Dropsy

[Gypsyv]

10 days ago I found that two of my male guppies had dropsy (1 was pineconing the other just very slightly raised scales on stomach area), I set up the Q tank and transferred it over and started treating with Interpet no9. At this point the water results for the main tank were
pH 7.2
Ammonia 0
NitrIte 0
NitrAte 10
GH 6
KH 4

Before and after a 70% water change.

Three days later one of them died, but the other one didn't seem to be getting any worse, continued treating as per instructions, then 4 days ago I found another suspect looking guppy so it was removed into the Q tank and I also did another large water change on the main tank and decided to treat the main tank as well as I hoped to prevent any more cases.

water results that night were
pH 7.2
Ammonia 0
NitrIte 0
NitrAte 5
GH 6
KH 4
and they have been consistantly at those levels since I completed my fishless cycle in october.

One of the Quarantined guppies died today and checking on the main tank I'm not 100% convinced that the four remaining adults are healthy (but maybe I'm just paranoid). The main tank recieved its 2nd dose of Interpet no9 tonight but now I'm wondering if I should maybe take the remaining guppies out and put them into the Q tank, but the Q tank is only 15L so not really big enough for them all (5 adult males including the one that definately has dropsy (now pineconing if I had clove oil I would euthanise it but I can't get any until tomorrow)

Sorry its so long

Nothing new has been added in the last month when I added the shrimp after their Q period

Short version: Should I risk leaving them where they are or should I give them an almost certain death sentence and put them in the Q tank? And does anyone have any idea how long it might take for symptoms to show up in my other fish?

48" X 15" X 18" (210 litres approx)
18 harlequins
4 BN plecs
1 Zebra danio
cherry/amano shrimp

Thanks in advance.

 

[WILDER]

Best to issolate a fish with dropsy as if the fish dies in the tank and the fish peck at the body is can spread that way as the bacteria from the fish can also enter the tank through the wounds.

 

[Gypsyv]

The fish that definately has dropsy is isolated, I'm just not sure about the remaining four adult males, sometimes I look and think there might be something but other times they look fine and they aren't showing any strange behaviour. (they are still eating and swimming normally).

So basically I wanted opinions on what to do with the remaining guppies, do I just wait and watch closely or give them a death sentence and put them in quarantine with the definately sick one?

 

[WILDER]

If there no sign of bloating I would leave them in the main tank.