Cory Rabauti - Dead Within 24 Hours - What Happened?

[bobpatel]

Hi

I went to the local aquatic shop and asked them for a scavenger, bottom feeder. I was told that the cory rabauti was a ideal fish, can live alone or part of a group and will get along with other fishes. So I bought one took it home and slowly introduced him, the correct way, into the tank. This was Friday evening and on Saturday night I received a text from my wife to say that the cory was upside down, bleeding from the gills and that the other fish was poking around it. So what could have happened?? I haven't been back to the shop yet for some answers, I thought i'd ask the experts (thats you lot!!)

Water Stats 0 - ammonia, 0 - Nitrite, 0.5 - Nitrate, 7.1 - ph, Temp - 28c

Fish - 1 female guppy, 4 neon tetra, 2 platties, 10 guppy babies and 5 mollie babies (both in seperate breeding traps)

 

[WILDER]

You have a nitrite readings thats why, corys are very sensitive to water quality, and bad water water can damage and burn the gills, i would do an immediate water change.
How many gallons or litres is the tank.
Sorry missed the first 0
so not bad water quality, red bleedings gills can be gill flukes, or a bacterial infection, watch for signs of other fish flicking and rubbing, sorry for your loss. R.I.P.
http/www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/hdgilld.htm

 

[geo7x]

plus corys are not happy being on their own, it is debatable what the min group size is but most people say 3 or 4 minimum.