Need help beaten up and lost balance marble convict

Sonnyngo

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Hi i recently purchased a ne convict cichlid he was attacked by a jaguar cichlid he is unable to swim on hus own i put him in my growout tank in a breeder box i dirrctly put melafix on him here is a pic

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Cedric.Davinci

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Im not an expert by any means but that looks more serious than something melafix can cure. He might have internal damage/bad external if you're saying he can't swim on his own.
 

convict360

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He looks like a goner if im being honest, clean water is your best bet; though there are a few guys on here that might have better answers!
 

tanyaelec11

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ive had a few " oops" ( my one fish is a bit tempermental and only likes sub dominant fish ) Ive put the beat up fish in a hospital tank and treated the water with 1 tsp per gallon and an extra airstone. 10 % waterchange everyday if the fish does not right itself within 5 days there is most likely eternal damage. Epsom salt in the hospital tank may also help any kind of eternal damage such as the swim bladder.
 
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