...on my phone anyway. I might break out the nice camera for the fry. there's 4 as far as I can tell and theyre the cutest stupidest looking things ive ever seen
how long are they at risk of being eaten by their parents? if they made it to the free swimming stage are they in the clear?
it seems that love bloomed in the hospital tank between the only two strawberries in there
this is my first time having fry and it was a big surprise! theyre so unbelievably tiny and hard to get on camera
Apologies for the dime-a-dozen "IS THIS NTD?!?!?" post.
I am new to vertebrates (I raise cherry shrimp) and got a school of 15 neon tetras (and one accidental danio) a few days ago.
I noticed that one had a very crooked tail and quarantined it to take a closer look. After reading a million alarming posts about neon tetras disease and fish TB, i successfully gave myself nightmares. My plan is to euthanize this guy today in an abundance of caution... but I really want additional opinions.
Is there anything I should do for the other fish? Am I too paranoid? Should I nuke my tank? Should I nuke my entire house?!
More info:
-The tank is a 20 long and only houses some red cherry shrimp and neon tetras (and the single oopsie danio.)
- I want to get kuhli loaches but don't want to put them at risk. Currently setting up a separate tank is not an option. Should I give up that dream or am I being too cautious?
-The neon depicted has no spots, but the frayed fins and wiggly tail concern me. He seems to hide in the corners of the tank away from the others, but maybe that's because I've been trying to catch him..?
-From now on I'll be looking much more closely before adding fish to the tank
-I am completely insane with worry on how to proceed so literally any feedback is welcome
TIA