Is this bloat?

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Dmc08

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May 27, 2015
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Hi,
Healthy established 4 year 55 gal
4 cichlids. Fed beefheart, pellets, bloodworms.
Jewel was half this size 2 days ago. In sick tank now.

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Although beefheart was once considered great protein, it has been established that fish have a very hard time digesting that kind of mammalian protein, which can lead to blockages and liver damage.
Simply leaving mammal meat out of the fishes diet may help improve your fishes health, that is unless the damage is too far gone.
Adding Epsom salt to the hospital tank, may also help purge its gut.
 
Considering how big the fish's gut is, I would do an epsom salt treatment, per Duanes' suggestion, in the tank that it is in. Feeding the fish will only make it bigger.
 
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