Sick? Need help now!

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

I recently ( week or so ago) bought neons, within 24 hours I identifyed them with neon tetra disease. I quarintined them, and they died in quarintine.

Eveything was fine untill now im starting to worry the disease might have been passed onto my other fish. My Female Black sword has turned half pure white, my molly looks like his back end is whitening, and my gourami is restless. he jumps like crazy, a few times out of water.

I need help to know if they sick or not, i know the disease causes discoloration (turning white) and restlessness. But would the disease only show now?

I need help, and ill keep updated on how they doing.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Can you post a picture? What are your readings for ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte?

-Chelle

Pacuguy · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject:

sounds like ammonia burn, check you levels and do a 25% water change.

what are you using for filtration?

Fish Addict · Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:31 am Post subject:

do 25% water changes every other day

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

The female sword tail got its color back, and everything is back to normal, i dont know what happened, but all i got is my ph reading which is always at 7.6, i use Aqua Clear for filter with Bio-Max.

Everyone is healthy and happy again.
But i will look into the ammonia and do a water change just in case

Trickster · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 309 Location: My Chair

After days of observation ive come to the conclusion that my swords go white when they are stressed out, and turn a real shiny emrald when relaxed, also the gourami goes white when realy stressed.