would peas from a can do ????????????????????????
cooked of course

I never tried peas from a can before but if they are cooked and you peel the skins off then I cant see a problem. Just make sure they are not mushy peas. My goldfish gets constipated quite regularly and he swims sideways. Not quite as pronounced as your lab but it might be worth a try the poor thing but peas seem to do the trick. Hopefully you will be able to get him to eat them for you. good luck.

I havent watched the vid. but it sounds like swimbladder problems.
Do you feed floating foods? If you do Some times fish can suck in air at the surface as they are eating. Greedy feeders will suffer from sucking in a lot of air.
If you have a quarantine tank place the fish in it and lower the water lever to 5-6". This will take some of the pressure off and he should be less stressed. I have heared an increase in temp. can help although i dont understand why. Dose anyone here know how this can help?
Adding salt could be another option but i dont know how tolerant cichlids are of salt.

Darren.

tried the swim bladder treatment yesterday seemed to do the trick but my male blue cobalt was trying to eat the lab yesterday evening this morning he was dead

why does this happen