LiamCH
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I assumed it was Ich, as obviously the disease is notorious for the White Spots that characterise it, but someone who is a very experienced aquarist assures me that it's the untreatable Neon Tetra disease, and that aside from euthanising the fish to prevent it spreading, there's nothing I can do.
Frankly, in spite of her experience I'm still a bit skeptical... The only symptons any of my fish have are white spots; they are behaving and eating as normal. It doesn't really sound like NTD to me, so a little help to clear things up would be appreciated.
Secondly, for treatment I've transferred all the fish with white spots to a small tank. Do you think it's safe to leave the others there? I examined all the fish for white spots, and moved only the ones that have them. So only two of my seven neon tetras remain in the main tank.
Anyway, for the moment I've just added a small filter and some ich treatment to the small tank. I've got only one heater sadly, so I'm going to have to move it between the two tanks periodically to keep them warm enough.
Any advice would be appreciated, and I'm particarly anxious about whether to leave the remaining symptonless tetras in the tank. What do you think?
Thanks, Liam.
P.S. I just thought I should mention... I have no idea at all how the ich came to my tank, as I haven't had any new fish for a while now.
Frankly, in spite of her experience I'm still a bit skeptical... The only symptons any of my fish have are white spots; they are behaving and eating as normal. It doesn't really sound like NTD to me, so a little help to clear things up would be appreciated.
Secondly, for treatment I've transferred all the fish with white spots to a small tank. Do you think it's safe to leave the others there? I examined all the fish for white spots, and moved only the ones that have them. So only two of my seven neon tetras remain in the main tank.
Anyway, for the moment I've just added a small filter and some ich treatment to the small tank. I've got only one heater sadly, so I'm going to have to move it between the two tanks periodically to keep them warm enough.
Any advice would be appreciated, and I'm particarly anxious about whether to leave the remaining symptonless tetras in the tank. What do you think?
Thanks, Liam.
P.S. I just thought I should mention... I have no idea at all how the ich came to my tank, as I haven't had any new fish for a while now.