Sick Neon

[fidjet2]

Tank size: 90L
pH:8.0 - 8.2
ammonia: o
nitrite
nitrate:25-30
tank temp: 24-25

Fish Symptoms- My neon can't swim upright, every time he tries be just does a roll. I THINK he is missing one of his side fins
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 50% weekly

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Just Prime

Tank inhabitants: 19 neons and 1 flame dwarf gourami

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): Nothing

Exposure to chemicals: Nope

I am worried if i put him in his own tank he will die of stress. What should i do

 

[fidjet2]

Anyone

 

[Fishy friend2]

This could possibly be a symptom of Swim Bladder Infection which is usually caused by over feeding. My recommendation towards treating this would be along the lins of introducing a dose Of Epsom salt at around 1 teaspoon per gallon

Symptoms
- Bloating
- eradicated swimming
- floating towards the surface of the water
- trouble swimming up
- seems to be doing "rolls"

Treatment
Treating this usually non fatal illness will be very easy to do. Usually a dose of aquarium salt, something along the lines of 1 teaspoon per 3 gallons for tetras, and 1 teaspoon per gallon for more salt tolerant fish such as Bettas. Typically after 1-2 Epsom salt treatments it will go away. Ideally during this treatment time you would also want to offer peas, and daphnia to the fish as this will also help

Cause
This illness is usually caused by incorrect feeding with diets that have little or no nutritional value, or over feeding. Or incorrectly feeding more than the needed periods in the day to feed, like feeding very often

Prevention
This illness is easily prevented by going along the lines of not over feeding, providing a varied diet with many good foods, and feeding lots of low nutritional value foods

 

[fidjet2]

Hi, thanks fr the reply
I will treat with some salt and see how he is. Will my gourami tolerate salt?

 

[Fishy friend2]

I would go with a half dose of the salt, because of the neon. They are fish that arent necessarily in salt tolerant. But they don't do well in salty conditions.

 

[fidjet2]

I dosed the salt last night i put in 5 teaspoons. he is getting worse though he only floats at the top, when he can get down it's not for long

 

[fidjet2]

He didn't make it through the night I think the other fish started to have a nibble on him so i hope it wasn't contagious

 

[watertown28]

He didn't make it through the night I think the other fish started to have a nibble on him so i hope it wasn't contagious

No its not contagious if it was swim bladder. What were you feeding them and how often?

Sorry about your loss

 

[fidjet2]

i feed them every other night with tetramin flake food. I give them brine shrimp every now and then