Help! Ill Rummy! (with Pic)

i just woke up this morning and my rummy nose tetra had a massive white patch near his tail.

the tail is usually stripy, but it is very pale.

a possible reason it could be a bacterial infection/fungus is that i put a dying siamese fighter in who died in the tank (my sister told me to put it in and i really didnt want to, but they were saying i was cruel for leaving it in its own tank)


heres the pic


oh yes i know the tail is ripped in half - it was like that since i got it and i think it has been repairing itself .

ive had the fish for about a month so its not recently added

all the other fish SEEM fine..

please help me someone, nobody has replied in the 4 hours since i posted ..

its not looking good, and i dont want it to kill my others

It does appear to be a bacterial problem, although rummynose are usually the first to show signs of illness when there is a water quality issue, so you may want to check that.
I would personally isolated the fish and start treating with something like Myxazin or a similar broad spectrum treatment

OK, you need to give us a little more info.

I know this might seem like a pain to fill all this in, but it would help to give a better picture - so if you can fill in what you can that would be great:

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...rgency-Section/

1. Water parameters. (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, PH, temp', Hardness etc)
2. A full description of the fishes symptoms.
3. How often you do water changes and how much.
4. Any chemicals and treatments you add to the water.
5. What tank mates are in the tank.
6. Tank size.
7. Finally Have you recently added any new fish?

You may cut and paste the template below and submit in your post:

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Tank size:
pH:
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp:

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):

Volume and Frequency of water changes:

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:

Tank inhabitants:

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):

Exposure to chemicals:

Digital photo (include if possible):

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Also, how long have you had this fish?

Tank Age (How long the tank has been up and running)

It does indeed look fungal - in which case Melafix would help.

Size of tank in gallons.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
The white patch is it bleached out or fluffy looking.
Any signs of flicking and rubbing against objects in the tank.