Subj : Re: Bent Nenon Tetra

Subj : Re: Bent Nenon Tetra
To : All
From : John Duncan Yoyo
Date : Tue Jan 27 2004 06:46 am

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 01:13:08 GMT, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have a pair of Neon Tetras in my tank for about 6 months. They have
>both grown considerably and they appear to be healthy except for one
>of them seems to be "bent" behind his belly. Its body does not run
>straight anymore. Right behind its belly the body has a distinct bend
>that goes out and then comes back again.
>
>He seems otherwise normal. The tank has 2 clown loaches, a pleco, 2
>guppies, and the two neons. Has anyone seen anything like this
>before? Is this the "Neon Tetra disease"? If so, will it affect any
>of the other fish?

I've had several Neons develop this bend. It hasn't jumped to other
fish. I try to keep Neons in the six to twelve range which seems to
be a good sized school. Two seems like a small number for a neon
school.
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