Thank you for checking out the video. Below are timestamps to different sections of the video if you want to skip around. If you enjoy the video please give it a like and consider subscribing to my channel. It is a big help if you can! Also if there are any questions I can help answer for you let me know. 01:28 - Growth & Size 03:00 - Tank Size & Setup 04:10 - Water Parameters 05:04 - Aggression & Tank Mates 07:07 - Food & Diet 08:58 - Should you get Blood Parrots?
My experience on Blood Parrot: Yes they are semi-aggressive. I have been raising them for about 20 years. Couple weeks ago my largest one just past away. Probably 12 years old and raised it since it was about 2 inches long. He was 11 inches long. When they get maybe about 5 to 6 inches long they will be more aggressive maybe. As they get older like probably over 10 inches they won't be that aggressive. I had one a few years ago was a female laid eggs. Then my largest fish or the male got super aggressive protecting the female and their territory. I have a 55/60 gallon tank (48" x 15" x 18"). So the female and the male just hogged like 3 quarters of the tank. I couldn't even put my hand in the tank and my other 7 parrots to one side like squished into a 10 gallon tank with fear. These fish have teeth but small teeth so when they try to bite you it will be like tiny paper cuts. Since most males are infertile, nothing ever happens to the eggs. So after 2 or 3 weeks the female will eat them up if nothing seems to grow out of them. Oh yeah, when females lay eggs, they won't be that hungry or they won't have much appetite. So this happened probably like around when my fish were about 6 inches long. Anyway, my female laid and ate eggs for like 3 times that year probably in 3 month intervals then just died. I'm not sure what could've killed it. Either starving it's self or too much labor. Illness and how I cured mine based on experience: If they have bloat: Blanched or semi-boiled snow peas that are peeled and cut in half or 4 pieces will help along with some Melafix. It's not a 100% guarantee cure but it worked for me. If they have hole in the head: try Seachem Metroplex. If you do use this, please follow instructions cause this is a very strong powder. Sprinkle bits onto water or dissolve in water separately before you add to tank. Those are the only problems I've come across so far. Yes they eat a lot of things: Blood Worms, Pellets, Algae wafers (I think all cichlids like algae wafers) they steal them from my pleco. They come and greet you when your near the tank and follow you around. Very playful. They do like to dig. I used to have 1 inch of gravel in my tank leveled. Then after a few days you'll see like a crater to the bottom floor of the tank. It was a good video. Enjoyed your description of BPs.
Thanks for checking out the video and adding in your experience! That's cool that you've been keeping parrots for that long. Definitely good information in your comment for anyone else wanting more information on BPs
Hello there, you say your largest was 11 inches long when it died...That must have been a king kong or mammon then surely? I've never seen a standard blood parrot get that long, I bet it looked enormous!
I just got my two yuan bao blood parrots. I absolutely love them. I got them for $30 each and their 3years old and 4 inches long. They also so happen to be a male and female.
I got mine probably about an inch smaller but also for $30 each. I gave both of mine male names but recently found out one was female as they laid eggs. Mine get along super well now that they've grown up so I hope yours do too!
Really liked the video. I plan on getting a couple for myself. I hear nothing but good things about them. A lot of people or should I say so people speak negative of them because they are hybrids but i don’t have a problem with it, after all that’s how we ended up with so many dog breeds. I like your aqua scraping in that tank
@@TheAquaticCoder what’s up man 👍🏻 so I got a blood parrot today and he’s yellow and about the size of a half dollar. I noticed that he has black areas on him as well as all his tank mates is this from stress or genetics? I got him some floating cichlid pellets they seem a little big for his size even though they’re not the large pellets, I was wondering if he will eat goldfish pellets or maybe beta pellets or can he handle the cichlid pellets I bought him? Any ideas
They can be hard to feed. Their creation left their mouths deformed so you gotta be patient and stay with them to make sure they eat it because how other fish will usually eat it before they can.
Just got 1 and I love him. 55 gallon with some gouramis and a few smaller oddball fish. will look for a cave and they seem to do fine with Large plants that are dug in tight.
That sounds like a good combination that will do well. How large of one did you get? I have found mine to become more and more destructive with plants as they've grown.
Mine is heart shape color blue, yellow and orange parrot fish. Very informative. I like to get infos from vloggers thats really base from their own experience. Mine is quite shy and likes to hide alot. Right now they're 2 inches length. Thanks. Hoping to get more videos like this.
Hi Connor I too have a problem with one of my red parrot fish and would like to please tell me what to do or what it is. I also lost one like that, but I thought that maybe he got hurt or maybe he had an altercation with the others. I follow you on TH-cam and love that you help other fish lovers. Thank you in advance! A wonderful day!
