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03-19-2005, 11:40 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mineola, Long island, NY,New_York
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 |  Sick Cichlids
I have a 55 gal tank of chiclids, one of them died a few weeks ago. His belly was swolen for about 3 days and his mouth was white not to mention he was coughing out a white substance. Well he is dead now and I am thinking another one of my fish has what ever he had. The other fish was one of the dominant ones now his mouth opens and closes alot like he is breathing hard and he sits under a rock all day and gets chased around by one of the little fish which is odd seeing that he was one of the tuff guys | 
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03-19-2005, 12:08 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 41
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Sick Cichlids
I don't know much about cichlids particularly, but some things to check would be pH (they like about 8 right?), and nitrates - sometimes they can build up in the water to levels that stress the fish.
Meantime, hopefully someone else can pick up here, as that is about all I have...sorry... 
How long have you had the fish and what is your setup? (you can enter setup info under your profile in the signature section and it will show with each post) Thanks... _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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03-20-2005, 11:33 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
| Re: Sick Cichlids
I would consider treating the whole tank with a broad spectrum antibiotic like sulfamethoxazole. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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