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Permalink Reply by aduman on November 13, 2011 at 1:45pm

Your tetras are getting Ich or Ichthyophthirius multifilis...These are small grain of white spot that a slowly grows and stresses out your fish until they are no more. But there are common ways to treat this you can do the following treatment:

Treatment:

• Raise water temperature  (82 degrees)
• Medicate for 10-14 days (Ich Cue for local pet store)
• Use aquarium salt as following in direct on the box
• Remove carbon filtration during treatment
• Perform water changes between treatment
  
  Hope this help you bit 

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on November 13, 2011 at 2:02pm

ick .due to stress and new tank syndrome.

 

result in death is highly.

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Permalink Reply by Rich bob on November 13, 2011 at 2:51pm

ok thanx guys, i'll be sure to treat them.

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Permalink Reply by Clarke on November 13, 2011 at 3:36pm

Neon tetras will die if you look at them wrong.  The ones that make it will last a long time.  Like the others have said, they have ich.  Treat the tank as directed, then wait 7-10 days and treat again.  The parasite can only be killed during it's free swimming stage. Neon's are not a fish for a new tank.  Add them after it is well established.

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on November 13, 2011 at 10:35pm

well talk!

 

they need mature tank and not newly setup.

 

Hope everything works out.

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Permalink Reply by Rich bob on November 13, 2011 at 11:00pm

Thank you for all the info.
So,if i don't do anything will the ich kill them? 

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Permalink Reply by Mr.Styx Tropical Tanks on November 13, 2011 at 11:11pm

That ich..go get a treatment from ur lfs and that should clear it up...

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Permalink Reply by Jarrod Mahon on November 13, 2011 at 11:32pm

first time i got neon's they had ich as well, bring the temp to above 80 and treat with anti ich medication available at your lfs

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Permalink Reply by 1987 on November 14, 2011 at 12:08am

Ich..Good luck man you've been given great advice in this thread!

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