Glow light tetra progressive degeneration

kylith · 01-05-2018 7:40pm #1

I have some glow light tetras who are suffering from a progressive illness. It starts with a dip developing just behind the dorsal fin that gets worse and worse until the fish is totally deformed and eventually it dies after about a month. The fish doesn’t appear to suffer and eats as normal.

Any ideas?

Knine · 01-05-2018 9:36pm

kylith wrote: »

I have some glow light tetras who are suffering from a progressive illness. It starts with a dip developing just behind the dorsal fin that gets worse and worse until the fish is totally deformed and eventually it dies after about a month. The fish doesn’t appear to suffer and eats as normal.

Any ideas?

It could be fish TB. I would recommmend culling any fish that shows these symptoms to try prevent it spreading.

kylith · 02-05-2018 8:11am

Knine wrote: »

It could be fish TB. I would recommmend culling any fish that shows these symptoms to try prevent it spreading.

Ah, balls. Did some googling, looks like it is.

Practical Fishkeeping recommends depopulating the entire tank and a scorched-earth policy.

Heartbroken. I’ve a well grown 6” female bristlenose I’ve had since she was the size of my little finger. :,(

Knine · 02-05-2018 3:26pm

I had those symptoms before. I just culled any unwell fish. Clove oil works great. I have found Tetra to be the ones that always get unwell with it. Maybe just dispose of the Tetra. I would hang on to the Bristlenose.

kylith · 02-05-2018 5:08pm

I might hang on to her and quarantine her for a month, but I currently don’t have a QT tank so don’t know how I can disinfect the tank.

I’ll have to change some stuff round so she can’t hide and I can watch her for symptoms. Would break my heart to cull her.

kylith · 03-05-2018 10:40am

Started losing ember tetras now.

Assuming I don't euthanise the bristlenose and she is a carrier are there any species that tend to be immune to it?

goz83 · 09-05-2018 12:19pm

Be careful, as the bacteria causing this could be transferred to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwytrDBqMiY

kylith · 10-05-2018 4:14pm

Thanks, for that. I've researched it a fair bit now and it's not looking good.

One ember turned blue and died, one has bloat, and two glowlights are showing signs of spinal deformity

I'm still dithering a bit, but I can't find anything about fish that might be immune; the thought of euthanising my BN is killing me.