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hi everyone

i think i have a bit of an issue in my tank

i know my tank is seriously overstocked and i'm working on reducing numbers (had to 'rescue' some critters, just need to find some new homes for them now) here is what's in my tank currently

9 leopard danios
5 zebra danios
5 cloud minnows
6 neon tetras
3 red platys
2 baby mickey mouse platys
1 swordtail
2 dwarf suckermouth catfish
4 false SAE's
1 silver shark
1 rummy nose tetra

i have 2 eheim 2012 filters in tank and currently do a 40% water change 2 times a week.

tested my water this morning (after discovering the pleco)
amonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 20-30
came down this morning and had a check in the tank and found my 2 inch pleco dead (not sure what sort of pleco it is but lfs said it was fine for a tank my size)
checked him over and he looked a little slimey?
carried out a water changed and then watched all the other fish very carefully and i think i can see 2 little white dots on one of the suckermouths so i am slowly raising the temp of the tank (which is usually 25c) to 30-31c

does anyone have any advice on what else i can do to help my fish out? is it worth getting meds and if so what is the best meds to use with my catfish?

oops forgot to mention that my tank is 162 ish litres,

i feed every other day with a treat maybe about ones a week,

i use seachem prime to remove chlorine etc and put this into the water before i add to the tank

Buy a bottle of white spot remover

A.Collins