To answer your question back to us on upgrading diet (sorry I know you posted this video a year ago). I’m a huge fan of Hikari’s Sinking Cichlid, it’s medium is actually pretty chunky. An upgrade for vibrabites is Hikari’s Jumbo Carnisticks (same shape). And (my favorite) the jumbo carne pellet from Hikari: Massivore delight! My bichir eats those whole, but if you break them in half I find my parrots go nuts for them. Also occasionally treat them with freeze dried red shrimp and live crickets (these float though). But the more variety, the healthier and more vibrant they are! Frozens are always a good supplement to pellets! Cheers to all us derp lovers, and cheers to this fantastic video!!!!!! Thank you for spreading the knowledge!
My niece got me one as a gift and he's like 3 inches. I needed some info and advise on it. Thank you for a very informative video. Blessings from Texas.
Mine are 5 inch and 4 inch male and female bought a year ago for 12 dollars ...I dedicated a 35 gallon tank for these both cuties😍..feeding 2 types of pellets (hikari bio gold and okiko platinum),dry larvae ,peas,bloodworms,shrimps,egg,meat..... going fine they are super immune and I like it.
I got sent mine as a full grown adult it was kind of disappointing because I didn’t get to see her grow but still she has been a joy to have for my 55 gallon.
I currently own 6 of them (4 common blood parrots) (1 snow white parrot) (1 polar blue parrot) they are very fun to keep, their setup can be tricky to make since they are picky of what they like (in my experience) I do recommend having caves but when you have 6 blood parrots they can get very aggressive with each other and even if they can't cause any injuries due to their mouth shape, they can get very stressed. I keep them with a school of tiger barbs and stuff, to prevent their breeding behavior its to reduce the tank's temperature depending where you live, the temperature should be "luke warmish" I might get individual caves for them, since my tank is pretty bare due to their size.
Sounds like a fun tank! Yeah I personally think more caves or tall decorations (plants or other) help reduce injury. They will still get aggressive probably but more line of sight helps them each get their own area.
I have 2 and both are about 5 inches. I never would have considered buying these but my son thought different so he put them in one of my 55 gallon tanks. Mine do not seek any hiding places at all. They are hams and love attention! They are aggressive but cannot do any damage to any fish larger than 2 inches. I have 5 giant danios, crayfish and a yellow lab which have no problem with the bloods. They are absolute pigs and will eat any smaller pellets or flakes. I have a couple of large angels in another tank but I don't trust the bloods with the angels. I would certainly recommend them if you can get past ethics but what about chihuahuas or hairless cats? I really enjoy mine.
Love the video man, I got a big boy purchased him grown, and 2 juveniles about 3 inches, they're growing good and definitely have their own personality. The bigger one chases the 2 smaller ones it's hilarious. They both stick together as they where bought as a pair. They also almost instigate my big one to chase them. Definitely great fish. And big fish puppies.
I agree, I recommend now a large enough cave for each parrot you have. Thankfully mine paired up so they love one giant cave to both hang out in together.
@@JohnnyWAING Thank you! Good to know you want to see more of them. I'm planning to do a tank tour in a few weeks to show updates on all my fish and I'll see if I can move any Blood Parrot related videos into my future schedule
I have 100 gallon tank with 2 Blood Parrots and one Jack Dempsey .They were all purchased at the same time and were very small. One of the Blood Parrots has chosen one of the caves and is busy moving the gravel .They are about 3.5 inches in size now, and one is a bit on the shy side. At what size do they start breeding? It truly looks as if she is nesting. You are right about their appetite they do love to eat. The other one has made its job to guard the smaller one . My Dempsey is like keep these red turds away from me. I have large gravel in my Tank and the smaller one has been very busy covering one of the entrances! Thanks for any info you may have for me!
Sounds like a fun tank! Yeah mine love to move gravel/sand around. I used to move it back during water changes but gave up haha. I just let them decorate as they wish now. The pair I got together that ended up breeding didn't do so until 5-6 inches although moved gravel around earlier. My male was infertile though (most are) but I did get to see eggs every month or two
Not sure if you're interested in PLC's for home aquariums. I'm looking at trying Automation Direct's Click series. With my job I could go used AB or Siemens, but I want to do something others could easily replicate. My first project will be running a sump off of float switches. Right now it's relay controlled, which is fine for low water cutoff on the return pump and high water cutoff, but with a plc and Ethernet I could show alot more simple projects, even with low cost remote I/O.
Automation in general for aquariums is something I'm interested in so these sounds like cool ideas. If you end up with a project you show on here let me know.
I have one myself and I couldn't believe that one was dead the next day. I now only have one. I put an Oscar but it was picked on with the mouth ripped apart I don't know why .
