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Symptoms:

Fish die without any obvious signs apart from small puncture wounds.
Cause:

Freshwater beetles. The adults and larvae of some freshwater beetles can kill fish as large as themselves by sucking the juices from the victim’s body.
Treatment:

There is no direct remedy other than emptying and disinfecting your aquarium in order to eradicate any beetles.
 
 
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