One more disease
Well, the ick treatment worked. About 4 neons had it and then the two danios, but for about 5 days everyone seems pretty healthy. Given the lifecycle of ick I think that they are in the clear, at least for that.
Unfortunately, I noticed that one of the neons was hanging back and not swimming with the others. On closer inspection I noticed that a little bit of blue stripe was dull and I could see a pale wedge shape on its abdomen on one side. Looking up the symptoms on the internet I decided that my initial thought was right: neon disease, or false neon disease. Both are bacterial infections, with neon disease being untreatable, fatal, and highly contagious. Much to my dismay, I had to take out the sick fish and euthanize it before it spread. I will be watching closely to see if the others show any signs of this yucky disease.
RIP little guy.
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