Help with Anthias!

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Is he sick? He has a swollen stomach it looks like...



Sorry about the pics... Under his front pectoral fins, it's swollen. Any thoughts??

 

[nikki_kaiser]

If its abnormal and you know for sure it wasn't there before...sounds viral or bacterial.

 

[Beengirl]

Hard for me to see it from the picture, but I've heard that a bloated stomach can sometimes be worms. Did the bloating just appear real quickly? Any stringy stools hanging off of the fish?

 

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Yea it didn't appear real quick, it was gradual. It looked real bad last night, and he actually looks a LOT better today... I tried to catch him to QT him, but he's a quick one. I'm considering using Melafix in my main tank... Any thoughts?

 

[nikki_kaiser]

What's in it? I've never used it.

 

[Flaxon-Waxon]

Heres a link...

http://www.apifishcare.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=56