Disease Neon tetras are occasionally afflicted by the so-called "neon tetra disease" (NTD) or pleistophora disease, a sporozoan disease caused by Pleistophora hyphessobryconis. Despite being a well-known condition, it is generally incurable and often fatal to the fish. However this disease is also generally preventable. The disease cycle begins when microsporidian parasite spores enter the fish after it consumes infected material, such as the bodies of a dead fish, or live food such as tubifex, which may serve as intermediate hosts. The disease is most likely passed by newly acquired fish that have not been quarantined.
disease neon tetras are occasionally afflicted by the so-called "neon tetra disease" (ntd) or pleistophora disease a sporozoan disease caused by pleistophora hyphessobryconis despite being a well-known condition it is generally incurable and often fatal to the fish however this disease is also generally preventable the disease cycle begins when microsporidian parasite spores enter the fish after it consumes infected material such as the bodies of a dead fish or live food such as tubifex which may serve as intermediate hosts the disease is most likely passed by newly acquired fish that have not been quarantined