african cichilds are dying!!

Question
For the past two weeks my african cichilds have been dying off. This is the third one that has died so far. I notice that they just sit in the bottom of the tank breathing extremely fast and im not sure what to do right now my albino african cichlid is sitting at the bottom of the tank. Im lifting him up for air but the minute he gets out of my net he just sinks down....he does not want to eat at all and i dont know what to do please help

Answer
Hi Luis,
  Is one of the other fish chasing the smaller fish incessantly?   Also, have you been doing regular weekly water changes?  You should be changing 25% of the water once a week, every week, to keep your fish happy and healthy.

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