Sick convict?

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I picked up a used tank and fish yesterday. I'm going to be using the tank for mbuna, but the tank came with a 4" convict who seems to be out of sorts. He hangs out in the bottom of the tank and always seems to be pointing down at the gravel. Is he sick or is there something else wrong? Swim bladder?

The tank is established with good water parameters. All other fish seem to be doing well.
 
what kind of fish is he with, and what size tank is he in. I would do a 25% water change and see how he reacts, check your chemical levels and look at your PH. However, its most likely that he's just stressed from the move, just give him some time to adjust, convicts are pretty hardy. my friend kept one for like 4 months with out the filter on or feeding
 
He was in a 55 with 2 4" silver dollars. His new home is more crowded in a 29g with 3 4" silver dollars, 4" angelfish, 2" cory, 6" pleco. It has new, treated water, but both filters are established (Penguin 170, AC70).
 
The pleco was sucking on him this morning and I found one of my silver dollars stiff at the bottom of the tank. Both were alive, but barely. :( I put them in the freezer a few minutes ago after doing a 10g water change. The previous owner said that the silver dollars were 9 years old. The convict was 3, I believe.
 
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