Is my neon tetra fish sick? I have 6 of them, and one is not as bright as the others?
by Aquaboy on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | 5 Comments
it also is not swimming like the other ones and won’t eat i’m worried that it is sick and going to infect the other fish. What should i do?
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just to be safe seperate him and then feed him regularly and see how much he is eating, also check your water. if you bring a sample of your water to petco they will test it for you for free
i used to have a neon tetra.it was frightened by the big gold fish so it hid in the gravel and got stuck there.then it died.it was funny…
Kathy’s evil! I would try to quarantine it and see how it acts. If it is still acting sick in a couple of days I’d take it tot he fish store to get him/her checked out.
Sometimes neons tetras come down with a strange “neon tetra disease” where they pretty much just stop eating, lose color, and die mysteriously. There is no known cure for it, and I have heard of it spreading to other tetras in the group. I would isolate him. Although you could try treating him with an antibacterial just in case, it may not work–but at least you tried. Do could also do a large water change in case it is pollutants causing this.
My neons had ich a few days ago, one still has the remnants of ich and is duller than the others and less active. If you just got him, and I mean just got him (maybe a few hours ago) I wouldn’t worry, tetras get super stressed and dim when you just buy them. If he’s been in there for a while I’d take him out quarantine him in oh at least a 2 gallon with filtration. The weather outside is warm enough that you probably don’t need a heater. Give him some aquarium salt, make sure that he eats. Try to give him as little stress as possible. Sooner or later your neon will get better ^^ It just takes time.
True your tetra could have neon tetra disease but I would still keep on treating him… Also Kathy, sadly enough you sound like me
I used to throw my hamsters up in the air for the fun of it, none of them died due to it (though one did drop dead when I was playing with it D:) but boy was I evil then ….. 
good times good times