Sick demasoni

bardin30

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Have this one fish in my tank that had been hiding for a couple of days. I captured my other fish to move to a larger tank over the past few days and he was the last fish in there cause he wouldn't come out for me to trap him. His symptoms are: He won't eat, is very lethargic and sits at the bottom of the tank now. He was rotating his body in a barrel roll for a couple of minutes last night otherwise not swimming well. He looks to be bloated, not puffed out stomach, just a lot fatter throughout his body than normal. His eyes are cloudy and really his whole body looks cloudy and dull.

The tank is a 65 Gal. Occupants are(were) him, 2 2" yellow labs, 2 other 3" mumbas and a couple of <4" placos. Parameters are Nitrite/Ammonia 0, Nitrate <20ppm, ph 7.8, 79deg. The tanks has been set up for a few years. The fish behaved well, very little aggression, some chasing, but they haven't seemed stressed and the rest of the fish are doing well in the new tank with none of the symptoms. He was the most agressive fish. Have only feed them flakes.

Attaching some photos, but they don't really show much as the dullness and cloudy state don't come though well. Any ideas? Let me know if I need to post any other info.

Thanks...

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Sounds/looks like bloat - his odds are limited - here is, IMO, one of the best discussions regarding bloat - http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/malawi_bloat.php -

As the article states, it is one of the most common ailments to affect mbuna, although other fish get it too. I have had a few fish that have had bloat in the past, and I have used Clout, as the article suggests. The problem is that once symptoms are so pronounced, it is usually too late. Good luck and I am sorry you are dealing with this.
 
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