I recently noticed that some of my tetras have a orange tint on the tip of the fins and a little bit on the body. It looks like the orange algae that i have seen on the gravel and filter. The water/filtration/temp are all okay and normal. Idk if the orange stuff on them is something i have to worry about or not. Could someone shine a light on this for me? All the fish are acting fine.
orange tint on tetras-little concerned since it's new
- Thread starter jackiesoba
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I was able to take a pic of the fish with the most orange on him. he never had it on him before! and im not sure what kind he is but he is just supposed to be silverish gray with a black spot on his tail.
I just have red tipped tetras, neon tetras, rummy nose tetras, and two groups of silver tetras im not sure what they are. the orange stuff is mainly on the silver tetras! and i have a beta, molly, and 3 guppies. plus some catfish and the orange stuff is on the catfish a little too. is the food maybe giving them an orange tint? i use tetra mini flakes and shrimp pellots.
Do you have some non-thumbnail sized pictures available? Can't really see anything with pictures so small.
Have you seen any behavior changes in them in addition to the color change? Is the orange sticking out from the fish, or does it look more like the fish is wearing makeup?
Looking at the guide here are a couple diseases that may match:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...isease-Guide&p=2261715&viewfull=1#post2261715
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...isease-Guide&p=2261933&viewfull=1#post2261933
If you haven't looked at the guide, you may want to read through it and see what matches better.
Looking at the guide here are a couple diseases that may match:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...isease-Guide&p=2261715&viewfull=1#post2261715
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...isease-Guide&p=2261933&viewfull=1#post2261933
If you haven't looked at the guide, you may want to read through it and see what matches better.
hmm...i'm not sure it's any of those. All my fish are acting normal. I did just move all my fish to a 20 gallon and i just now got the water to be super clear but it wasn't even bad before. but thank you ill try and find some more info! 