Please help diagnose sick neon tetra

[BoCoMo]

He/she is fatter than all the other neons. (Bloated?)

He/she is pale and a bit yellowish.

He/she has scales that are poking out from fish.

Whats up!? Thanks in advance for the help.

Sorry about the poor pics (He/she looks a lot healthier in the pics than in the tank - go figure!) I can take more/different pics if needed.

 

[BoCoMo]

on second look some of the others are looking a little plump - this guy definitely stands out as more milky & bloated than the rest - I'll check back here and hopefully someone will be able to help point me in the right direction but im off to my LFS to buy some meds.

:help:

 

[leeser28]

Have you checked your water. It looks a bit like dropsy which can be related to water quality. Check this site that has a description -

http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/dropsy/

 

[BoCoMo]

Water was right on the money. Nitrates & Ammonia both tested 0. Ph is at a steady 7.5. Did not check water hardness yet.

Thanks for the link - it looks like it could be dropsy. Not sure - I will try some antibiotics and hope for the best. Maybe it was introduced by my shrimp...

Thanks for the post!

 

[leeser28]

My understanding is that the same things that infect shrimp do not infect fish. Do you use test strips or a water kit, because if you have an established tank nitrAte should not be 0. What was the nitrIte?

 

[BoCoMo]

Yes, sorry, I meant nitrite (NO2) not nitrate. Thanks.

 

[leeser28]

Good Luck.

 

[lorindaleigh]

I don't think dropsy would cause the yellowing. I still vote columnaris.