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**fishscale** · 11-07-2007, 01:25 AM

One of my neons is not looking good. His belly is sunken, he seems listless, it looks like he is losing scales or something (patchy coloration). He probably won't make it, but I want to make sure this isn't something that will spread to the other fish. Background info:

Tank Size: 10 gallon
Filter: Penguin 110 w/ Biowheel removed
Water Parameters:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 15 ppm
pH: 7.3
No dosing currently
Time set up: 7 months

Inhabitants: 4 Neons, 9 Diamond Tetras (4 adults, 2 surviving juvies from the last spawn, 3 fry), 1 oto (on loan from shrimp tank), RCS, Amanos

Plants: HM, some kind of crypt, unid'd bulb that somehow sprang up (must have come in with other plants).

I have not introduced any new fish to this tank for 4 months.

All other fish are healthy and eating well, full bellies.

I believe this is some kind of parasite or disease. The fish looks like it is being eaten away (looks like scales are falling off or something).

I have inverts and plants, so I need to be careful with what I treat with. Any recommendations/diagnosis?

11-07-2007, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
fishscale O.G. - original guppy. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 3,712	Urgent: Neon not looking too hot One of my neons is not looking good. His belly is sunken, he seems listless, it looks like he is losing scales or something (patchy coloration). He probably won't make it, but I want to make sure this isn't something that will spread to the other fish. Background info: Tank Size: 10 gallon Filter: Penguin 110 w/ Biowheel removed Water Parameters: Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 15 ppm pH: 7.3 No dosing currently Time set up: 7 months Inhabitants: 4 Neons, 9 Diamond Tetras (4 adults, 2 surviving juvies from the last spawn, 3 fry), 1 oto (on loan from shrimp tank), RCS, Amanos Plants: HM, some kind of crypt, unid'd bulb that somehow sprang up (must have come in with other plants). I have not introduced any new fish to this tank for 4 months. All other fish are healthy and eating well, full bellies. I believe this is some kind of parasite or disease. The fish looks like it is being eaten away (looks like scales are falling off or something). I have inverts and plants, so I need to be careful with what I treat with. Any recommendations/diagnosis? __________________ Eheim Pimp #254, Eheim Wolverine #1 55 Gallon Work in progress 10 Gallon Shrimp Tank 10 Gallon Planted QT 20 Gallon Shrimp Tank (Work in progress)