jpcqw Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just looked in my tank and my neon is laying upside down floating at bottom of tank and breathing heavy!! so im guessing he's going to be dead soon. Problem is I have no idea why this has happened? tank has been set up for 6 months. I have 15 neon's a discus and 9 harlequin rasbora's. I also recently set up diy co2. any help?? Also never lost a fish in this tank since it was set-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Water tests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcqw Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 run out week ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 It's what neons Do. You've done brilliantly so far, 6 months is a good innings for a neon..they're weak and susceptible to Everything. If the others are all fine, I'd be marking it down as natural causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcqw Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Ok thanks!! All fish are swimming around happy so I think you are right. Bought neons at ******* 6-7 months ago for One dollar each, so there is a good chance that they are not the best quality. Edited February 13, 2013 by jpcqw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Be careful naming a business in a negative light....but id say natural causes to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcqw Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 As long as there not a sponsor haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Tooshay $1 is pretty darn good!!!!!! I myself always kill neons within like a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpcqw Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Haha. Yea I think they are abit fragile these days!! Might buy cardinals next time, heard they are alot hardier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Mmm dunno about that, ive heard cardinals are weak too. Depends on supplier and imho pet shops in general are not the best supplier. Some good breeders on here, even whole saler. Best of luck hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Ive had 3 Neons in a tiny tank that the boyfriend built for me and they have been there for well over 2 months and are doing fine. Tank has no filter but I do very regular water changes and they are loving it. =D And by tiny I mean 150mm x 60mm x 50mm. Edited February 13, 2013 by Daisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken-f Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 That doesn't sound nice at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_goby Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 My last ones just died after 7 years From my first tank in Oz. Buy some more water tests. All fish have different levels of immunity. Just because the others are "fine" doesn't mean that they really are. Give yourself some piece of mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gung-ho1900 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 If you just setup the diy co2 it could be the Co2 as it can suck out the oxygen out of the water if too much Co2 is released at once or left on over night, also would explain the panting from the neon. The only way to be sure that the co2 is too high in the tank is to have a co2 checker test kit, it should tell you if you have to much Co2 in the tank but most likely the neon was weak at the time and a change in the tank was too much for it to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
