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They are very pretty and very unique. I guess they were hungry.

Plecos poop a ton, I have two plecos and they both decorate the tank with long strands of poop. Plecos do need a big tank, what size is your in? Extra filtration will help, weekly water changes/cleaning should be done but other then that don't worry about it, it's what plecos are known for, LOL.

Right now, I would keep the water extremely clean with plenty of water changes. You can add some Melafix and Primafix, you could also go with a stronger antibiotic but if it is the swim bladder it's very hard to cure. I would use Paragon II by Aquatronics. Do you have a quarantine tank? If so I...

What are your water parameters? Fish will hang at the surface if ammonia is present in the water. What are the rest of your fish in the tank? Gouramies can be aggressive. It sounds like some sort of contamination. I agree, it does sound to sudden for an illness to break out. I would keep doing...

Do you have any pics? Is it fuzzy at all? It could be a fungus.

Female bettas are aggressive and should not be housed with tropical fish. That might work but I wouldn't add anything else.

I would assume it was the betta. They should not be housed with guppies, bettas are to aggressive for most tropical fish, especially guppies. They will nip the fins. I would get the betta or the guppy fry out of there before he eats them all. They are not compatible. He will eventually eat the...