Whats Wrong With My Neon?

[atmmachine816]

Yes the red area looks bleached out. So you are saying take some water from my tap and let it sit for a while then test it?

 

[WILDER]

Have you issolated him, saddleback columnaris will be fluffy usually but it will run along the back coming down the sides to form a saddle appearance, that false ntd, for now i would try a bacterial med on the fish to make sure it isn't false ntd first.

 

[atmmachine816]

I'm in the process of isolating him along with another in the 2.5 gallon since that is all I have but it's not fluffy it's faded out and almost see through. Should I still treat it at all?

 

[WILDER]

Try a bacterial med first, this is the best approach just to make sure it isn't bacterial, then will go from there.
United States so maracyn one and two, good luck.

 

[atmmachine816]

Should I isolate the rest of them too just in case and should I use both at the same time is what I'm guessing?

 

[WILDER]

Just issolate the sick one for now, yes use maracyn one and two together, but increase aeration in the tank, good luck.

 

[atmmachine816]

I use a lee's corner filter and a small sponge filter so they produce two bubble streams, is that good enough?

 

[WILDER]

Sounds fine but don't know your filters with living in the uk, good luck.

 

[atmmachine816]

I have a problem. My parents won't let me get the medicine because they don't want me wasting money on medicine that will cost more than the fish costs itself(as they see it, they don't like me spending money on fish). Is there anything that I can do to maybe help. Maybe raise temperature and add salt? They still are acting fairly normal so maybe there just losing their color?

Now all my neons have the bleached out red strip and some of them it is going on the silver part of their body making that pale too. Should I separate the rest of the neons too?

 

[WILDER]

Yes move them now, there not going to survive if it's ntd, plus don't want the other fish pecking on the dead bodies.
Post stats and we will go from here, not sounding great to be honest.

 

[atmmachine816]

Ok there still eating and swimming around for not. How long does it usually take for ntd to kill them or does it depend?

 

[atmmachine816]

Ok there still eating and swimming around for not. How long does it usually take for ntd to kill them or does it depend?

 

[WILDER]

Now up to 3 months with all the fish, have you issolated all the neons now, any bleached out colours on the other fish as won't to make sure it not a parasite or bacteria infection, any other symtoms to go on with the neons, like laboured breathing or flicking and rubbing on objects.

 

[atmmachine816]

Neons all isolated, the colors are bleached out and some have labored breathing. Are you saying I should look for these symtoms on my other fish too?

 

[WILDER]

Yes want to make sure it's not a parasite, any flicking and rubbing, are they all laboured breathing as it sounding like a parasite if they are, check stats as well as i wouldn't expect them all to be laboured breathing.