If you are trying to keep it for a long time in a mason jar or tightly sealed container is best. Just in a cool dark place will let it last the longest. I'd probably avoid a refrigerator so you don't get any condensation in it.
I bought a pair from the store, first couple of days it's been fine but now one of them keeps chasing and bullying the other one, I saw some damage on it tail, they have plenty of hiding spots and yet it stays wide open letting the other one attack it. What can I do about this? they are 3 inch
Yeah they are a great fish! And thanks for the recommendation. Mine thankfully became less picky about floating food again but the next time I'm picking up Cichlid food I'll grab that
If you didnt know fish very well.... I swear someone could call em gold fish (i know blood parrots are not goldfish but rather part of the cichlidae family)
My tanks are definitely not algae free. I either use CO2 or liquid carbon daily to keep it in check. Also having lights on for usually 6 hours and not using the brightest setting if possible. I usually clean the glass every 2-3 weeks though. Most of my tanks will have pretty noticable algae if I wait longer
I just got a blood parrot for my birthday 3/1, I have a 20 gallon tank, with one catfish & some baby guppies & an aquatic frog, my blood parrot stays hidden, he will only come out if I'm sitting on the couch not moving, like watching tv or whatever, the minute I move he races back into hiding, this is all he does, its like he's scared of me or anyone that moves, it is so crazy how he won't let me see him, this cannot be normal behavior, I don't know what to do? Any suggestions will help! Thanks in advance
Happy belated birthday and congrats on getting a Parrot! This is normal for a Blood Parrot, especially one that is the only Parrot in the tank. Just give them time and if you go to approach the tank go slowly if they are out. Mine dart away fast if I move too quick even today. I'd suggest trying to spend some extra time at the tank when you feed. They may be more likely to come out then and if you spend time they hopefully will get more comfortable.
I want to ask u about Cichlid fish food that has 'astaxanthin'. Is it good for natural colour for fish Or its only increase red colour. I don't want any kind of food that has only red color developer in fish bcz i have yellow parrot & other cichlid to, i don't want to they all turn red or lost their natural colour specially my yellow parrot. I am asking u bcz every good brand has astaxanthin..eager to ur reply...
I’m planning on setting up a 75 gallon tank with one of these guys as my centerpiece. I’d be putting about 20 tiger barbs in with them. Do you think 1 blood parrot would be okay with a red tail shark? Or should I scrap the red tail shark and get a pair of parrots?
Sounds like a fun tank. I think they should be fine with the red rail shark. There might be some aggression but I never saw either get injured. Right now I have a Red Tail Shark with Blood Parrots that is completely peaceful.
That's unfortunate to hear. I don't have plecos but I have not had problems of my Parrots harrasing other fish like that. I hope they are more kind to any future tank mates.
Yes you can keep one in a 35 gallon. 30 gallons is the generally accepted minimum tank size for one. Just keep in mind tanks mates as they might not like another cichlid in that size tank. I'd go for bottom feeders or faster fish.
I have 2 in a 35 to start they stay together and seem to enjoy each other. 1 turned out to be male and is attempting to fertilize eggs but I’m 100% sure there will be no babies.
My blod parrot developed some black spots over the last few days. Is it a maturing issue? It's about 3" and has been in my 75 gallon for about 3 weeks. Tank mates include: Albino Oscar, Firemouth x3, Jack dempsey, green Severum and a striped raphael catfish.
That's common and mine did too. It is especially common in younger parrots and when they are in a new aquarium. I don't think it is anything to worry about. Mine would get them for a week or so about once a month while mine were young. It stopped once they were 5+ inches.
did you ever got bitten by blood parrot? mine is so aggressive and sometimes bite my hand when im cleaning the tank lol. is the bite do any damage? thanks !!
Its been a month i have purchased 2 parrot fish but they just get very mucj affraid as anyone of us goes near the tank...i have gave them hiding place but they act to wierd whenever we go near the tank im not getting what to do so that they dont get afraid of us Also one of them is getting white holes on his head Can some help me out please I haven't kept any other tank mates with then if i should keep any then kindlky inform me which one i should Thank you❤️
The shyness is common for Blood Parrots. The best advice I can say is have hiding spaces where you can see into. Then you can see them and hopefully they will get more comfortable over time. Mine still run and dart away if I move too fast. As far as the white holes that does not sound good. I have not seen that personally. See if you can google common cichlid diseases and those symptoms.
Yeah they usually have trouble opening and closing their mouth so they can't really do damage by biting. They could still potentially chase and injure a fish by swimming into them but it's unlikely compared to other cichlids their size who can bite.
@@danaquatics4031 I remember you left a comment about your shark before. I just took a look at your last video. I look forward to see everyone grow up virtually lol. But yeah best of luck, I like the set up!
