Terrible, but I agree... Not to be cold, but maybe want to see if it's parasitic postmortem too... Hopefully none of the others are showing anything similar... Was he a new addition?
Are you sure it's not egg laden or constipated? Anyway, u can quarantine for a bit...or does he/she seem completely listless and/or distressed? It does look rather bad...but hate to euthanize and not be sure.... Sorry for the flip flop messages...and for the possible loss....
To update: A friend convinced me to try the pea trick with this tetra: thawing out frozen peas, smashing them, and feeding them to the whole tank so that it would eat some. I was absolutely convinced there was no way it would work, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. By the next day, the tetra was half the size it had been, and by the day after I couldn't even tell which tetra had been affected.
I'm astounded, honestly. I thought the poor thing was a goner.
Very happy for you...glad you didn't put it down...also, sorry for my first pst...I almost instantly felt off about it once I pressed submit... Well done...
I absolutely don't blame anyone for advising me to put him down. I honestly thought I was wasting my time attempting the peas and felt bad for even trying. I can't believe the fish bounced back from that.
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