Poorly and swollen ember tetra

[Catfish586]

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 (will do asap) but I'd be grateful for any diagnosis or suggestions. Thanks.

 

[BanjoFish]

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 (will do asap) but I'd be grateful for any diagnosis or suggestions. Thanks.

https://studio.youtube.com/video/kcpcFear8u4/edit

Wouldn't let me see the video. (ipad).

 

[Catfish586]

should work now

 

[BanjoFish]

How old is the Ember?

Have owned mine for 7 days tomorrow.

 

[Catfish586]

How old is the Ember?

Have owned mine for 7 days tomorrow.

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.

 

[MattW]

Hiya , I had the exact problem in 2023. My tetra did not survive sadly. I did forget to post the postmortem pics, but it ended up being fluid retention after all. The cause is still unknown to me sadly.

thread - https://www.fishforums.net/threads/balloon-ember-tetra.487399/#post-4261168

 

[Catfish586]

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.

 

[MattW]

Could do with Colin here for this one. Personally I think this may be past medicating. My ember never got those spots however. That may be because it didn’t reach that stage before I euthanised it.