It really depends on the types of fish. If they are mostly smaller fish like tetras for example then no issues. If you have like 8+ Angelfish then it probably wouldn't be the best idea. Do you have a full list you could type up?
I'd say with what you have you are pretty close to capacity. If you have no issues with nitrates/ammonia with your current maintenance/filtration I don't think adding a small Blood Parrot will cause problems but I wouldn't add anymore than that. But the safe move is probably waiting till your tank is a little less stocked
No they are peaceful with my angelfish. If the angelfish get to close to their cave they will chase them away. Otherwise no issues. I think angelfish and blood parrots are a safe combination in most cases.
@@TheAquaticCoder fantastic. I was a little worried. I currently keeping 17 angels in a 6ft tank and I want to keep some parrots with them but was worried they might fight.
The Species is called cichlids not blood parents I have one larger then 8 scrappy is about a 12 now with my two Oscar's I had to remove him from because when Oscar's get large they are like meh when it comes down to fighting unless you have two females or two males n a female welp the Oscar's are a mating pair little known fact you can sex them without violating them the males are always darker. Anyway scrappy the demon bully fish was beating up the male I left him in because blood parrots can injury but not harm or kill. Well with that said I guess one night GG was over the fighting I hear a splash like wtf I run to my front room and seen GG had all but half of scrappys head in her mouth. These fish are VERY intelligent because aggressive behavior gets time out tank she looked at me that net then back at me and let go to her surprise to see scrappy ass snatched out. Point of this loooong ass story cichlids are not fish amateurs should get. Yes the are cute they will actually play with you they know who you are and are happy to see you with they wiggle but there are 3 in particular to avoid at all cost he got luck with one's that like him my blood parrot hates my guts charges at me spits rocks and water at me avoid this cichlid also convics and firemouth they are all tank disturbers
Thank you for checking out the video. Below are timestamps to different sections of the video if you want to skip around. If you enjoy the video please give it a like and consider subscribing to my channel. It is a big help if you can! Also if there are any questions I can help answer for you let me know.
01:28 - Growth & Size
03:00 - Tank Size & Setup
04:10 - Water Parameters
05:04 - Aggression & Tank Mates
07:07 - Food & Diet
08:58 - Should you get Blood Parrots?
My experience on Blood Parrot: Yes they are semi-aggressive. I have been raising them for about 20 years. Couple weeks ago my largest one just past away. Probably 12 years old and raised it since it was about 2 inches long. He was 11 inches long.
When they get maybe about 5 to 6 inches long they will be more aggressive maybe. As they get older like probably over 10 inches they won't be that aggressive.
I had one a few years ago was a female laid eggs. Then my largest fish or the male got super aggressive protecting the female and their territory. I have a 55/60 gallon tank (48" x 15" x 18"). So the female and the male just hogged like 3 quarters of the tank. I couldn't even put my hand in the tank and my other 7 parrots to one side like squished into a 10 gallon tank with fear. These fish have teeth but small teeth so when they try to bite you it will be like tiny paper cuts. Since most males are infertile, nothing ever happens to the eggs. So after 2 or 3 weeks the female will eat them up if nothing seems to grow out of them. Oh yeah, when females lay eggs, they won't be that hungry or they won't have much appetite. So this happened probably like around when my fish were about 6 inches long. Anyway, my female laid and ate eggs for like 3 times that year probably in 3 month intervals then just died. I'm not sure what could've killed it. Either starving it's self or too much labor.
Illness and how I cured mine based on experience:
If they have bloat: Blanched or semi-boiled snow peas that are peeled and cut in half or 4 pieces will help along with some Melafix. It's not a 100% guarantee cure but it worked for me.
If they have hole in the head: try Seachem Metroplex. If you do use this, please follow instructions cause this is a very strong powder. Sprinkle bits onto water or dissolve in water separately before you add to tank.
Those are the only problems I've come across so far.
Yes they eat a lot of things: Blood Worms, Pellets, Algae wafers (I think all cichlids like algae wafers) they steal them from my pleco.
They come and greet you when your near the tank and follow you around. Very playful.
They do like to dig. I used to have 1 inch of gravel in my tank leveled. Then after a few days you'll see like a crater to the bottom floor of the tank.
It was a good video. Enjoyed your description of BPs.
Thanks for checking out the video and adding in your experience! That's cool that you've been keeping parrots for that long. Definitely good information in your comment for anyone else wanting more information on BPs
Hello there, you say your largest was 11 inches long when it died...That must have been a king kong or mammon then surely? I've never seen a standard blood parrot get that long, I bet it looked enormous!
I had them for 10 years ❤ still loves them
I just got my two yuan bao blood parrots. I absolutely love them. I got them for $30 each and their 3years old and 4 inches long. They also so happen to be a male and female.
