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Update: the poor fish is now lying down and doesn't look at all well.

it's isolated in the sense that I didn't want other fish eating it if it died, thus spreading infection that way. I was actually advised against setting up a quarantine tank by my local aquarists on grounds that whatever the disease is it will already be in the whole aquarium, and that isolating...

Yes I'd started to fear it was the dreaded NTD: partly the reason I isolated the fish. I've been feeding a mix of food flakes, micro granules and occasional frozen bloodworm or freeze dried daphnia, with occasional cucumber or brocolli mainly for the plec. It's a 100L tank and I change 20-30L...

But what with? I don't know what the problem is. I've tried an anti- internal bacterial meds and I don't think it's caused by a treatable parasite judging from the symptoms.

The second death did - also some dropsy. The first was out of the blue and seemed to have a slightly curved spine after death, but I'd not noticed that before. There's clearly been some sort of outbreak so I'm hoping this is the end of it

This poor cardinal tetra has had some sort of white lump on its tail recently and has started swimming erratically. I checked parameters: no issues. I treated the tank with anti-internal bacteria because I've already had two deaths. I isolated the fish because I didn't want the others eating it...

Following my poorly ember tetra (see thread below) now a cardinal tetra has developed a strange white lump on its tail, which makes me fear I'm on the verge of an outbreak. Could it be some sort of parasite? Ideas welcome

The fish seems to be getting worse - as per new video, it now has clearly slightly protruding white spots to the body, one on one side and two to the other. Is this ich, perhaps with some bacterial infection also? I'm going to quarantine so would appreciate any help with treatment.

I'm not entirely sure because I've bought in two batches. It's one of the largest so I'd suspect the first batch, which was purchased two years ago.

should work now

I recently lost a very mature cardinal tetra although I don't this this is related, but now an ember tetra is hovering near the top of the tank, looks swollen in general and expecially to one side, and possibly a bit whiter around the chest area. There's a video here. I haven't tested levels yet...

Done, thanks all

hi all and sorry for the delay - here's a clip of the tetra, clearly struggling. I do have Interpet anti-internal bacteria but I don't think that is suitable here? I live quite near a Pets At Home store who may have other medicines and am happy to try anything.

Little chap has been showing signs of this for a week or two now but it's more marked this week - swimming at a 45 degree angle, head up, tail down, seems to be struggling too. I've not fed for a couple of days apart from blanched peas, but they're on the floor of the tank uneaten. If it's not...

it's a 100L Aqua Nano which is D40 x W60 x H47 cm - so only 2 foot long.