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I have a 30 gal tank with lots of plants and 10 to 20 small fish. I have not done a water change in 20 yrs and things have been fine. I recently lost all my neons after introducing 5 new neons and was informed about neon disease. It was also recommended that I do water changes. I just started...

Just an update on the neons all dying. It's been a little more than a week now and nothing else in the tank has changed. 9 zebras and 4 cory cats seem to be doing fine. I have also started to do water changes as per a recommendation.

Thank yoy Byron. Your article will change my behavior. I will start slowly to do water changes.

Thanks, I'll post what happens.

And yet, I've only had one tank at a time. Mostly in my living room. So that kind of squashes the idea of quarantining new fish before introducing into my tank. I guess I just take my chances. Not been lucky this time. I'm just worried that I might have to take apart my well established tank in...

I like having lots of plants in my tank. Good for oxygen in water & good for fish to have places to hide. Also gets rid of nitrogen so I don't have to change water. I had 6 zebra & 6 neon. Now I have 9 zebra & no neon. Thanks for the inquiry!

Don't know but I will google that. No outward appearance of disease.

Had 6 neons in my tank for about a year. last week introduced 6 new neons from Petco. I acclimated them temperature and ph wise. Slowly ovr the next few days all 12 neons are dead. Did not effect the zebra fish at all. A mystery I am looking to solve. Lots of plants in my 30 gal tank. This...

Hi, have had a fish tank for 70 years. First time on a forum. looking to exchange info.