davidjp1982
Fish Fanatic
About 2 weeks ago I picked up a batch of newly arrived Neon Tetras from my LFS - I immediately noticed that they seemed very pale, especially in the red area but naively assumed this was from the stress of arrival from the supplier to the fish store and assumed that with some TLC and good food they would pick up condition and colour. 2 weeks later (and much retrospective reading about Neon Tetra Disease) and they seem perfectly happy and healthy with no lumps or any major symptoms of disease but they are still very very pale. Do sub standard batches of Neons remain like this? I thought a sickly weak line of fish would not survive to point of sale let alone several weeks in an aquarium? Is Neon Tetra disease still likely and if so should I cull the fish in question? Is diet an issue? I feed once or twice a day just a small pinch of King British Tropical flakes but they also get whatever they can of bloodworm / daphnia / New Life Spectrum cichlid pellets which I feed to my Apistogramma. Should I just reach for a red marker pen? Any advice readily welcomed thank you 
I am a terrible photographer but in this pic you can see one of the pale batch of Neons swimming alongside one of my older and healthier looking specimens.
I am a terrible photographer but in this pic you can see one of the pale batch of Neons swimming alongside one of my older and healthier looking specimens.
