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I have come back after about 4 days of being away. my paradis fish had a laceration on his side..so i moved him from the cichlid tank to a community tank.. melafixed.. so the wound would heal...now i come back.. and the wound has developed into an ulcer...almost like a hole! and he is barely alive. swimming up to get air here n there.. and his scales are slightly protruded.. and he seems slightly bloated around the rib area. What is wrong what will treat that i can buy at wal mart?

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

Your trop has developed a skin ulcer along with the beginnings of Dropsy...

I usually tell hobbyists to destroy the fish but if you want to try you'll have to dose Gentamycin or Erythromycin along with the Melafix.

Don't waste any time in treating.

--garyroland.