EricDRubin
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Ok so I had 5 serpae tetra a year ago. Since then 2 have died (several months apart... last one was 6 months ago). When they died they both showed the same symptoms in their final week(s). Now, a 3rd serpae is looking the same.
Basically they lose their vibrant dark orange color and deep black find. Their face and mouth looks, for lack of a better term.... ragged.
Is this just the fish aging and in its final days or is this a sickness? It only effects 1 serpae at a time and months pass before another falls. Just trying to figure if something is wrong or it's the natural profession of life. The fish are about a year and a half old.
I attacked photos of the last one that died (sunk on the bottom) as well as photos of the current one looking ragged. Still eating and swimming at least but every day swimming looks more exhausting.
Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20 ppm. Water temp 77.9 to 78.3 degrees.
Basically they lose their vibrant dark orange color and deep black find. Their face and mouth looks, for lack of a better term.... ragged.
Is this just the fish aging and in its final days or is this a sickness? It only effects 1 serpae at a time and months pass before another falls. Just trying to figure if something is wrong or it's the natural profession of life. The fish are about a year and a half old.
I attacked photos of the last one that died (sunk on the bottom) as well as photos of the current one looking ragged. Still eating and swimming at least but every day swimming looks more exhausting.
Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20 ppm. Water temp 77.9 to 78.3 degrees.