Happy Valentines Day :(

[AshleyNZ]

Today has been what I would consider the hardest day for me being in this hobby.
About three days ago I noticed some white patches on one of my Neon Tetra. I removed him roughly 12 hours after I first noticed it (10pm at night)
Added him to a cycled QT tank the next morning. I thought all was well, until I noticed another Neon with a black spot on his head. 
I posted about it, and got the dreaded diagnosis of Neon Tetra Disease (NTD)
If you are not aware, this disease is almost impossible to cure. And two days ago, I noticed it had spread further. Until finally yesterday where all 13 fish had lost colour.
 
I contacted the Animates (chain store) manager, and mentioned after buying a few neons from him I had noticed the colour did not come back after them being added to the tank. 
He rang me last night, and was very informative and understanding. He offered to replace all 15 original fish for me, as well as a $10 voucher for the store. Which made me feel a bit better about the situation, as I knew what had to come next. 
 
So today, I had to net all my remaining neons...which was hard enough. Then I euthanized all of them one by one. I get it that it's pain free for the fish, but not for the owner  
I'm upset about it, but they're in a better place, with no suffering. RIP little guys <3

 

[BiggTexx]

Sorry for your losses!

 

[Hunterprey]

Sorry for your losses. Hope u have better luck with your next Neon Tetras
Euthanizing fish is no fun

 

[NickAu]

Sorry to hear that Ashley

 

[Akasha72]

sorry to hear that  

 

[GoldenRoses]

So sorry to hear of your troubles. Fishkeeping is filled with ups and downs, sometimes, one outweighs the other. In just a matter of weeks I had lost half a dozen of my most beloved aquatic beauties, with absolutely no explanation as to why. I felt absolutely defeated that I could not find out what went wrong, or if it was even something I could have prevented. Yet, a few days later, I had two of my "rare" species spawn for the first time, on the same day! And, my LFS had finally received my order of celestial pearl danios, after months upon months of waiting. I was thrilled to finally have some new life, after all those deaths!

Keep moving forward in your fishkeeping adventure, and never give up in what you love doing.

 

[LyraGuppi]

Sorry about all that.

 

[sawickib]

Sorry to hear that ash, Ive had some bad experiences as well your lucky enough to get replacement fish so easily though, with extra money on the side, not trying to make fish sound like materials or anything but i mean its still a pretty good situation.
 
I had a major loss before as well that almost made me quit the hobby but its in the past and you just gotta look forward.

 

[AshleyNZ]

Was a really hard thing to do, all at once  
I've got my heart set on my final stocking for my 50G now, and I'm waiting a few months so I can save up.
I'm lucky I didnt have what I plan (Rasboras and tetras) in there now or else I could've had to euthanize them all.
 
Hopefully it ends up getting better
Thanks for all your kind wishes