I got mine probably about an inch smaller but also for $30 each. I gave both of mine male names but recently found out one was female as they laid eggs. Mine get along super well now that they've grown up so I hope yours do too!
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@@TheAquaticCoder what's the fish at 6:01 time stamp near the blood parrot?
@@LyndonJohnson59 Those are Polar Parrots. A hybrid similar to Blood Parrots but smaller. I have a few videos dedicated to them
@@TheAquaticCoder I will check them out immediately and subscribe, just got my first blood parrot and now those are a must as well.
Really liked the video. I plan on getting a couple for myself. I hear nothing but good things about them. A lot of people or should I say so people speak negative of them because they are hybrids but i don’t have a problem with it, after all that’s how we ended up with so many dog breeds. I like your aqua scraping in that tank
Thank you! I l've had a great time keeping mine so if the hybrid aspect doesn't bother you I highly recommend them
@@TheAquaticCoder what’s up man 👍🏻 so I got a blood parrot today and he’s yellow and about the size of a half dollar. I noticed that he has black areas on him as well as all his tank mates is this from stress or genetics? I got him some floating cichlid pellets they seem a little big for his size even though they’re not the large pellets, I was wondering if he will eat goldfish pellets or maybe beta pellets or can he handle the cichlid pellets I bought him? Any ideas
They can be hard to feed. Their creation left their mouths deformed so you gotta be patient and stay with them to make sure they eat it because how other fish will usually eat it before they can.
Just got 1 and I love him. 55 gallon with some gouramis and a few smaller oddball fish. will look for a cave and they seem to do fine with Large plants that are dug in tight.
That sounds like a good combination that will do well. How large of one did you get? I have found mine to become more and more destructive with plants as they've grown.
@@TheAquaticCoder He's about 4" I guess. I'll find a method to anchor plants.
Mine is heart shape color blue, yellow and orange parrot fish. Very informative. I like to get infos from vloggers thats really base from their own experience. Mine is quite shy and likes to hide alot. Right now they're 2 inches length. Thanks. Hoping to get more videos like this.
Thanks for checking out the video! And yes I plan to continue uploading my experience as I keep species for longer.
They'll eventually turn orange...
Heart shape is not good
Hi Connor I too have a problem with one of my red parrot fish and would like to please tell me what to do or what it is. I also lost one like that, but I thought that maybe he got hurt or maybe he had an altercation with the others. I follow you on TH-cam and love that you help other fish lovers. Thank you in advance! A wonderful day!
To answer your question back to us on upgrading diet (sorry I know you posted this video a year ago). I’m a huge fan of Hikari’s Sinking Cichlid, it’s medium is actually pretty chunky. An upgrade for vibrabites is Hikari’s Jumbo Carnisticks (same shape). And (my favorite) the jumbo carne pellet from Hikari: Massivore delight! My bichir eats those whole, but if you break them in half I find my parrots go nuts for them. Also occasionally treat them with freeze dried red shrimp and live crickets (these float though). But the more variety, the healthier and more vibrant they are! Frozens are always a good supplement to pellets! Cheers to all us derp lovers, and cheers to this fantastic video!!!!!! Thank you for spreading the knowledge!
I appreciate the suggestions!!
They're so adorable! I love how they always look like they're smiling.
Yes they do! They also often come right up to the glass when I'm looking at it which makes they seem so friendly!
My niece got me one as a gift and he's like 3 inches. I needed some info and advise on it. Thank you for a very informative video. Blessings from Texas.
I appreciate you checking out the video! If you end up with any questions in the future on Blood Parrots let me know
@@TheAquaticCoder Thanks and yes I will.
Mine are 5 inch and 4 inch male and female bought a year ago for 12 dollars ...I dedicated a 35 gallon tank for these both cuties😍..feeding 2 types of pellets (hikari bio gold and okiko platinum),dry larvae ,peas,bloodworms,shrimps,egg,meat..... going fine they are super immune and I like it.
how do u feed them peas ?
isn't that size tank too small for 2?
I love mine. So much fun. Great video thanks so much 🐠🐡
Best informational video I’ve been able to find on these derpy guys! Thanks so much! ❤
You're welcome, glad it was helpful!
I got sent mine as a full grown adult it was kind of disappointing because I didn’t get to see her grow but still she has been a joy to have for my 55 gallon.
*My favorite fish I have a 125 gallon just with different types of parrots...* _Polar,Platinum,Red Pearl,Red & White & King Kong_
I'm jealous haha. That's an aquarium I'd love to have in the future.
I currently own 6 of them (4 common blood parrots) (1 snow white parrot) (1 polar blue parrot) they are very fun to keep, their setup can be tricky to make since they are picky of what they like (in my experience) I do recommend having caves but when you have 6 blood parrots they can get very aggressive with each other and even if they can't cause any injuries due to their mouth shape, they can get very stressed.
