Okay, so I was able to figure out my tertras have neon tetra disease. They have slowly lost their color and developed tumor/cysts.
What's weird is even the cardinal has it. He has gone completely white. But it's controversial whether or not they are really immune or not.
It's taken a very long time for them to get sick with this, so I think I'm dealing with the real NTD not the false kind, which kills them off in a matter of days.
They've been swimming around over a month like this, pale and colorless, but they are still eating, not hiding or even acting sick. Their color comes back when I turn the light on them for a few hours. Then totally drains again when I turn the light back off.
So. What do I do about my tank now? I have a gourami and a loach in there with them. It doesn't spread to them, does it?
Also, I suppose from this I can't put any new tetras in there when these go, as it's floating around the tank now.
And what about my filter? Do I have to throw my filter out with all the good bacteria? I'm at a loss at what to do now.
What is this I've heard about a UV filter that's supposedly capable of killing the spores?
I don't know how they got it bc they don't eat live food, but I have a funny feeling about some dried bloodworms I was feeding them a while back.
What's weird is even the cardinal has it. He has gone completely white. But it's controversial whether or not they are really immune or not.
It's taken a very long time for them to get sick with this, so I think I'm dealing with the real NTD not the false kind, which kills them off in a matter of days.
They've been swimming around over a month like this, pale and colorless, but they are still eating, not hiding or even acting sick. Their color comes back when I turn the light on them for a few hours. Then totally drains again when I turn the light back off.
So. What do I do about my tank now? I have a gourami and a loach in there with them. It doesn't spread to them, does it?
Also, I suppose from this I can't put any new tetras in there when these go, as it's floating around the tank now.
And what about my filter? Do I have to throw my filter out with all the good bacteria? I'm at a loss at what to do now.
What is this I've heard about a UV filter that's supposedly capable of killing the spores?
I don't know how they got it bc they don't eat live food, but I have a funny feeling about some dried bloodworms I was feeding them a while back.