Guppy with protruding lump

Guppymai

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Hello,

I’m afraid my favourite guppy has become quite ill. I’m fairly certain at this point that it’s probably fatal, as it has gotten a lot worse over the past 8 hours. I’m wondering what might be the issue so I could potentially save the other guppies in my tank. I’ve attached photos - I took her out of the tank to stop it from spreading.

Last week I lost 2 other female guppies, also with slightly protruding vents, but nothing as severe as this. They seemed to have slightly protruding scales - as does this guppy.
 

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Forgot to mention that the water is green as I treated the tank with Sera Omnipur when I noticed she was lethargic. Parameters are all within a good range, perhaps general hardness is a little too high. The tank has been cycling since March of this year
 
Agreed, this does look like dropsy but wouldn’t want to assume as I’m no expert.
This article has some good information, perhaps have a read and compare it to what’s happening to your guppy
 

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