Hey all. I have lost 3 Neon Tetras in a week. The first one just vanished. The second one, I found part of his tail and spine on the bottom. That was all that was left. So I figured my Dwarf Gourami had been snacking on them at night. I removed him and put him by himself in a little 6g Eclipse QT. This morning, I found another stuck to the filter intake. So gourami probably isnt the killer after all. After close inspection of all my fish, I found only one possible problem. One of my Glowlight Tetras has two white patches on him. It doesnt "look" like ICH, but just to be safe I started salt/temp treatment on Monday night. Its been near 2 days of 82F and 2tsp per gallon salt treatment and the white patches are still on that one Glowlight.
He appears to be the only one effected at the moment. The best way to describe the patches....They look like the skin/scales on the tetra itself was bleached. Like the skin/scale color is simply faded out to white. Doesnt appear to be an external parasite at all. Certainly doesnt look like any ICH ive ever seen. I have been looking at pictures on the net but I cannot find anything that looks like it. Anyone have an idea what this might be? The skin effected is on both sides of the fish in the same spot, just behind the pectoral fins. Tested my water a few minutes ago and its perfect.
55g Community Long (Under Salt Treatment)
0ppm Ammonia
0ppm Nitrite
10-15ppm Nitrate
7.2 PH
120 KH
Temp: 82.1F
Stock:
8 Glowlight Tetra
8 Neon Tetra
4 Celebes Rainbows
4 Peppered Corydoras
4 Oto's
Filtration:
2x Emperor 400s HOBs (duel-biowheel jobbies)
Lighting: Odyssea 48" 240w CL (using only 1/2 bulbs, 12 hours daylight, 12 hours Lunar)
Any help would be appreciated. All the other fish appear healthy and colorful, eating well. None are showing any aggressive behavior. Though the tetras are kinda hanging on the bottom a lot, but I feel it may be due to the water temp. being increased? Cooler on the bottom since heat rises? Usually keep my tank about 78F so its not THAT much warmer. I am worried though, I dont want to lose anymore of my fish friends. Thanks in advance.
He appears to be the only one effected at the moment. The best way to describe the patches....They look like the skin/scales on the tetra itself was bleached. Like the skin/scale color is simply faded out to white. Doesnt appear to be an external parasite at all. Certainly doesnt look like any ICH ive ever seen. I have been looking at pictures on the net but I cannot find anything that looks like it. Anyone have an idea what this might be? The skin effected is on both sides of the fish in the same spot, just behind the pectoral fins. Tested my water a few minutes ago and its perfect.
55g Community Long (Under Salt Treatment)
0ppm Ammonia
0ppm Nitrite
10-15ppm Nitrate
7.2 PH
120 KH
Temp: 82.1F
Stock:
8 Glowlight Tetra
8 Neon Tetra
4 Celebes Rainbows
4 Peppered Corydoras
4 Oto's
Filtration:
2x Emperor 400s HOBs (duel-biowheel jobbies)
Lighting: Odyssea 48" 240w CL (using only 1/2 bulbs, 12 hours daylight, 12 hours Lunar)
Any help would be appreciated. All the other fish appear healthy and colorful, eating well. None are showing any aggressive behavior. Though the tetras are kinda hanging on the bottom a lot, but I feel it may be due to the water temp. being increased? Cooler on the bottom since heat rises? Usually keep my tank about 78F so its not THAT much warmer. I am worried though, I dont want to lose anymore of my fish friends. Thanks in advance.
