blood red parrot fish help!

Wenzo0o0o0oo

Gambusia
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Jul 1, 2010
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hey y'all, i got a few blood red parrot fish and two king kong parrots... and some of them have holes in there head.. what should i do ... should i try taking out the carbon?.. i try some med. but doesn't seem to work.. LFS guy told me its never going to heal
 

brich999

Jack Dempsey
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Jul 3, 2010
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It will heal. Its called hole in the head disease or HITH. Do a couple water changes and add some salt. It can be healed usually but it is commonly caused by poor diet and/or poor water conditions. Have a water test kit on hand?
 

Wenzo0o0o0oo

Gambusia
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Jul 1, 2010
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usa
hey y'all, i got a few blood red parrot fish and two king kong parrots... and some of them have holes in there head.. what should i do ... should i try taking out the carbon?.. i try some med. but doesn't seem to work.. LFS guy told me its never going to healDSC_0524.JPG

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BigFinn

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Aug 22, 2012
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Go with the advice already given. water changes with salt. If you are only feeding mealworms that might be a problem too. you need to start feeding a high quality cichlid pellet. Do you have a test kit? Test the water and tell us the results.
 
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