I keep them with a school of tiger barbs and stuff, to prevent their breeding behavior its to reduce the tank's temperature depending where you live, the temperature should be "luke warmish"
I might get individual caves for them, since my tank is pretty bare due to their size.
Sounds like a fun tank! Yeah I personally think more caves or tall decorations (plants or other) help reduce injury. They will still get aggressive probably but more line of sight helps them each get their own area.
Yea, if you enjoy a relationship with your fish these guys are awsome, but please note they will win a staredown! Grrrr
Great fish. I have 8
Thanks I really enjoyed this! Just got my parrot fish!
I appreciate you checking out the video! I hope you enjoy your parrot. They have become one of my favorite fish for sure!
I have 2 and both are about 5 inches. I never would have considered buying these but my son thought different so he put them in one of my 55 gallon tanks. Mine do not seek any hiding places at all. They are hams and love attention! They are aggressive but cannot do any damage to any fish larger than 2 inches. I have 5 giant danios, crayfish and a yellow lab which have no problem with the bloods. They are absolute pigs and will eat any smaller pellets or flakes. I have a couple of large angels in another tank but I don't trust the bloods with the angels. I would certainly recommend them if you can get past ethics but what about chihuahuas or hairless cats? I really enjoy mine.
Love the video man, I got a big boy purchased him grown, and 2 juveniles about 3 inches, they're growing good and definitely have their own personality. The bigger one chases the 2 smaller ones it's hilarious. They both stick together as they where bought as a pair. They also almost instigate my big one to chase them. Definitely great fish. And big fish puppies.
You need to have more caves for them. Blood Parrot loves caves and they love digging into the sand as well. so having a thicker sand substrum helps.
I agree, I recommend now a large enough cave for each parrot you have. Thankfully mine paired up so they love one giant cave to both hang out in together.
@@TheAquaticCoder Please also post more videos of the blood parrots! they are super cute! they remind me of my late parrots I kept ten years ago.
@@JohnnyWAING Thank you! Good to know you want to see more of them. I'm planning to do a tank tour in a few weeks to show updates on all my fish and I'll see if I can move any Blood Parrot related videos into my future schedule
I have 100 gallon tank with 2 Blood Parrots and one Jack Dempsey .They were all purchased at the same time and were very small. One of the Blood Parrots has chosen one of the caves and is busy moving the gravel .They are about 3.5 inches in size now, and one is a bit on the shy side. At what size do they start breeding? It truly looks as if she is nesting. You are right about their appetite they do love to eat. The other one has made its job to guard the smaller one . My Dempsey is like keep these red turds away from me. I have large gravel in my Tank and the smaller one has been very busy covering one of the entrances! Thanks for any info you may have for me!
Sounds like a fun tank! Yeah mine love to move gravel/sand around. I used to move it back during water changes but gave up haha. I just let them decorate as they wish now. The pair I got together that ended up breeding didn't do so until 5-6 inches although moved gravel around earlier. My male was infertile though (most are) but I did get to see eggs every month or two
Thanks for Sharing! I really enjoy your content. I’m actually looking to add 2 or 3 Blood Parrots to my 125. Keep up the great videos!
You're welcome! I definitely recommend it. I love mine. Let me know if you have any questions once you get them
@@TheAquaticCoder Will do and thanks a lot!
Thank you!
Hikari has larger pellets made for cichlids.
Not sure if you're interested in PLC's for home aquariums. I'm looking at trying Automation Direct's Click series. With my job I could go used AB or Siemens, but I want to do something others could easily replicate. My first project will be running a sump off of float switches. Right now it's relay controlled, which is fine for low water cutoff on the return pump and high water cutoff, but with a plc and Ethernet I could show alot more simple projects, even with low cost remote I/O.
Automation in general for aquariums is something I'm interested in so these sounds like cool ideas. If you end up with a project you show on here let me know.
theyre so cute
Nice blood parrot fish 🐠
Thank you!
They are very beautiful
Thank you!!
Are they friendly? And God bless your babies
@@toniabrown4376 Yes mine are mostly friendly. The two get along great. I've had some trouble with them chasing Clown Loaches but nothing too bad
I knew someone who had the same kind of fish and everytime I used to get close to the thank he would blow me a kiss
I have a 105 gallon tank
Thank you so helpful
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
Just got 3 2 1/2 one and they are super skittish and hide … food wise seem to be uninterested but they not sick. Whats your advice thanks
I have one myself and I couldn't believe that one was dead the next day. I now only have one. I put an Oscar but it was picked on with the mouth ripped apart I don't know why .
