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Thanks for the reply - i had not considered that it could all be
bacterial

I am going to remove the upside down catfish and treat elsewhere as it
is now the only sick fish left alive.
It now has a yellow dusting on its flanks as well as the spots - i am
at aloss really with so many different symptoms all at once.

By the way the zero nitrates is indeed a mistake, they are about
30ppm.
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You can bring in parasites on new aquarium plants. Did you happen to buy a
new plant?
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