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    Neon's weird swimming rituals

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    I've noticed about 2 of my neons swimming in a funny and jerky manner almost vertically and facing downwards. I guess they must be sick because I notice one of them seems quite bloated. Anyone know what's happening? Is it the famed neon tetra disease??

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    probably internal bacteria.

    or swim bladder disease.

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    It's most likely to be like what Loupgarou said.

    Usually, it's due to bad water or bad food.

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    did you feed them dried bloodworms? I notice some of my fishes do that (as if trying to swim with a float) after eating air-filled dried bloodworms.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Yah Choy, that rings a bell.

    I remember my cardinal did that when they gorge themselves with the freeze dried food. But not exactly in a verticle position. They seemed to be trying to swim downwards at a 45° angle when their body seemed to be floating upwards.

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    precisely, like riding on a merry-go-round horse
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    I know when I kept goldfish a long time ago, feeding them lots of dry pellets causes some swimming difficulty prob when they gorge and the pellets expand in their stomach?

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    neon tetra disease (ntd) is quite recognised by necrotised flesh near the tail
    is there a patch of blackened or blistered flesh near the tail?

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    Thanks guys for the responses. From what you guys said, I guess my dad may have overfed those fellas. That's the most possible reason now since I don't see any physical abnormalities which suggest any neon tetra diseases. I will keep on monitoring.

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