PokeSephiroth
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I've been reading around the interwebs about ember tetras turning black, but no one seems to know what the cause is or how exactly to treat it.
It doesn't look like fuzzy stuff so I've ruled out fungal infections. I've read that it may be some kind of bacterial infection, unfortunately whenever people try to treat their ember tetras with anything, it doesn't seem to work.
Seems like euthanasia is the last thing that they've had to do.
I haven't really noticed any odd behavior with my particular ember tetra, still schools with the others and the others look healthy except for this one. It baffles me!! It even eats like a pig during feeding time.
I still can't imagine what it could be... I keep my water parameters at good levels, no ammonia, no nitrites, and an agreeable amount of nitrates (for the plants). pH is at 6.8 and has been steady at that level. I can't remember what the hardness is but I know that it's high enough to prevent any drastic pH swings.
What really bothers me though, is that it's just that individual fish.
Here are some pictures.
It doesn't look like fuzzy stuff so I've ruled out fungal infections. I've read that it may be some kind of bacterial infection, unfortunately whenever people try to treat their ember tetras with anything, it doesn't seem to work.
Seems like euthanasia is the last thing that they've had to do.
I haven't really noticed any odd behavior with my particular ember tetra, still schools with the others and the others look healthy except for this one. It baffles me!! It even eats like a pig during feeding time.
I still can't imagine what it could be... I keep my water parameters at good levels, no ammonia, no nitrites, and an agreeable amount of nitrates (for the plants). pH is at 6.8 and has been steady at that level. I can't remember what the hardness is but I know that it's high enough to prevent any drastic pH swings.
What really bothers me though, is that it's just that individual fish.
Here are some pictures.