  We report the observation of low-lying collective charge and spin excitations
in the second Landau level at {\nu} = 2 + 1/3 and also for the very fragile
states at {\nu} = 2 + 2/5, 2 + 3/8 in inelastic light scattering experiments.
These modes exhibit a clear dependence on filling factor and temperature
substantiating the unique access to the characteristic neutral excitation
spectra of the incompressible FQHE states. A detailed mode analysis reveals low
energy modes at around 70 {\mu}eV and a sharp mode slightly below the Zeeman
energy interpreted as gap and spin wave excitation, respectively. The lowest
energy collective charge excitation spectrum at {\nu} = 2 + 1/3 exhibits
significant similarities and a universal scaling of the energies with its
cousin state in the lowest Landau level at {\nu} = 1/3 suggesting similar
underlying physics. The observed excitation spectra facilitate to distinguish
between theoretical descriptions of the nature of those FQHE states. A striking
polarization dependence in light scattering is discussed in the framework of
anisotropic electron phases that allow for the stabilization of nematic FQHE
states.
