momo9700

AHH! I looked in the tank and one of my neons is just floating around, moving occasionally!!!!!!What's wrong!!!!!He look's okay and everything, is he dying?

momo9700

I looked again and hes laying on the gravel. moves a little, what do i do

angelfish220

What is your nitrate level?

I would do a nice big water change first off.

Is his color faded or does he look bloated? when did he last eat?

momo9700

he looks fine, i did a 100% water change saturday and then got them on sunday. all the nitrate,nitrite,amonia levels should be fine. i got them checked on sunday
all the other neons are fine. he ate about an hour or so ago.
i can't tell if hes bloated.

momo9700

now he's just laying on the ground. barely moves, i don't know whats wrong! is it just because i got him a few days ago?

angelfish220

are you sure that the 100 water change didnt send you into a mini cycle? Neons are very sensitive to water quality.

momo9700

i'm sure. none of the others are like this. this is also very sudden. i moved things around in the tank earlier. could this be the problem? and i had the water quality checked after the 100%water change. maybe i can run down to the store and get it checked now to prevent the other neons from dying?

momo9700

oh no, he stopped moving. it's too late for him. poor little bugger...this is my first fish thats died...

momo9700

i looked at him and the neon stripe just above his fins is a little white, but just the section above his fins. although it could just be the angle im looking at

momo9700

yes, he does have a little white spot above his fins(both sides) about where the neon stripe is. any idea what this is or how he got it?

lilsoccakid

is your tank cycled? if not, it was probably poisoning from ammonia if daily 25% water changes were done

momo9700

well, in about half an hour im bringing him to the pet store, maybe they know what it is. i'll bring a water sample too so they can check it. and hopefully they will give me a refund. it seemed fine about an hour ago....very sudden