Help My Fish Looks Awful, Eye Is Swollen And Scales Have Come Off

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Evening all

One of my fish looks dreadfull. His eye is swollen, a couple of weeks ago some scales came off his nose leaving behind a white patch. His belly looks like its turning black at the bottom and his fins look tatty. I dont know what sort of fish he is, he came in a pair (i rehomed them) and i dont know if he is male or female, all i can say is normally he is brilliant red and his partner is still normal.
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Please help, his eye looks really bad and i feel awful for him xxx
 
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

Has he knocked his scales off on ornaments in the tank, or throw digging.
Any cotton wool on the fish body or mouth.
Any signs of darting, erratic swimming, gasping, laboured breathing, excess mucas, flicking and rubbing.
Is his tummy bloated.
Are the eyes bulging out.
Any white specs behind the lens of the eye.
Do the eyes look cloudy.
Any redness around the eyes.
 
Size of tank in gallons or litres.
125 litres

How many fish and which type.
1 common plec
2 angel fish
2 kissing gouramis
5 neons
2 misc red fish (the ones with a problem)

Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
i have just fed them can i do a water test when theres fresh food in?

Has he knocked his scales off on ornaments in the tank, or throw digging.
havent seen him digging, was rubbing his head against his mate when the scales first came off but appears to have give up now

Any cotton wool on the fish body or mouth.
no but eye looks hazed over now and there are white patches appearing on his fins

Any signs of darting, erratic swimming, gasping, laboured breathing, excess mucas, flicking and rubbing.
just rubbing a week ago against his mate when scales first came off but nothing now

Is his tummy bloated.
not noticeable

Are the eyes bulging out.
yes and it looks very painful

Any white specs behind the lens of the eye.
eye is hazed over now

Do the eyes look cloudy.
yes

Any redness around the eyes.
not noticeable but he's a red fish
 
Unfortunately red died an hour ago :sad: I have removed him and done a small water change, approx 20%. Should i treat the water with anything incase it was contageous??
 
Bless Him. R.I.P.
Did look in a bad way.

Water changes on main tank for a few days.
It could of been columnaris.
 
cheers, al keep up the water changes and hopefully nothing else will happen, the angel fish were not impressed when i did the change though lol, dunno why they got so annoyed its red thats left alone now :sad:
 
Some fish don't like you messing around with the tank. Move things gently so you not disturbing them to much.
 

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