Convict Cichlid has died and Im worried for the others

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Today my sister's cichlid died and we don't know why when we found it it was on the tank floor when we scooped it upped it seemed as it's stripes were pale, we checked for breathing and nothing. I don't know what happened please help I'm worried that the others may have the same fate.
 
Hi and welcome to the forum :)

How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?

What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the aquarium water?
What sort of filter is on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?

How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you use a gravel cleaner when you do a water change?
Do you dechlorinate the new water before adding it to the aquarium?

Any pictures of the dead fish and remaining live fish in the tank?
What other fish are in the tank?
What are the tank dimensions (length x width x height)?

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BASIC FIRST AID FOR FISH
Test the water for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH.

Wipe the inside of the glass down with a clean fish sponge. This removes the biofilm on the glass and the biofilm will contain lots of harmful bacteria, fungus, protozoans and various other microscopic life forms.

Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week or until the problem is identified. The water changes and gravel cleaning will reduce the number of disease organisms in the water and provide a cleaner environment for the fish to recover in.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.

Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it. Wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn. Cleaning the filter means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.

Increase surface turbulence/ aeration to maximise the dissolved oxygen in the water.

Post clear pictures and video of the fish so we can check them for diseases.
You can upload videos to YouTube, then copy & paste the link here.
 

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