Spotted Raphael Catfish Dead!

[Dred]

Hi
I'm really upset, I've just found my beautiful spotted raphael catfish dead at the bottom of the tank. I had had a problem with some of my female swordfish, one was emaciated and we lost one to dropsy, also spotted white string poo.

So decided to dose tank with Interpet 9 - anit internal bacteria. I let my husband read the pack and he didn't notice it said " do not use with Mormyrids". I presume that my catfish was a Mormyrid. I am now worried about my corries, are these also Mormyrids?

Thanks.

 

[WILDER]

Sure it was dropsy and not bloating due to internal parasites, as I think with one being thin and fish pooing long stringy white poo that they have internal parasites.

 

[CathyG]

My understanding is that those cautions refer to fish such as Black Ghost Knife, Elephant Nose Fish, and Clown Knife etc, basically fish that emit small electrical fields.

The Raphael is a member of the Doradidae family, so AFAIK should not be affected.