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| Hey guys, I woke up this AM and went to feed the little guys. As always, all 3 came flying to the top and swimming around like maniacs chasing the food. Only thing is, one of the neons had faded color. The other 2 are vibrant, and all 3 are acting fine. I'm just concerned because last night, all 3 had vibrant colors and now 1 is faded/pale. I checked the levels. Everything's stable - pH is 7.6, ammonia 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, nitrates between 10-20 ppm (usually 10 ppm). Am I just overly worried? Update: It's been an hour since I fed them and his/her color is back now and vibrant like the other 2. A few minutes later, it faded a little again. Not as bad as when I woke up, but not vibrant either. Also, I didn't pay much notice at first, but I was reading other neon posts in this forum and now I'm wondering....the one with the faded color does have a decent sized white spot on the top back of his body closer to the tail. Could that be something as well?
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| A picture could really help... The only thing to do at this point: A partial water change of 25-50%. That usually saves the fish. Whenever it's early morning or in the middle of sleepy time, my neons have their color faded and they just lie on anything there... but after 5 mins the color really perks up. Same with the Red Cherry Shrimp.
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| I tried my best to get a pic. They saw the camera phone and started swimming around like crazy. It's very blurry/fuzzy, but it's the best I could do. I made sure to get a pic of the neon on the side the white spot is on. His color still seems ok, not great. The white spot is thowards the tail, where the blue ends, above the red. 
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| I've heard of Neon Tetra Disease that is somewhat incurable but I really am not sure because I never experienced it. Here's what I think the picture looks like: 
Is it where the circle is?
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| Yeah, exactly where the circle is. I did do a 25% water change, as you suggested.
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Someone whose tank I helped set up had a bout of neon tetra disease; it spread slowly through the school despite proactive measures such as frequent water changes and close monitoring of water conditions. Some of the affected fish lived for quite a while, several months, with the condition but were eventually found dead. I'd quarantine or euthanize the fish to prevent any possible transmission. ;<
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