Blub

Hi guys

So a few months ago, I decided to buy myself some Dwarf Neon Rainbowfishes. Great fish! However, their numbers declined rapidly. Some of them appeared 'bruised', pale and sickly. Puzzled, I bought 2 more to replenish the passed fish. They snuffed it... So a few days ago I bought 2 more. Guess what? One was sickly. I noticed that she couldn't spread her tail to the full extent the healthy ones can!

So, I reasoned that these fish must be being inbred and some of them had slight deformities that made swimming difficult for them, and they cannot keep up with the rest of the school.

So, when buying these fish, PLEASE BE CAREFUL!

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pinkfloydpuffer

I like the drawing

jgon_

I've had 5 of them for months, no signs of ill health, guess it depends on the LFS' wholesaler. These fish have great personalities.

Phinny12

I got several Glo-Tetras and that same thing happened..some looked so tiny and "bent" and they passed.. I have two now ..One is HUGE and the other is normal size.

Steve420

I agree with Blub...

I picked up (6) Dwarf Neon Rainbows quite some time ago (like 6-8 months back). All (6) were happy and healthy and very active up until about 8 weeks ago when it appeared 1 became infected with some sort of Gill Disease and passed on.

Now about 8 weeks later, I see a second (and possibly a 3rd) displaying some of the same symptoms. Breathing hard (large gulps of air) and hiding behind my HOB filter and staying close to the surface.

I'm hoping I just got a bad batch because these are awesome fish. I love the look of all rainbows, but i'm now sketchy whether or not I should replace them

sirdarksol

It likely depends on the supplier. The same thing is happening with most neon tetras. If you buy them from a chain like Petsmart, they're likely to be sick. However, there are responsible breeders who are raising them fine.