Blood parrots

[kmgriff72]

I really like the blood parrots, but I also want to get some clown loaches and some glofish. Would the blood parrots be too aggressive to go with the other two and possibly a betta?

[rosswake]

Blood parrots aren't the most aggressive cichlid, but they are still a cichlid and by nature somewhat aggressive. I do not think I would risk putting it in the same tank as a beta, but putting it with a clown loach would be fine. (Remember, clown loaches can get to be a foot long.) I'm not sure about the glofish, so maybe someone else will add something.

[liv2padl]

the best answer to your question lies in how big a tank we're talking about here. i'd agree that a betta is not a good choice. if by "glofish" you're referring to the zebra danios which have been genetically modified, they should be fine.

[jm1212]

the clown loaches will be a great bottom dweller for a tank of blood parrots, but remeber that clown loaches need a group of three or more and get to around 12", and the blood parrot gets to be about 8-10 inches long.
as for the glofish, they may start to look tasy to the parrot, since they stay small and he'll get really big.
i would skip the betta too.

[kmgriff72]

Sorry, forgot to mention the size of the tank. It is a 75 gallon long tank. I am talking about the genetically altered zebra danios. How big do they get as an adult?

[JulieC]

IMO the danios should be fast enough that the bp won't be able to catch them. But since they're small and could fit in an adult bp's mouth there is the possibility. If you are set on danios I'd say try giant or queen as they get bigger.

My juvenile bp (4 in TL) does fine in a 30g (soon to be upgraded to a 46g) with 4 queen danios, 4 ottocinculus, and (just recently added) a sev.

[liv2padl]

in my opinion, you'll be just fine. BP's aren't capable of rapid swimming nor even fast 'lunging' ... the danios grow to the same length as a standard danio, and will be too fast to get caught. enjoy.

[kmgriff72]

Ok, thanks for the advice. If blood parrots are slow etc.... why not a betta, are they slow too or because of the fins?

[jm1212]

IME parrots can really power across the tank if they really want to...
ive got a male and hes strating to get up to about 6" and he can compete for food with the other fish he lives with.they also have great personalities!
he is really personable, and always comes to greet me when i go downstaris to watch them, and hes always right there against the tank to say "hi" lol, and then if i dont come down fast enough in the morning to feed him and his buddies then he puffs himself up and loathes in his cave... but once i feed them he goes back to normal lol

[JulieC]

I agree with jm. My bp is actually pretty fast when he wants to be. He had no trouble catching 4 congo tetras and killing them off one by one before I got the danios. When he's startled, he races across the tank as quick as some of my africans do. And he's pushing 5 inches. These are the reasons why you shouldn't get a betta. Bettas are no where near as quick as bps are. The bp will have no trouble making it into a plaything or even lunch.

[kmgriff72]

Ok, I will just stick with the clown loaches, glofish and blood parrots.

[bert]

I have 2 blood parrots that are the most peacful fish i have ever had. i have 6 loaches and 6 small albino catfish, some tiger barbs and a few tetras and 2 orange plecostamises (sorry for the misspelled word{ :dive: everyone gets along just fine, no aggression from any of them. here is my 100 Gallon tank, the home of these fish.

[bert]

here is another picture

[bert]

i Have a 100 Gallon with 2 very peaceful blood parrots, 6 clown loaches, 10 tiger barbs 5 albino catfish, 15 tetras that survived my tank restart and clcle 3 years ago after i moved to another state, 2 orange plecostamoses and everyone gets along perfectly. here is my tank, if the pics don't post, see my thread titled my 100 GALLON TANK.

[JESS R]

i've got two bp in 55 with balas odessa fire barbs irredessent cats cory cats silver dollars african brown knife rope fish fire eel they all get along great

[bert]

I really enjoy watching my teo BP,s swimming in and out of my driftwood holes and tunnels they are Great fish thats for sure. :dive2: