I have 10 blood fin tetras and three panda garras in my 55g. I had 7 blue flame tetras but now have one here's the rundown:
Friday lfs calls and has all 23 of my fish. 10 each of tetras and the garras. When I arrive Saturday they only have 7 blue flame tetras, employee says that he doesn't know what happened to the other 3. Sunday I have a blue tetra just being pushed around my tank by powerheads and not swimming well at all, I did away with him. Also noticed a dead one stuck to my filter intake and he was gone. Monday I had two not swimming properly and this is when I started researching. Did away with those two poor fellas. This morning I found one more corckscrewing and away he went. Finally this afternoon I have found another tetra dead and on the filter.
All this said it appears my fish may have whirling disease. Which if I'm correct is a parasite for which there is no cure? If another should I remove my last blue tetra and see what the lfs will do for me? It seems to me they were bad from the get. Any way to prevent my other fish from this horrible fate? Or do I just wait and see what happens?
Friday lfs calls and has all 23 of my fish. 10 each of tetras and the garras. When I arrive Saturday they only have 7 blue flame tetras, employee says that he doesn't know what happened to the other 3. Sunday I have a blue tetra just being pushed around my tank by powerheads and not swimming well at all, I did away with him. Also noticed a dead one stuck to my filter intake and he was gone. Monday I had two not swimming properly and this is when I started researching. Did away with those two poor fellas. This morning I found one more corckscrewing and away he went. Finally this afternoon I have found another tetra dead and on the filter.
All this said it appears my fish may have whirling disease. Which if I'm correct is a parasite for which there is no cure? If another should I remove my last blue tetra and see what the lfs will do for me? It seems to me they were bad from the get. Any way to prevent my other fish from this horrible fate? Or do I just wait and see what happens?