Coys
Member
I have an outbreak of what I believe to be neon tetra disease in my 240 litre aquarium. So far I've lost a number of neons and silvertips and one diamond tetra. I euthanised another three neons yesterday.
Typically the fish either lose weight and develop a wonky spine or develop a white patch at the caudal peduncle, which eventually becomes a lump on both sides if I don't euthanise them before they get to that stage. I believe that both are symptoms of NTD.
I know (or believe) that the disease is incurable once a fish is infected and that it is not restricted to neons (the silvertips and diamond attest to this), but I need to know how to a) stop it spreading to other healthy fish and b) how to eradicate it. Am I correct in believing that it only spreads through a fish eating a dead infected fish so an outbreak can be halted by removing each infected fish s soon as possible, or do the parasites go through a free-swimming stage before the illness becomes apparent?
Typically the fish either lose weight and develop a wonky spine or develop a white patch at the caudal peduncle, which eventually becomes a lump on both sides if I don't euthanise them before they get to that stage. I believe that both are symptoms of NTD.
I know (or believe) that the disease is incurable once a fish is infected and that it is not restricted to neons (the silvertips and diamond attest to this), but I need to know how to a) stop it spreading to other healthy fish and b) how to eradicate it. Am I correct in believing that it only spreads through a fish eating a dead infected fish so an outbreak can be halted by removing each infected fish s soon as possible, or do the parasites go through a free-swimming stage before the illness becomes apparent?