HOW did I end up with NTD?!

[VirgoWolf]

OK, so I haven't been to attentive to my tank in the past couple days because right now there are boxes stacked in front of it (early spring cleaning), so I can reach over and feed them and all, but haden't had the time to sit down and watch them like I normally do, so today I decide to. I then spot one neon looking bad, then check the other 2, yep, neon tetra disease! But HOW? I thought the only way to get it was through feeders and/or new/dead fish? We have not gotten any new fish in a long time, no fish have died in this aquarium (we switched them over a couple months ago) and we have only been feeding flakes. Any Ideas? This really stinks The head tail lights don't have any noticeable signs, and I am not sure, but my oto and guppies can't get it can they? Any suggestions other than putting down the neons? My husband will have to do it when he gets home, he's going to be really upset, these guys have been with us for a while, there his favorite fish in the tank. Any extra precautions I should take?

 

[Lotus]

Are you 100% sure it's NTD, and not some other bacterial infection?

 

[VirgoWolf]

I checked out a few different things, but that seems to be the only one it fits into. We put them down, but I am still waiting to see any signs on the remainging fish. I wanted to save the remaining fish if possible, so I wanted to get them out of there fairly quick, and they were obviously suffering.

 

[charls]

What you should have done if you could have would be to move the diseased fish out of the original tank and place them into a 10-15 gallon tank(with no fish). Then you should have tried to treat them and see if they inproved. If not than you should put them down. So if you don't have an extra tank than try to get one.

 

[VirgoWolf]

I have alot of tanks, but coulden't have set one up today. If I had a tank ready for them, I definitly would have, but I'm about 90% sure that's what it was. The one had pop eye, they were all nearly colorless, they were curving and having trouble swimming, and they wanted nothing to do with any sort of schooling, in the nearly empty 75g, there was one on each side and one in the middle. I just didn't want to risk loosing anyone else and I didn't really have anywhere to put them. We have a quarentine tank in the works, but we have to get some spring cleaning done first.

 

[Lotus]

Sorry to hear you had to put them down

Is it possible you transferred it from another tank by accident? I hear that some other tetras can get it. Definitely keep an eye on other inhabitants for a while.

 

[VirgoWolf]

Nope, this is the only tank! I just can't figure it out. Hubby had a hard time, he cought them and had me put them down, said he coulden't do it, I promised we'd get him another school as soon as I can get the tetra tank setup and cycled.

Yeah I know other tetras, dianos, and barbs can get it, so I'll keep an eye on the head/tail lights, but should I worry about the oto and guppies?

 

[Lotus]

I would keep an eye on them, just in case it wasn't NTD.

 

[VirgoWolf]

Oh most definitly, I usually sit down face-to-tank for a while every day and observe them, but witht he spring cleaning, I missed a couple of days then found this, but I am definitly resuming my close watch.