Member. This is the first thing that a neon tetra will experience if the aquarium conditions change and changes in … There are a lot of things that can cause stress besides a disease. But if the betta did attack the tetra, will the tetra's tail grow back? I have some photo's but they don't show it very well. The fishtank community on Reddit. I had a good long look at the tank this morning and noticed that another tetra has no tail and its top fin is half gone. It's a 17l tank and have only had the black neon tetras from Sunday. L1995. Erratic swimming, weight loss, loss of color. Jul 30, 2003 #2. Also, my guppies are starting to act very strange. I have transferred them into … Hi, I don't know how I have missed this until now, but just feeding my fish and noticed one of my Neon Tetra has a huge white growth on his tail, before the actual fin, at the end of the body. Unfortunately in the aquarium Neon Tetras rarely live to this age. Sep 26, 2018. Jul 30, 2003 #2. In the wild Neon Tetras are known to live up to 10 years. Late last night I noticed that 1 of 11 neon tetras looked a bit faded... it's tail lost most of the red and the rest of body was quite pale (almost white). Symptoms of a Dying Neon Tetra 1. My neon tetra has a white growth in its tail, I’m not sure what it is but have been treating it with Esha exit and Esha 2000. This is usually the first symptom that you will see in a dying neon tetra. This is its second lot of treatment with the Esha but it doesn’t seem to be making any difference. Neon Tetra Disease mostly affects tetras, danios, and barbs: Treatment is difficult look for a medication that treats gram-negative bacteria or with nalidixic acid as the active ingredient. It's not whispy yet but I wondered whether this might be fin rot or could it be some bacterial problem. I moved the fish from my tank to a separate container. Neon Tetras are a very popular freshwater fish, especially with beginners. Stress. Also one of the neons died this morning, I'm not sure why My boyfriend is meant to be coming home with a water testing kit (fingers crossed). Would API Pimafix help with this? The tetra can no longer swim very well but is still alive. One of my neon tetra is swimming with its tail up, but I notice that it has a pretty big belly. One of my Neon Tetras has lost a bit of the red color near his tail. In captivity there is a higher likelihood that Neon Tetras contract diseases, become stressed or … It is only getting pale (whitish) in the red area. Jul 1, 2003 229 0 0 36 Chicago, Illinois val.textdrive.com. Darting, scratching, small yellow to white … Is it a sign of sickness, or is she's having babies or perhaps I fed her too much? And the picture of a neon in the article is a neon with neon tetra disease. Here is the picture. I have 4 neon tetras (out of 10) that have developed white areas on wither their tail or fins and the fins seem to be wasting. 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