Help my blood parrot is sick

[Wild Blue]

my blood parrot color has turned whitish and its laying on the bottom not moving does any one know what could be wrong?.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Well, yeah, it sounds sick.

You're gonna have to provide a lot more info than that. There's a list of questions sticky on this section about tank size, setup, tankmates, etc. you should answer.

 

[Chrisplosion]

Have you checked the water parameters?

 

[Lupin]

Please copy and paste the form below into your new reply. Provide answers after each question. The more details, the better to diagnose the situation.

1. Size of tank?

2. a. Ammonia?
b. Nitrite?
c. Nitrate?
d. pH, KH and GH?

3. Temperature?

4. FW (fresh water) or BW (brackish)?

5. How long the aquarium has been set up?

6. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?

7. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?

8. a. Any live plants? Fake plants?
b. Sand, gravel, barebottom?
c. Rocks, woods, fancy decors? Any hollow decors?

9. a. Filtration?
b. Heater?

10. a. Lighting schedule? What lights are used?
b. Any sunlight exposure? How long?

11. a. Water change schedule?
b. Volume of water changed?
c. Frequency of gravel/sand (if any) vacuumed?

12. Foods?
How often are they fed?

13. a. Any abnormal signs/symptoms?
b. Appearance of poop?
c. Appearance of gills?

14. a. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis?
b. What meds were used?

15. Insert photos of fish in question and full tank shot if necessary.