tuesday after finding another one dead. tests show amonia=0, nitrite=0 ph 6.4-6.8, nitrate=20 ppm. what is wrong. i have noticed the tail fins are nearly gone on most of the deceased fish. please help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 sounds like something my be attacking them. what else have you got in your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 how long has your tank been set up. how long had the tetras been in there? what other fish are in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 well i got a pair of dwarf gouramis, a guppy(completly left out of this) and 2 bristlenoses. this has been like this for maybe 4-6 weeks. i have recently removed some vegetation which has removed some cover but there were deaths before this change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 odd. maybe a bacterial disease break out but you'd think the others would be affected too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 that was my reasoning when my friend suggested that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Just the tail fins are gone, hmmm. Is there anything else visibily wrong with the fish or than their tail fins missing? Was there any indication of anything wrong with them before you found the dead fishies, e.g. the tails were "rotting" away? Sorry for the losses! Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted August 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i just foudn the other one that was missing, it is dead and covered in a white gel stuff thing??? no sign of "rotting" some of them were very slow moving and remaining up the top of the tanka night before i found them dead. i am baffled by this and wonder if they could have had their fins nipped when they were dead/very slow due to illness? i will get over the loss of an entire species of fish from my tank and nearly half of another in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfin Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Are you measuring the ammonia etc with a liquid test kit or with dipping strips, they can make a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 2, 2008 Report Share Posted August 2, 2008 Test kits also have a shelf life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptor Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 ive had this before with the tetras only losin the tail fins n white mould stuff however i never found out wat it was to beat it i removed all real plants put fish in temp tank and cleaned main tank from top to bottom replaced and cleaned filters set tank n water back up and put fish back have never had it since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-eating Tetra Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 well idk what it was but remaining 4 neons r fine along with the guppy, dwarf gourami pair and 2 BN's so i'm ok with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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