I found one yesterday for $9.99. He loves his 29 gallon. I have him with two koi angels and three Cory. I just worry about how big he will get.
What ended up happening?
How to keep hikari parrot fish food for a long time? should i put the packet in refrigerator?
If you are trying to keep it for a long time in a mason jar or tightly sealed container is best. Just in a cool dark place will let it last the longest. I'd probably avoid a refrigerator so you don't get any condensation in it.
I wanted to put 2 angles and 1blood parrot and 1 electric blue ram and 1 balloon belly ram
In a 55gallon
That would work well. All of those fish will be compatible from what I know. I see that being a good stocking level too.
Is the goldfish on your pfp Clarence
I bought a pair from the store, first couple of days it's been fine but now one of them keeps chasing and bullying the other one, I saw some damage on it tail, they have plenty of hiding spots and yet it stays wide open letting the other one attack it. What can I do about this? they are 3 inch
I love my blood parrots, You said you were looking for a sinking food. I feed them the Sinking Cichlid Gold and they love it.
Yeah they are a great fish! And thanks for the recommendation. Mine thankfully became less picky about floating food again but the next time I'm picking up Cichlid food I'll grab that
Just got two babies
If you didnt know fish very well.... I swear someone could call em gold fish (i know blood parrots are not goldfish but rather part of the cichlidae family)
hi, how do you keep algae free in your aquarium?
My tanks are definitely not algae free. I either use CO2 or liquid carbon daily to keep it in check. Also having lights on for usually 6 hours and not using the brightest setting if possible. I usually clean the glass every 2-3 weeks though. Most of my tanks will have pretty noticable algae if I wait longer
Just have like one pleco sure they poop a lot but in return you won’t have any algae
I just got a blood parrot for my birthday 3/1, I have a 20 gallon tank, with one catfish & some baby guppies & an aquatic frog, my blood parrot stays hidden, he will only come out if I'm sitting on the couch not moving, like watching tv or whatever, the minute I move he races back into hiding, this is all he does, its like he's scared of me or anyone that moves, it is so crazy how he won't let me see him, this cannot be normal behavior, I don't know what to do? Any suggestions will help! Thanks in advance
Happy belated birthday and congrats on getting a Parrot! This is normal for a Blood Parrot, especially one that is the only Parrot in the tank. Just give them time and if you go to approach the tank go slowly if they are out. Mine dart away fast if I move too quick even today. I'd suggest trying to spend some extra time at the tank when you feed. They may be more likely to come out then and if you spend time they hopefully will get more comfortable.
I want to ask u about Cichlid fish food that has 'astaxanthin'. Is it good for natural colour for fish Or its only increase red colour. I don't want any kind of food that has only red color developer in fish bcz i have yellow parrot & other cichlid to, i don't want to they all turn red or lost their natural colour specially my yellow parrot. I am asking u bcz every good brand has astaxanthin..eager to ur reply...
Hello my friend i have 3 blood parrot
Hi there, that's great to hear. What size are they now?
I’m planning on setting up a 75 gallon tank with one of these guys as my centerpiece. I’d be putting about 20 tiger barbs in with them. Do you think 1 blood parrot would be okay with a red tail shark? Or should I scrap the red tail shark and get a pair of parrots?
Sounds like a fun tank. I think they should be fine with the red rail shark. There might be some aggression but I never saw either get injured. Right now I have a Red Tail Shark with Blood Parrots that is completely peaceful.
@@TheAquaticCoder awesome! Thanks for the reply.
Try Ron’s cichlid food !!!!!
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give his food a try in the future. Looking on the website I love the name monster munch lol!
What kind of fish is your Gray and black one. I think I have that fish but it's really small right now
Mine tries to go for the eyes of my placos. She ended up killing her mate and sucked his eyes out... Crazy
That's unfortunate to hear. I don't have plecos but I have not had problems of my Parrots harrasing other fish like that. I hope they are more kind to any future tank mates.
Hey Do you think I could have one in a 35 gallon 3 foot long aquarium?
Yes you can keep one in a 35 gallon. 30 gallons is the generally accepted minimum tank size for one. Just keep in mind tanks mates as they might not like another cichlid in that size tank. I'd go for bottom feeders or faster fish.
@@TheAquaticCoder Thanks for the reply, I didn't expect one great work dude keep it up, I might go with around 5-6 albino corydora's great video!
@@TheAquaticCoder Hey do blood parrots get lonely or are they fine on their own, will dither fish help?
I have 2 in a 35 to start they stay together and seem to enjoy each other. 1 turned out to be male and is attempting to fertilize eggs but I’m 100% sure there will be no babies.
what species is next to the blood parrot at time stamp 6:01?
