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Gerard sounds like he is in a more dire state with open beak breathing and sitting at the bottom of the cage. There can be other reasons outside of the respiratory tract (enlarged organs or eggs if female, pressing on the respiratory system) or within the respiratory tract: fungal infection, pneumonia, heart disease, cancer. Do you have a veterinarian near you that seems birds on emergency basis?
I wish you all the best.
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