Fishless cycle
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One of my neon tetras has always been smaller and a lighter red than the others. I always thought he was so cute because his eyes looked too big for him - not massively but slightly bulged. Now I'm concerned that he might have been sick. About two weeks ago I noticed his fins were tatty and I added some finrot medicine to the tank. All water tests are good although KH is a little high so I'm bringing that down with small pure RO pwcs.
I went away for a few days and my friend has fed my fish whilst I've been away and I've come back to my little neon with almost no fin tail - more like a stub and so I added a second dose of medicine (its been over a week since the first dose) but I think it's knocked him out he is so skinny his eyes are bulged and he isn't moving much at all. I think he's dying but I'm not sure. I have put him in a separator ridgid net which hangs over the side of my tank to keep the other fish away from him. He seems dead as he is lying on the bottom of the net but when I put my hand in and gently move the net under him he tries to swim and wiggles enough to move to the other end of the net. What should I do? Will he revive himself? Can I save him?
I don't think it's NTD as he is pale all over and has no spot.
I went away for a few days and my friend has fed my fish whilst I've been away and I've come back to my little neon with almost no fin tail - more like a stub and so I added a second dose of medicine (its been over a week since the first dose) but I think it's knocked him out he is so skinny his eyes are bulged and he isn't moving much at all. I think he's dying but I'm not sure. I have put him in a separator ridgid net which hangs over the side of my tank to keep the other fish away from him. He seems dead as he is lying on the bottom of the net but when I put my hand in and gently move the net under him he tries to swim and wiggles enough to move to the other end of the net. What should I do? Will he revive himself? Can I save him?
I don't think it's NTD as he is pale all over and has no spot.