Milky fish

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  1. cmh

    cmh Plankton

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    The other day I brought 3 rummynose tetras home from the shop and placed them with my existing longfin zebra danios.

    3 days later, I noticed that one of the fish had a milky section about halfway along its body, and another had turned almost completely milky throughout. The third fish continued to be transparent. I euthanised the 2 infected ones as they were suffering.

    I am wondering what this could have been. Someone suggested mycobacteria (fish tb) but that is supposed to develop slowly, with hollow bellies and open sores. I am also suspecting Neon Tetra Disease which, I have heard, has milky areas that can grow.

    Can anyone settle this debate? Here are four photos

    Regular one:
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    The one with the milky section:
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    The one that was all milky:
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    cmh, Feb 9, 2008
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  2. ReefSparky

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    Is it just me? I can't see any photos. Just the little boxes with the red x's. ???
     
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  3. cmh

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    Sorry, just fixed that.
     
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