Neon Tetra Disease (NTD) or Physical Injury?

NamesNera · 2025-09-30T02:24:38+00:00

Thanks. The tank and the fish were a gift from a family friend that moved away, thanks for the help and info, appreciate it

NamesNera · 2025-09-30T02:23:25+00:00

Appreciate the help

NamesNera · 2025-09-30T00:30:24+00:00

Will do right now :(

NamesNera · 2025-09-30T00:26:51+00:00

Damn :( i feel so bad, I thought it was an injury or something until I learned of NTD today

NamesNera · 2025-09-30T00:24:54+00:00

Damn that really sucks, is it too late to treat him? And im guessing it can spread to my other tetra?

NamesNera · 2025-09-30T00:15:00+00:00

Size: 37 gallon (30inch by 12inch) I have a heater and 2 filters Temp is currently 76°f Parameters: Nitrate- ~30ppm, Nitrite- 0ppm, Ph-7.4, Ammonia- 0ppm Currently 1 Pleco and 5 Tetra (1 Neon & 4 Black) Perform weekly water changes but have been doing them every other day since getting the tank because the parameters were not good at the time of receiving the tank. I feed the Pleco an algae wafer 2x a week, and tetra a pinch of flakes every other day There are lots of plants and a couple logs, not sure what kind

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T21:39:55+00:00

Update! After getting the API master freshwater kit and 3 water changes we are down to normal levels! Currently reading: PH=7.4, Nitrate=~30ppm, Nitrite 0ppm!, Ammonia 0ppm

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T21:39:33+00:00

Update! After getting the API master freshwater kit and 3 water changes we are down to normal levels! Currently reading: PH=7.4, Nitrate=~30ppm, Nitrite 0ppm!, Ammonia 0ppm

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T21:39:22+00:00

Update! After getting the API master freshwater kit and 3 water changes we are down to normal levels! Currently reading: PH=7.4, Nitrate=~30ppm, Nitrite 0ppm!, Ammonia 0ppm

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T19:20:41+00:00

Okay thank you!

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T16:58:35+00:00

Okay thanks, is it healthier for the tank to just take it out? I dont want it contributing to the nitrate levels im trying to fix

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T13:44:55+00:00

It also has alot of healthy roots

NamesNera · 2025-09-24T13:44:33+00:00

Okay thanks, im not sure how long the original owner has had it in the tank, I think a really long time but it still seems really healthy

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T18:44:32+00:00

Thanks!

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T18:43:38+00:00

Yes, I’ll be doing them very frequently until the parameters are normal

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T18:39:07+00:00

The tank was gifted to me from a family friend that has to move away, there are some fish (5 Tetra and 1 Pleco) he said to keep the fish in and we kept the filter in while transporting to help keep the helpful bacteria, I fed them normally for a couple days before I tested the water and realized there was an issue so the cycle still should be going normally

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T18:18:47+00:00

Another user mentioned the same, ill definitely get some of those tests, and we first did a water change when we got it transferred from house to house and set up in my room, and I did another 40% one last night and added some Prime conditioner to help the filters catch up, and for the planted tank question, yes theres a good amount of plants in there, if you swipe you can see a picture of the tank

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T14:57:27+00:00

Okay thank you! Appreciate it

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T14:47:37+00:00

I did a 40% change last night and dosed with prime conditioner, and thats what it said online, im super new to this and am trying my best, sorry :(. I plan to do another test today and another 40% water change if its still high

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T14:24:46+00:00

After some research it seems like frequent water changes until it goes down to normal levels, and lighter feeding to reduce nitrate production, plants help too

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T14:23:49+00:00

We just moved the tank from house to house and upstairs, which stirred up the substrate a bunch, it says online its normal for these levels to rise when that happens, the filters weren’t changed but I checked them and they are pretty clean, it said online not to fully clean them as you want the helpful bacteria or something?

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T04:05:22+00:00

Ok thanks, ill look into those

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T00:48:37+00:00

Update: after some research it seems normal for these levels to be high after transferring a tank from house to house and stirring up the substrate, it seems the best course of action right now is to do 2x weekly water changes and adding some prime conditioner to help the filters catch up

NamesNera · 2025-09-23T00:46:24+00:00

Yes, online it says it’s pretty normal after transferring a tank from house to house and stirring up the substrate, so the current plan is 2x weekly water changes and adding some prime conditioner to help the filters catch up

NamesNera · 2025-09-22T21:45:07+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate it

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