Tetra Fish Lost Tail

Welcome to Think fish tropical fish forums. I think the fish could be in serious trouble.

How To Heal A Neon Tetras Fin Neeness

The only thing i know for certain its not white spot.

Tetra fish lost tail. The tetra will generally occupy the middle and bottom areas of the tank and it will only swim to the top if oxygen is not sufficient. That is perfect for a betta fish but with the added neon tetras it is overstocked. Basically you have two issues.

Checked the ph its about a 6 or higher I read they need a 7. Fin rot almost always occurs as a secondary. The most liked Neon Tetra have bright colored bodies like red white blue silver and black that make an interesting fish tank.

As the infection spreads small pieces of the fins die and begin to fall off leaving a ragged edge. Its not whispy yet but I wondered whether this might be fin rot or could it be some bacterial problem. Another seems to has a cream coloured spot on the base of its tail fin so suspect it may loose its fin as well.

Not sure if its fin rot he isnt. Other tetra fish will make good tankmates as will Rasboras and Danios. What Happens When Your Fish Lose Their Tails.

At the same time increase the water temperature to 78-80 degrees Fahrenheit and leave it there during treatment. Siamese fighting fish very rarely work in a community. You could do the reverse- rehome the neons get more glofish.

Fish can get hurt a number of ways. Pleistophora Hyphessobryconis sometimes also spelled Plistophora which is responsible for the well-known neon tetra disease is perhaps the best known sporozoan disease in tropical fish most notably in neon tetras. A bacterial infection may cause tail fin and mouth rot in susceptible fishthose who are bullied or injured by fin-nipping tank matesespecially in aquariums with poor conditions.

25 inches 65 cm. The male of the species is slender than the female as the female fish are a bit plump around the belly. The entire caudal fin is gone so the actual tail of the fish has been damaged.

I have transferred them into. It doesnt look too severe its just that it is part of the fish not just its tail. Add one tablet per day to each 5 gallons of water.

Personally I would rehome the gourami and the glofish. Also I noticed you have a 55 gallon tank. On the fourth day feed the fish a cooked and skinned pea.

Try and keep your water pristine. I put water conditioner in when I changed his tank. Often this change is so subtle that it goes unnoticed until fraying of the fins or tail begins.

Treat for 5 consecutive days. Then I would get three or four more neons. Hes in a 1 gal tank with a filter maybe the intake hurt him.

Just got a new betta and his tail Looked a little hurt yesterday and now its gone. If not you need to look into the nitrogen cycle and the fishless cycle. Neons are a schooling fish that need to be kept in groups.

In the early stages of fin rot the edges of the fins will discolor appearing milky on the edges. Both are feeding okay and dont seem distressed. Do tetra fish fins grow back my tetras fin came of when it got stuck in the filter I got a jar and sepperated it from the other fish we fed the fish put the gravel in and all it has Ben doing is ling down all the time but move every once and a while it could swim but its swimes so different from the others and swine so little.

The missing tetra tail could either be from fin rot or I would say the betta has attacked him. What do water tests give for ammonia nitrite and nitrates. On average Tetra fish grow from 15 to 20 inches in length when they attain adulthood.

The gourami is agreesive to the tetras and the tetras need friends. Since it is a schooling fish it is best to keep the Bleeding Heart Tetra in schools of four to six species. Fin rots a condition whereby bacteria attack a fishs fin or tail.

Spotted this morning one of my Cardinals has totaly lost its whole tail fin. You need to get anotehr tank for the betta or re-home him. Handling them in a net can rip their fins or tails.

I have 4 neon tetras out of 10 that have developed white areas on wither their tail or fins and the fins seem to be wasting. I dont know what to do - I only have one tank so cant put it in a hospital tank and Im concerned the guppies may hurt the other fish as I think it was the guppies. If it happens again I would think the betta is definitely to blame.

However you solve this is your decision. Head Tail Light Tetra Tropical Fish Learn all about the Head Tail Light Tetras feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water PH and more. Thanks for your help.

It is likely that your betta probably attacked and killed your neon tetra. I have just looked up to see that one of the neon tetras tail is missing as if it has been bitten off and it was swimming around the guppies it is struggling to swim and it seems most if not all of the tail has gone. Tetra Lifeguard Remove filter carbon and turn off UV sterilizer.

If an enlarged stomach or intestine is thought to be the cause of a swim bladder disorder the first course of action is to not feed the fish for three days. Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the Head. Symptoms of Fin Rot in Aquarium Fish.

If its gone into the body of the tail it probably wont grow back.

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