my african cichald has a swollen...

Question
....belly what do i do? should if i by an antibiotic if so what kind? please help, i dont want him to die!

sherry
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Answer
Hi Sherry,
 Unfortunately that is a very tough one to treat.  Some people use things like Melafix and stuff like that. I have had little success with it.  If at all possible, soak your fish's food in the medication and get them to eat it.  That will put the medication inside the fish which is much more likely to be effective than just dumping it in the water.

-- Ron
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