sorry jed!!! Sucks losing cichla..when they know ur weak its over johnny, it over..The TRUST;1027215; said:Had this guy for over almost 2 years. He was a good eater at first then all of a sudden he started getting really picky and wouldn't eat very much. Went down hill from there. Started getting thinner and started to swim funny. One day the rest of the fish in the tank decided that his swim was "weird" and decided to put him out of his misery sooner.