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bad news, i just found one of them dead ... 😣 <sigh>

(!) You know, now that I think about it , I do remember at one point, one of them was rubbing herself against the substrate. This only happened a couple times maybe 3-4 days ago. Could it indicate it is parasite (ich) afterall? I am looking at this chart: https://apifishcare.com/pdfs/products-us/melafix/api-diagnosing-&-treating-sick-fish-chart.pdf And the "subclinical parasitic infestation" seems to fit what is happening.

I've added Aquarium Salt yesterday evening, so far no change. If still no sign of improvement, how many more days should I wait before trying kanaplex or maracyn2? Thanks! 🙏

Here is a better picture. (taken just now Monday morning) Quick update: Since the water change and double dose of Seachem Prime since Friday evening, not seen any improvement :/ The Amazon delivery of Aquarium Salt is being delayed so I added API Stress Coat+ last night (double dose) last night hopefully that will help thanks for the info, yeah they were so super tiny it was hard to tell, looked like a leech or slug to me, about the size of a seasme, they were moving wicked fast

Hmmm so right now they are in the "quarantine" tank (planted with only snails and shrimps) and I just did a water change and I found something I have never seen before... they are fairly tiny size of a seasame, quite fast moving and looks like a slug? Are these known as "Rhabdocoela" flat worms?

okay i will try that, thank you. Will keep you guys posted. (Just ordered some aquarium salt, arriving in 2 days). RE parasites, i noticed there were traces amount of wiggly stringy worms when i was cleaning out the canister filter.

Sorry coz I am only using test strips but they are approximately: Nitrate - 0 or very close to 0 (less than 10 for sure) Nitrite - 0 or very close to 0 (less than 1 for sure) Chloride - 0 or very close to 0 (less than 0.8)

Thank you for the reply. Re your questions, no, no new fish nor plants within last 2 weeks. I never see the Killis interact with the Badis actually (1 male 2 females). One of the larger Killis do chase the others sometimes and so does our male Blue-Gold guppy those are the only aggressive behaviors I have observed. The tank size is 10G and we have the following: 4 Tetras; 3 adult Guppies + 2 babies; 3 Badis; 3 Celestial Danio; 2 Khuli Loaches; about 12 red crystal / blue bolt shrimps We have another small 3G planted tank with only baby shrimps and snails, for now, I have moved them over there just in case if it is due to aggression induced stress.

Water Parameters: pH (7.6) Nitrates (normal using test strip) Hardness (150ppm) Nitrite (normal using test strip) Ammonia (normal using test strip) KH/Buffer (120ppm) Water Temperature (76) I have had these guys (four total) for at least 3 months now. Recently about a week one of them started exhibiting clamped fin in the tail (I did not know what was happening). And couple days ago, another started exhibiting the same.I have not noticed any signs of ich (white spots) or velvet (rust like) so I guess it is stress?Everybody else seems to be doing okay, crystal shrimps, guppies, badis, celestial danio... I checked the water (API liquid test kit) and params seem within normal ranges. Have not introduced anything new to the tank. The water quality is very clear, not cloudy at all. I cleaned the canister filter yesterday and it was dirty.Has this happened to everyone else and what did you do to help your fish? PS. Should I try using API Stress Coat+, Melafix or Aquarium Salt? Thanks,