I have two blood parrot fish and I’ve had them for probably seven years. One is not well and he has not been well for almost 2 months. He’s very pale in color, his gills and eyes look swollen, but he keeps hanging in there. We’ve done several water changes over the last couple weeks and he seems to get better or look better after a water change. during his life, he would get black lines along the outer part of his fins and sometimes his mouth would get black, but they would always disappear after a day or two. I thought it might be stress. He has no interest in eating, but he is interested in his surroundings. He hangs out in various places in the tank and seems to like to be near the other fish. Any ideas out there?
My beautiful blood parrot is so pale
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Does it normally swim with its head facing downwards?
Does it float up when it stops swimming?
Have you seen it poop and if yes, what did it look like?
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the water (in numbers)?
How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you gravel clean the substrate when you do a water change?
Do you dechlorinate the new water before adding it to the aquarium?
What sort of filter is in/ on the aquarium?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
Have you added any medications to the tank to treat the fish?
Does it float up when it stops swimming?
Have you seen it poop and if yes, what did it look like?
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the water (in numbers)?
How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you gravel clean the substrate when you do a water change?
Do you dechlorinate the new water before adding it to the aquarium?
What sort of filter is in/ on the aquarium?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
Have you added any medications to the tank to treat the fish?
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