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Malawi cichlids

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Question
Hi , i have a fish that is breathing heavily and is not swimming around alot just resting on a rock . i was wondering if you no wats wrong . thanks alot . Corey

Answer
Hi Corey,
 If the fish is alone in the tank, I would suspect that you do not have enough oxygen in the water. Do you have an airstone in the tank?

 If the fish is not alone in the tank, I would strongly suspect that that fish is being chased by other fish.  Is that possible?

-- Ron C.  
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