Blood parrots tank mates

[edb]

I have a 55 gal tank almost done cycling, and 2 bood parrots (juvies) waiting to move in.Any suggestions what I might be able to put in (big or small) with them without going over the boi-load? THANKS FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS

 

[ValRasbora]

google it.

 

[misterking]

Many people house blood parrots with some of the more peaceful central and south american cichlids. Something like flag cichlids could work, angelfish, bottom feeders such as brochis (I wouldn't do corydoras they're a bit small) or smaller synodontis, or maybe smaller plecos like bristlenoses. Of course, you could devote the tank entirely to blood parrots and get a few more. Just make sure you don't buy the horrible injected ones, "jellybeans" or whatever silly name is coined on them.

 

[misterking]

google it.

There's actually surprisingly little information around on these fish, most of what comes up focusses on the "right or wrong" argument on the initial breeding of blood parrots.

 

[MissFishy]

Keep in mind that these guys get VERY large and bulky as they grow older, they also can get aggressive. I have a very large one that is a couple years old and mean. I would suggest putting them in with fast fish that can get away from them. A school of danios or tetras would go nicely.

 

[edb]

My parrots are not the injected ones, they are natural as they can be for a parrot fish.

 

[fatdoggy89]

how bout a nice severum and a nice bottom feeder

 

[big54bob]

House cichlids with them. Convicts, Hondurean Redpoints, Firemouths, JDs, Geos, etc

 

[edb]

I'm a little iffy about JD'S, I like them but a little worried about them turning on my BP'S

 

[edb]

I do like Severums and how many would you recomend ?

 

[fatdoggy89]

one would do i think since you wudnt wanna overstock