lilsoccakid

hey guys. i woke up today to find one of my neons dead on the bottom of my tank. I hav 6 neons, then 2 days ago added 2 more neons with 3 otos and dwarf gourami. after i found him dead, i checked the water and i have 0 ammonia 0 nitrite and 5 nitrates. What did i do wrong?

Tom

I don't think you did anything wrong, normal neons have been bred so much, their DNA is a little screwed up and don't last very long anymore.
Tom

sgould

Yep...sometimes it is just their time. So long as your water tests are coming out good and your other fish appear healthy, I would not get too worried.

Cody

yes i have had perfect water...before and lost them thats why i gave up on them.. it doesnt take much to kill them

Tom

Ya, I changed to black neon tetras and they are doing great.
Tom

lilsoccakid

im guessing it was one of the newly bought fish. i bought them at petsmart instead of my usually LFS, so i wont buy them at petsmart anymore

Isabella

I've had 12 Neon Tetras for about 3 years, and most of them died just within last year. They just sort of "withered away" as they had no apparent disease. I think they came from a poorly raised stock, or they were just genetically weak as Tom mentioned.

Tazmiche

i guess it was not your fault.......................just imagine you as the fish!!!!!!!

lilsoccakid

i accimilated them for over an hour and kept the water conditions perfect and fed them correctly.

Tom

It is better to avoid the regular neons since they are really tiny when you get them and they are really prone to everything. If you like the color of them, go with cardinal tetras, ya they might get a little bigger and some places might charge a little more, but you get more colorful fish and hardier fish in the long run.
Tom

Cody

i always was more found of the looks of cardinals

lilsoccakid

ive looked everywhere they dont sell cardinals in my area

Tom

Does the store do speacial orders? If they do, you could ask them to order you in some cardinals.
Tom