Can Blood parrots live with Tiger Barbs and Ottocinclus catfish
I have 65 gallon tall or cube shaped tank with 16 Tiger Barbs, 6 ottocinclus and I want to add a Blood Parrot will this combo work
My blod parrot developed some black spots over the last few days. Is it a maturing issue? It's about 3" and has been in my 75 gallon for about 3 weeks. Tank mates include: Albino Oscar, Firemouth x3, Jack dempsey, green Severum and a striped raphael catfish.
That's common and mine did too. It is especially common in younger parrots and when they are in a new aquarium. I don't think it is anything to worry about. Mine would get them for a week or so about once a month while mine were young. It stopped once they were 5+ inches.
@@TheAquaticCoder awesome to hear! Thanks for your reply! I also subscribed 😁
did you ever got bitten by blood parrot? mine is so aggressive and sometimes bite my hand when im cleaning the tank lol. is the bite do any damage? thanks !!
Anyone kept them with discus I hav 12?
How you fish long to grow adult ?
They actually bit sir my yellow parrots bite. I can feel their teeth when they bite me!!
*look for eggs or their egg laying area mine does as well when I do water changes kinda funny...*
Its been a month i have purchased 2 parrot fish but they just get very mucj affraid as anyone of us goes near the tank...i have gave them hiding place but they act to wierd whenever we go near the tank im not getting what to do so that they dont get afraid of us
Also one of them is getting white holes on his head
Can some help me out please
I haven't kept any other tank mates with then if i should keep any then kindlky inform me which one i should
Thank you❤️
The shyness is common for Blood Parrots. The best advice I can say is have hiding spaces where you can see into. Then you can see them and hopefully they will get more comfortable over time. Mine still run and dart away if I move too fast.
As far as the white holes that does not sound good. I have not seen that personally. See if you can google common cichlid diseases and those symptoms.
My blood parrot fish's mouth is close so it means it can damage???
Yeah they usually have trouble opening and closing their mouth so they can't really do damage by biting. They could still potentially chase and injure a fish by swimming into them but it's unlikely compared to other cichlids their size who can bite.
Nice tank. What size?
Thank you! It is a 65 gallon
@@TheAquaticCoder I have a juvie severum, blood and purple parrot and a red tail shark in my 75 gallon. Wish me luck!
@@danaquatics4031 I remember you left a comment about your shark before. I just took a look at your last video. I look forward to see everyone grow up virtually lol. But yeah best of luck, I like the set up!
I have a 60 gallon angelfish community tank. I have about 20+ fish in it so far (not all angels) Is that too many to add a blood parrot?
It really depends on the types of fish. If they are mostly smaller fish like tetras for example then no issues. If you have like 8+ Angelfish then it probably wouldn't be the best idea. Do you have a full list you could type up?
Angels can get to be big
@@TheAquaticCoder 2 Angel fish
6 glo fish tetras
1 Festivum
3corydory
3 rosaline sharks
3 Priestella tetra
4 electric blue Acara
1 Bristlenose pleco
Total. 22
I'd say with what you have you are pretty close to capacity. If you have no issues with nitrates/ammonia with your current maintenance/filtration I don't think adding a small Blood Parrot will cause problems but I wouldn't add anymore than that. But the safe move is probably waiting till your tank is a little less stocked
I love the clown loach community
Thank you! I agree, I can't wait until they get even larger
Do they fight with your angelfish?
No they are peaceful with my angelfish. If the angelfish get to close to their cave they will chase them away. Otherwise no issues. I think angelfish and blood parrots are a safe combination in most cases.
@@TheAquaticCoder fantastic. I was a little worried. I currently keeping 17 angels in a 6ft tank and I want to keep some parrots with them but was worried they might fight.
My blood parrots ate my fishes 😂
The Species is called cichlids not blood parents I have one larger then 8 scrappy is about a 12 now with my two Oscar's I had to remove him from because when Oscar's get large they are like meh when it comes down to fighting unless you have two females or two males n a female welp the Oscar's are a mating pair little known fact you can sex them without violating them the males are always darker. Anyway scrappy the demon bully fish was beating up the male I left him in because blood parrots can injury but not harm or kill. Well with that said I guess one night GG was over the fighting I hear a splash like wtf I run to my front room and seen GG had all but half of scrappys head in her mouth. These fish are VERY intelligent because aggressive behavior gets time out tank she looked at me that net then back at me and let go to her surprise to see scrappy ass snatched out. Point of this loooong ass story cichlids are not fish amateurs should get. Yes the are cute they will actually play with you they know who you are and are happy to see you with they wiggle but there are 3 in particular to avoid at all cost he got luck with one's that like him my blood parrot hates my guts charges at me spits rocks and water at me avoid this cichlid also convics and firemouth they are all tank disturbers