hi,
My Blood Parrots have been disease-free for 5+ years until last week when my tank sprung a leak and I had to
move them in to a new tank urgently. I took as many precautions as possible by re-using the same filters (which I had kept wet etc.)
I kept the majority of the original tank water etc. and thought everything was going well.
Until this week when the smaller of the two developed a red raised area, about 5mm wide and 3-4mm high. It's red with a small
puff of white on the top. It's where the "nostril" is, for a better description. I assumed it was one of the Clown Loaches had bit
him maybe and it got infected, but I'm not sure now.
His entire right cheek looks inflamed. He's feeling a bit sorry for himself, but is still eating luckily for now. I've been using Myaxzin for the past few days but it's not gone down at all. I really don't know what it is, so it's difficult to treat it. I'll try to get a picture, but if anyone can help the little guy, I'd be forever grateful!!!
Tank size: 60G
pH: 7.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 100 (though has always been this high level since I had them, 8+ years ago)
kH: n/a
gH: n/a
tank temp: 77
Two Blood Parrots & 3 Clown Loaches
Forgot to mention I change 20% of the water every 2 weeks.
Have currently been using Myxazin for 5 days with no change.
My Blood Parrots have been disease-free for 5+ years until last week when my tank sprung a leak and I had to
move them in to a new tank urgently. I took as many precautions as possible by re-using the same filters (which I had kept wet etc.)
I kept the majority of the original tank water etc. and thought everything was going well.
Until this week when the smaller of the two developed a red raised area, about 5mm wide and 3-4mm high. It's red with a small
puff of white on the top. It's where the "nostril" is, for a better description. I assumed it was one of the Clown Loaches had bit
him maybe and it got infected, but I'm not sure now.
His entire right cheek looks inflamed. He's feeling a bit sorry for himself, but is still eating luckily for now. I've been using Myaxzin for the past few days but it's not gone down at all. I really don't know what it is, so it's difficult to treat it. I'll try to get a picture, but if anyone can help the little guy, I'd be forever grateful!!!
Tank size: 60G
pH: 7.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 100 (though has always been this high level since I had them, 8+ years ago)
kH: n/a
gH: n/a
tank temp: 77
Two Blood Parrots & 3 Clown Loaches
Forgot to mention I change 20% of the water every 2 weeks.
Have currently been using Myxazin for 5 days with no change.
its a horried virus, sadly there is no real cure, I had this with my texas cichlids. The best thing to do is feed as much garlic laced food as you can (add some garlic juice to a little tank water and soak their normal food in it before feeding), 3 times a week and soak other food in vitazin twice a week(made by waterlife, availavle on ebay). The garlic will help a little as it taints the blood and I found it helped with the lumps, the vitazin is full of vitamins to help boost his immune system to try and help fight the virus. The myaxazin will help with any bacterial infections that can occur as he will be weakened by this virus. Its normally species specific so chances are you other parrot is also carrying it. Do lots of water changes, make sure you do add dechlorinator as more lumps appear where there is any small cut or abrasion on the skin. If you can keep up his immune system while the virus runs its course he has a chance of getting through it, its a slim chance though. If any lumps have gone internal and attached to any organs he wont make it, sorry 
