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Question
MY FISH IS BLOATED UNDER HIS MOUTH IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS SOMETHING IN HIS MOUTH HE'S NOT EATING ANYTHING IN DAYS CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM

Answer
Hi Jim,
  Is your fish a mouthbrooding cichlid?  If so, it is likely a she, and she has a mouthful of eggs. She will not eat as long as she has the eggs in her mouth (which could be 3 weeks)!

-- Ron
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