Neon Tetra Disease by Joanne Little https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a en-us 2016-11-30 11:06:44 UTC 2024-11-04 19:06:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Neon tetra disease is a highly contagious illness caused by the parasite Pleistophora hyphessobryconis, a single-celled organism. It is also fast acting often killing the fish with just a few days of the symptoms becoming obvious. https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140762914 2016-11-30 11:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140762914 Diseased Neon Tetra https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763221 2016-11-30 11:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763221 Causes https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763430 This forms cysts in the muscles and internal organs of the infected fish, inside the cysts, spores are then formed which spread to healthy tissue until it has taken over the whole fish.]]> 2016-11-30 11:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763430 Causes https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763560 The reason that the infection spreads so rapidly in an aquarium is because once a cyst reaches the open water it will burst releasing the spores to infect other fish.]]> 2016-11-30 11:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763560 Symptoms https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763770 it becomes restless, especially at night when it would normally rest. It will start to swim away from the shoal as though to protect them from infection. Secondly its swimming style will become more and more erratic; it will soon become very obvious that the fish is not in full health.]]> 2016-11-30 11:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140763770 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764010 There are numerous symptoms and immediate signs you can identify to confirm the infection in your aquarium, but sadly there is no common cure to apply that will remove the disease, as a result the main treatment practice is to remove the infected fish immediately to preserve the remainder of your aquarium.]]> 2016-11-30 11:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764010 Symptoms https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764180 Secondary symptoms of the disease as it really takes hold are whitening of the body, particularly along the spinal area. As the disease progresses even further, the whitening will intensify and spread to all of the body. The spine may become twisted or curve upwards and lumps will appear on the body of the fish as the cysts are developing in the body tissue]]> 2016-11-30 11:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764180 Treatment https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764441 There is actually no cure for this disease. All that can be done is to remove any infected fish as soon as possible to prevent it spreading to all of your stock.]]> 2016-11-30 11:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764441 Pathogenic or non - pathogenic https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764732 Neon Tetra disease is a pathogenic  ]]> 2016-11-30 11:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140764732 Animals it affects https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140765067 Neon Tetra disease only affects fish ]]> 2016-11-30 11:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140765067 Symptoms https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140765197 Fins will start to rot, notably on the caudal fin but this is more than likely a secondary infection that has taken a hold along with bloating of the body as well. ]]> 2016-11-30 11:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140765197 Healthy Neon Tetra https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140766957 2016-11-30 11:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/jjnsirx0f6a/wish/140766957