parrot help

[jamesw]

parrot quick help PLEASE!

got some parrots chiclids about a week ago, they where fine the first couple of days but now i have noticed some black spots / fungus stuff. not sure what to do or what it is help please.

 

[Katie217]

could we see a picture of them? water paramaters? we need alot more information then that

 

[jamesw]

 

[jamesw]

NO3- = 70 - 100
NO2- = 1
GH = >6 ->10
KH = 6 -10
pH = 7.2 - 7.8

 

[JWright]

Both your nitrate and nitrite are high. A few small water changes should take care of that.

Frankly, most parrots are very weak fish as they are man-made hybrids. Most die before ever reaching the LFS, and the rest generally live much shorter lives compared to similar fish. They are very prone to illness, and poor water quality will quickly cause them to take ill.

 

[jamesw]

thats quite bad i kinda like them cos they are a very interactive fish, i hate the look of them but they are very funny too watch. ill get strate on to the water changes. wot other interactive fish can go with my current ones, the tigers dont seem nippy at all which is strage.

 

[JWright]

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