How bad am I overstocked?
- Thread starter Rochelle
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your tank is fine for now.eventualy you will want a larger tank when those blood parrots get to 4-5 inches.a 55 gallon should do fine.but no time soon.i'm kinda up in the air about the blood parrots being aggressive.i have never seen a blood parrot go after any fish,although they do have the capacity to do so consideing the lineage of blood parrots.i suppose if they can open their mouths they may be a problem
have you kept parrots with corys before, or are you speaking from your butt?
we did research on what fish to get to match up with our 2 corys that we had and we decided on BP's. A lot of members on the other forum I spoke of keep corys with BP's and they have no problems at all. All the information we attained from BP owners were that they were non-aggressive and were very good tankmates for corys.
i trust the words of those who have experienced as opposed to those who speculate.
*thumbsups
we did research on what fish to get to match up with our 2 corys that we had and we decided on BP's. A lot of members on the other forum I spoke of keep corys with BP's and they have no problems at all. All the information we attained from BP owners were that they were non-aggressive and were very good tankmates for corys.
i trust the words of those who have experienced as opposed to those who speculate.
*thumbsups
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if you did your research about blood parrots as you said you would know that your taking a risk as far as aggressivness goes they are a hybrid and as such their qualities are less consistent than other fish...i've heard of them being very peaceful to the point of being able to be kept in community tanks but i've also heard of them killing off entire tanks until they were the only one left....this can be true of many different fish but parrots and other hybrids seem to be more varied in behavoir due to the fact that they are hybrids
regardless blood parrots can get 10"+ and will need a new tank eventually (the tank you have is fine for now) unless their growth is stunted...also depending on how large they get and the size of your cories and other fish (also how well your parrots can open their mouths) they might make snacks of them, any fish (no matter how peaceful) might eat smaller fish
btw i am speaking from my butt as well (as you so politely put it) i've never kept parrots but have done my research on them so take what i said with a grain of salt
but i figured i'd repond because you may have put off some really helpful people off with your rudeness to slacker
beggars cant be choosers after all
--liz
Rochelle...I know the BP site your talking about and it's been up and down for a long time.
As for the tank, so far you are ok. But don't add any more. Your BP's are going to start growing fast, especially if you start feeding them blood worms or brine. Not too sure why you have so mony cory's in a 30g tank though...must like them huh. But I think you reached your limits.
Liz...you're right, thes fish can get to be 10" but don't forget, that's not overnight. Plus, because some distributors, prefer to dye their fish to enhance the color, that stunts their growth considerably. Anyone thinking of going into BP's should watch out for these dyed fish. BP's can be aggressive, but mine just like to chase each other around...still have to give them caves and such just in case...lol.
And yes, my avitar is a baby BP before he changed colors.
As for the tank, so far you are ok. But don't add any more. Your BP's are going to start growing fast, especially if you start feeding them blood worms or brine. Not too sure why you have so mony cory's in a 30g tank though...must like them huh. But I think you reached your limits.
Liz...you're right, thes fish can get to be 10" but don't forget, that's not overnight. Plus, because some distributors, prefer to dye their fish to enhance the color, that stunts their growth considerably. Anyone thinking of going into BP's should watch out for these dyed fish. BP's can be aggressive, but mine just like to chase each other around...still have to give them caves and such just in case...lol.
And yes, my avitar is a baby BP before he changed colors.
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