Help! 6 yr old Oscar is sitting on the bottom, not eating and bloated.

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ScottyNorq

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She started acting weird a few days ago. I did my regular water change yesterday (about 60 % every two weeks). She is in a 72 gallon bowfront. Se is about a foot long. She is just sitting on the bottom and looks bloated. Im testing the water now. Any help would be appreciated.
 

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Water is 76 degrees, Nitrate is 20, and ph is 7.6 and ammonia is 0.
 

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what have you fed it recently? is it the only one in tank? acting weird in anyother ways, such as gasping look?
 

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I feed her new life spectrum jumbo fish formula. She is by her self in the tank. She doesn't seem to be gasping anymore than usual.
 

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not sure this one is out of my experiences then. I've seen oscars fed fish, and somtimes it would get stuck in the mouth and sit at the bottom of the tank for days. hopefully some others could help out.
 

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bump. Anyone have any suggestions?
 

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Id do some daily water changes of around 40-50% just to be preventative in nature. Any idea of the age?
 
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