Black Skirt Tetra Fin Rot
The fish is suffering from a combination of a disease called fin tail rot as can be seen by the ragged fin and cysts which are the bubble like growths on the fish.
Black skirt tetra fin rot. The most common bacterial disease is fin rot. A parasitic infection marked by white spots all over the fish ich can be fatal. The poor water condition invites the bacteria.
Fin rot on tetra. I posted about the fin rot on the general freshwater questions a couple weeks ago but it s not getting better. By krissilver 6 years ago on general freshwater questions.
If you plan on keeping a large group of black skirt tetras or creating a community tank with multiple species larger tanks are always. A bacterial infection may cause this tail and fin rot in susceptible fish those who are bullied or injured by fin nipping tank mates especially in aquariums with poor conditions. This should be enough for a small group of fish to swim comfortably.
I have a long finned black skirt tetra that has pinkish tumors on it s anal fin these look like eggs or pinkish bubbles and the anal fin seems to be ragged in this area. The tetras lose appetite and they like to spend the day in the bottom of the tank. By jenny4wheel 5 years ago on tropical fish.
I cannot figure out what it is or how to treat it. It spent most of the time either drifting around at the top and a few days before it died it seems careless flopping around lazily and drifting with the current of the filter. I have 4 black skirt tetras which are usually pretty chilled and always swim across the tank in a group.
Ragged tail fin physical behavioral signs symptoms. Ich in particular is dangerous for black skirt tetras. It can be tail rot dropsy or the red pest.
If possible though go for a 20 gallon tank for good measure. A progressive deterioration of the tail and or fins. The other disease is bacteria disease.
The symptoms are the rotting fins. The recommended tank size for black skirt tetras is a minimum of 15 gallons. I noticed his tetra s have this black stuff around their mouth.
We have 8 long finned black skirt tetras and 8 rosy finned tetras. Did my black skirt tetra die from fin rot. He has about 8 black skirt tetras and only 2 are showing signs of this.
Fins become frayed or their color may fade. To me it looks stressed. Did my black skirt tetra die from fin rot.
If you do not meet the above expectations your black skirt tetras are more susceptible to bacterial fungal and parasitic diseases such as dropsy fin rot fish fungus and ich. I couldn t find a camera but managed to find a picture online that perfectly shows exactly what my dad s fish look like.
