Blood Parrot Tankmate

[rosswake]

Opinions needed:
I have a 55 gallon tank with two Whisper 60 filters running (12 turnovers/hour). I have a 3" Blood Parrot (pretty sure he's a boy) and a 2" Jack Dempsey (male). I am planning to purchase a small 2" Green Terror within the next week or so, but wanted to find out some opinions as to the compatibility of these fish (now and in the future). I don't want an overcrowding problem, so be honest. Thanks in advance for you opinions!

[Nuriel]

I would just stick to the the jack and bp in a 55.

[DeRo316]

I would keep the dempsey and terror in the 55. Just cause I dont really like parrots.

[rosswake]

This post was one of the ones that lost all of its replies a few days ago. I have since bought the Green Terror and they are all three getting along extremely well. I thought they would have more problems at the beginning, but so far, the GT and JD are always swimming beside eachother. and I can't get rid of my BP, that might be my favorite fish. (at least my top 3) lol

in case you wanted to see them and haven't already.

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[mostlycichlids]

Hope you bought the gt a little bigger they grow a little slower than the other two. I bought my jd and gt at the same size and the jd is about an inch in a half bigger now and gives the gt a chase now and then. Good luck

[rosswake]

oops, I was told by Petsmart that the GT grew faster, so I bought one slightly smaller than my JD. Now that I think about it, I bought the largest one they had. Most of the others were only 1-1.5". little bitty guys! do you have any pictures of them?

[mostlycichlids]

Yes but not of worthwile quality and I lost my old memory card with all of my tank and fish pictures while I was camping. Just keep an eye on them my gt might be one of the most mellow gt on the planet even my serevum seems more agressive my gt is very passive.

[rosswake]

I am excited to watch mine and see how it acts toward my other fish. So far, he does not seem aggressive at all. He is much more willing to be seen than the other two. They hide when someone comes into the room, but he isn't quite as sketchy.

[mostlycichlids]

You will love him they have a lot of personality. My gt is one of my favorites but then again I love them all.