HHHHHEEELLLPPP!!!! I never thought this would happen!

[mudskipper]

I went upstairs to get my shows and glanced in the tank. My large blood parrot had the tail half of a 3.5" albino bicher hanging out of its mouth. I assumed it had just happened because i had fed them not 30-45 minutes ago. I thought the big parrot was to slow, and mouth to small, and the bichers too smart fast and thick for this to happen. I searched for a net, but all i could find find was a tiny 2" net. AS i searched my mom acted fast and fished them out with plastic caulunder drain. she pryed out the bicher out. The blood parrot just looks like its mouth is a little worn, but he got quit a few spines down his throught, so i am woried about internal damage. The damage is more aparant on the bicher. scales are flaking off his face, and his spines are bent, and is bleeding from his side fins. I put him in the dragon goby tank to heal. The big old dragons are to lazy to bother him, mot the 5 and 6" inch dojo loach are curious, but thats better than a bunch of cichlids beating on him. He is not stiff, he just drifted along the surface, struggled alittle in the filter stream and settled in the plants were i hope the loach will lose intrest. I dfon't think the bicher will make it, and i am not sure about the parrot but they still both have a chance. what should i do?
I can not replace either. The parrots around here are 2-3" and are $40, and I have standards with parrots (mouth has to be triangle or closable( yes i have one with a closable mout, but i think it's an oddball rather than a kk), and it can not be died,must be a healthy red/orange). Bichers in general are even harder. Less-than-an-inch wild sengals are $15, the other common type at 2" run for $25, and the albino was special ordered by my aunt, and the lfs owner gave here a discount because it a birthday gift. otherwise, they are $30(sale)-$40, sometimes $50.

 

[Jeox]

Is the parrot bleeding at all I wouldn't worry too much. Ive had cichlids get their entire jaw ripped off and still be fine.

 

[stotty]

Should have just let the Parrot eat the bicher, would have had 1 dead fish instead of 1 nearly dead and one possible death but I know hindsight is a wonderful thing I have done it in the past but when they get to that stage there is normal no going back. If you can dose the tank up with some salt (that as long as you don’t have fish that can’t tolerate it). If you have the tank space or room quarantine them and medicate them separately but you stand more of a chance with salt as it hopefully wound not damage other parties in the tank.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Here is what you should do:
Find a big nail, twelve penny should do. Get a hammer, any size or type is fine. Take the parrot out front and nail it to a light post.

Ok, so I hate parrots. Anyway what I really wanted to say is that you should check the larger pet chains for pricing. Here the PetSmarts charge eleven dollars for albino senegals and six for regulars. Some times one of the Walmarts get regular senegals too. I have seen parrots at Walmart and they always have them at PetSmart. I don't remember how much they are but they are way cheaper. Specialty shops are always going to be higher for the same fish.

 

[mudskipper]

I looked at the bicher later and one the eye i could see was glossed over, so i thought it was dead, then it turned around and the other eye was fine. ok, so i had a half blind bicher. late it was dead and bose eyes were mising curtisy of the loach. the bp is doing fine. he just been a little shyer than usual wich is understandable.

 

[cichlid savage]

Sorry for the loss of your fish. GL with the BP.