how do you take care blood parrot fish?

Question

i have 1 blood parrot fish, 1 pleco & 3 black mollies in a 10 gal tank. with trickle type filter. How do I take care of my blood parrot fish?

Answer 1

Parrot fish are a type of cichlid that need a large tank,30 gallons at least. They are also semi aggressive and may make a meal of other fish. They 'll eat almost anything you give them but cichlid flakes or pellets are best. Most parrotfish are a hybrid and are dark gray when young and become bright orange when they mature. They need warm water The black mollies may be dinner soon.

Answer 2

Blood Parrot Cichlid Care

Answer 3

I bought a pair of blood parrots from a show tank. I just had a very large algae eater with them in a 55 gallon tank. They were a wonderful pair, they laid eggs about once a month and tended to them so sweetly. I let them do their routine until the eggs grew furr and i would take them out and they started again. I did not know that the male blood parrot was a hybrid breed and therefore infertile!! But boy did they try!! Those fish lived to be 7 years old in my tank, i dont know how old they were when i got them. He passed away first, 2 days later she passed too. No PH problems or water quality issues, he died of old age and she died from a broken heart.

Answer 4

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how do you take care blood parrot fish?
i have 1 blood parrot fish, 1 pleco & 3 black mollies in a 10 gal tank. with trickle type filter. How do I take care of my blood parrot fish?

Answer 5

The Blood Parrot Fish is a beautiful cross-breed needing the following to live happily. Water temperature should be at 72-80 degrees F., they prefer 77 degrees F. Do not place in tanks smaller than 35 gallons, they are egg layers, feeding is mainly with flakes and pellets. Love bright lighting but not direct sunlight, peaceful community fish which becomes highly territorial when spawning. The Blood Parrot is a man-made fish. This means that it does not, and could not occur naturally. The parentage is not known for sure but many believe it to be one of the following.
• Red Devil (Cichlasoma erythraeum) & Gold Severum (Cichlasoma severum)
• Red Devil & Green Severum
• Red Devil & Quetzel (Cichlasoma synspilum).

This fish adds a touch of color in an African Cichlid or community aquarium and can adapt very easily to the water conditions of such a tank. It is said that it can crossbreed with other species, something not feasible in a tank which houses other pairs of fishes. An aggressive but slow species will hold its own despite the presence of Africans. Will lay eggs occasionally, which will be guarded for several days. The infertile eggs will develop fungus and be eaten by other fishes/snails after that or should be removed. It has difficulty in eating from the surface, therefore special care should be taken for some sinking pellets or flakes which distribute in the whole tank. Will slowly grow to 20 cm as long as the tank is large enough. During the spawning period the female will develop a pink / orange hue something which disappears after the eggs are eaten. The pink coloration will become their permanent coloration if kept at pH values lower than 7.0 (acidic pH). Higher pH ranges and the fish usually loses it valued coloration. Males are usually distinguished by the ever-present pink coloration under their jaws. The fish may be kept in tanks as small as 35 gallons, but it will never reach full size. Some rocks for spawning and a lot of swimming space should be given for the Parrot fish. These fish can be kept in community aquariums with other small, timid fish. Nippy fish such as Tiger Barbs generally make poor tank mates because the Blood Parrot makes for the perfect target. Plants and hiding places should be provided along with good filtration. The Red Parrot has a mouth resembling a beak, thus the name "Parrot". It is bright orange-red and oddly shaped. Some of the complications include a deformed spine (worse in some than in others), generally they swim awkwardly due to a malformed swim bladder which causes an almost continual need to swim to stay afloat, a deformed mouth which leads to difficulty of eating, and until now, an assumed inability to reproduce. There have been reports in the recent years of successful spawning, I have received only one report of successful breeding so far to date, and I have yet to see any successes with my own eyes.
Because of their small mouths, these fish sometimes lose out to more aggressive fish at feeding times. They are omnivores and should be fed accordingly. They will accept live or prepared foods, including pellets, flakes, worms and chopped beef heart. Due to the strange shape of the mouth (which usually they can not even close), chewing may be difficult, if not impossible. With this and the bad swim bladder problems, blood Parrots literally have to swim into their food to be able to eat it.

Very little information is available on this fish probably due to the fact that it is not a true "breed", and there are apparently certain "trade secrets" as to it's origin.

Answer 6

Venice girl is on the money with her answer, you need a much larger tank for your parrot. When he gets bigger, he will probably kill the mollies, but the pleco should make it. If you got him a 40-50 gallon tank, he could live w/ the pleco, and you could keep your black mollies in the 10 gallon you already have. As for feeding, hikari cichlid pellets seem to really give them good coloration, and help them to grow quickly. As for tank mates, they'll harrass most free swimming fish, but armored catfish and plecs will most likely be able to live with them.

Answer 7

If you really want to take care of it, you should take it back to the store, along with the pleco, and get some fish appropriate for a 10 gallon aquarium.

Answer 8

well you did real good for starters,feeding it juicy mollies