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Posted	UNKNOW DISEASE
16-03-2006 14:39 by FAITH GREENFIELD	I HAVE A PROBLEM IN MY TANK ,MAINLY WITH MY PLATYS AND NOW A SWORDTAIL,SYMPTOMS ARE WHITE PATCHES CLAMPED TAIL AND TOP FIN SLIGHTLY BENT BODY PROBLEM SWIMMING THEN THEY DIE. TANK HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AND ALL WATER TESTS ARE OK HAVE TRYED BASIC DISEASE TREATMENTS DONE WATER CHANGES, CAN ANYONE HELP WHAT IS THIS DISEASE
16-03-2006 14:45 by Alan	It sounds like neon tetra disease despite the name this disease is not restricted to neon tetras some other tetras are at risk from it as well as live bearers. Treat the tank as if you are dealing with this and things will hopefully improve also insure water quality is spot on.
16-03-2006 14:47 by FAITH GREENFIELD	what do i treat them with ,is it curable,i have treated them with bsb aquarium doctor,i do have neon tetras in the tank
16-03-2006 14:53 by Alan	Are any of the neons showing signs it is easier to spot on neons. They often get to spots at the base of the tail they are not a different colour to the fish you have to look quite closely. Also when the disease becomes advanced the blue area will turn a creamy colour and all the other symptoms you describe will also be present as well as dramatic weight loss. I'm not sure of the exact name of the treatment I believe esha make an effective remedy for this. I had a tank with this problem many years ago at the time there were no off the shelf remedies aside from a very potent anti bacterial agent that obliterates the filter bacteria but it did work. Also remove any inverts you have you mention on another thread you have a couple of crabs get them out of this tank for the duration of treatment and for at least a month afterwards with filtering over carbon to many of these remedies are lethal to inverts.
16-03-2006 16:34 by nige	as far as i know neo tetra disease is INCURABLE. you may need to nuke the tank.
16-03-2006 20:11 by Lexter	Slime disease?
16-03-2006 22:36 by FAITH GREENFIELD	how can i find out if it is neo tetra disease HELP
16-03-2006 22:43 by FAITH GREENFIELD	i did have an apple snail in the tank abouy a month ago which only lived about two weeks ,one day it was ok then next just empty shell with a bit of slime in! have changed water since,could this cause it,but only seems to be happening to the livebearers
17-03-2006 08:43 by Alan	nige neon tetra disease is not incurable but chances of success are slim. As far as being slime it could be but I doubt it are the fish flicking at all and are they breathing rapidly? It needs to be treated as a bacterial infection as soon as possible. However if the fish are flicking and or breathing rapidly it could be a parasite problem. In which case treat with a general parasite remedy. Esha and sera do good remedies in fact if you go for the sera option you can treat whilst adding a salt to the tank made by sera called ectopur this will help with any fungal infections there maybe. Are the white patches you describe furry?
17-03-2006 18:10 by FAITH GREENFIELD	I THINK IT MAY BE VELVET DISEASE,I GOT A MAGNIFIYING GLASS AND LOOKED AT THE PLATY IT HAS GOT A FINE WHITE VELVET SHEEN ON PARTS OF IT,I COULD NOT SEE IT BEFORE
17-03-2006 18:10 by FAITH GREENFIELD	THANKS EVERYONE
17-03-2006 19:51 by yanton	Faith, has your caps lock got stuck - it looks like you are SHOUTING at us
19-03-2006 13:50 by FAITH GREENFIELD	sorry

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