Just returned home from school to find my african cichlid (p. elongatus) with a very enlarged abdomen and swimming very awkwardly. Not on his side but just a very choppy motion instead of that smooth undulating motion. He also eventually just lets himself sink to the bottom and plops down. Breathing heavy as well. He does however still have an appetite and choppily makes his way to the the top to eat when I put food in. Water parameters are normal and the many other fish in my tank are fine.
I put some anti parasitic food in there right now but none of the fish really hold onto it as I normally don't feed them for a couple days when I want to feed them medicated food so they are hungry enough to eat it even though it isn't as tastey as NLS.
My medical tank has been stagnant for the time I was at school and is therefore not functional atm.
What could this be and what should I be doing? Not bloat right? Thanks in advance!
I put some anti parasitic food in there right now but none of the fish really hold onto it as I normally don't feed them for a couple days when I want to feed them medicated food so they are hungry enough to eat it even though it isn't as tastey as NLS.
My medical tank has been stagnant for the time I was at school and is therefore not functional atm.
What could this be and what should I be doing? Not bloat right? Thanks in advance!