how many blood parrots..

[Parrot King]

how many blood parrots can i have in my 29 gal? would 3 be a good number?

[Tifftastic]

Blood parrots get pretty good sized I would not recommend even one. I would say that in my opinion you need at least a 55gal for one. If you want three I would say a 90gal . . . but that is just my opinion. I have seen some blood parrots around 6 to 8 inches and due to the odd shape of their body they dont swim very well, kinda waddle through the water like a fancy goldfish. Being carnivorous they can be pretty messy too.

[Lupin]

Tiff is right. A 29g is really too small for a group of 3 unless you want to keep only one instead.

[tanker]

Tiff is right. A 29g is really too small for a group of 3 unless you want to keep only one instead.


And even "just one" it will be very tight.

[Jaykit]

You could get the blood dwarf parrots. They only reach 2" maybe 3" in size and you could have your group of 3 in your 29. I would agree that you would need a larger tank for the fullsize parrots though. I did have 2 in my 55g with some other fish and they were a happy pair.

[tanker]

You could get the blood dwarf parrots. They only reach 2" maybe 3" in size and you could have your group of 3 in your 29.


I did not know there are dwarf parrots, I thought they were just babies.

[chadly831]

i have 2 blood parrots in a 75 gal and i think i need to upgrade. i would pick a different fish