Tetra disease id?

[Dan White]

One of my black neon tetras, a big one, had what looked like a small
abrasion on its side. Now, maybe a week later, that abrasion is like a
white smudge, a little fluffy looking. No other marks or strange behavior.
Other fish look OK. Easy to identify? I don't have a quarantine tank, so
can something like this be treated in a 55g tank with other inhabitants
around?

thanks,
dwhite

[Billy]

"Dan White" > wrote in message
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| One of my black neon tetras, a big one, had what looked like a
small
| abrasion on its side. Now, maybe a week later, that abrasion is
like a
| white smudge, a little fluffy looking. No other marks or strange
behavior.
| Other fish look OK. Easy to identify? I don't have a quarantine
tank, so
| can something like this be treated in a 55g tank with other
inhabitants
| around?
|

SOunds like a physical injury that has gotten a fungus as well.
Treating the entire tank would be rough with standard cures.


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[Dan White]

"Billy" > wrote in message
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> "Dan White" > wrote in message
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> | One of my black neon tetras, a big one, had what looked like a
> small
> | abrasion on its side. Now, maybe a week later, that abrasion is
> like a
> | white smudge, a little fluffy looking. No other marks or strange
> behavior.
> | Other fish look OK. Easy to identify? I don't have a quarantine
> tank, so
> | can something like this be treated in a 55g tank with other
> inhabitants
> | around?
> |
>
> SOunds like a physical injury that has gotten a fungus as well.
> Treating the entire tank would be rough with standard cures.

I put some red slate from my back yard (saw the same stuff in a fishstore)
in the tank awhile back. Now I see some red spots on a dwarf gourami
(posted a pic before) and now it has a red rash near it's mouth. I wonder
if these fish are cutting themselves on the two upright pieces I have in
there? I tried to knock off the sharpest edges, but they are by no means
smooth surfaces.

dwhite

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