Three new Blood Parrots

RajunCajun06

RajunCajun06

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My girlfriend had to have blood parrot in the new tank so thats what we wound up with. Info on the tank its 100g with a fluvial FX5 canister, still need something else. sand substrate. some slate and driftwood. 24" bubble wand so everyone has enough oxygen, and all fake plants. Anyways we have three blood parrots about 3-4" and six green cory cats. the cory's are doing great but the parrots just hide and wont eat. i know they can go a while without eating but is this normal for blood parrots. I don't want these little guys to die, or just hide all the time either. i do reasearch everything i get and have been looking at these guys for about 3 weeks trying to get as much info before we bought but any info from someone with experiance with them would be appreciated
 
hey hows is going congrats on your new fish. I purchased a blood parrot for my communtiy cichlid tank and at first it was really shy...always trying to hide when he saw somebody. She even turned black in alot of her body. I think i read beacuse of ammonia, stress, or breeding color. BUt anyhow she slowely but came out, and now begs for food and eats from my fingers. Ive only had her about a month or so. But yea give them time...theyll soon come out.
 
thanx. ammonia is 0 nitrite 0 and nitrate .01 so i dont thinknany of that would be the issue. i guess just shy. glad to know they will eventually beg for food. did you do anything special to get yours to start eating or to start comming out
 
not really...i have other fish in there and they kinda just learn from the rest..or see that everything is ok because the others come and feed. Out of all my cichlids, my BP is the most lively one with a funny attitude. Pretty peaceful and really nosey with the other fish...when others are fighting she'll go and break them up! one of my oscars and her the blood parrot are the least shy. Oscar is the least shy and eats all the food...least shy im guessing because a couple of days after putting him in the tank, him being a gluttonist tryed to put 2 large pellets in his mouth and a couple of minutes later started choking, so i grab him and pick the pellets out of its mouth with a toothpick..it was classical! but yea i guess hes happy i saved his life. Ive observed that the more fish you have the faster they acclaime to the tank and you. Soon you'll be able to put your fingers in and some will let you caress them!
 
they evetually have to start eating...or they will starve and die. But instinct, especially in animales, is much more alive. They know they have to eat so they eventually eat. If you throw in food for your other fish...just kinda make sure some floats down...and when you probably arent there they will scavange around looking for food. I had granules that i made float down in front of there face and they couldnt help but take a bite! If they dont eat in like a week or less or more that you know of..then they might be sick or really stressed out. how long have you had them?
 
Nice pickup! Once they get comfortable I would keep an eye one them for any aggression. BP's sometimes don't play nice with each other even given a large space. At first they may be trying to establish territories, but if it continues you may have to rethink your stock.
 
yes ive heard they are a little more aggressive towards each than in a communty cichlid tank. Its funny because all of my fish respect her i think because shes dating the green terror...well i think theyre just boyfriend and girlfriend no love making yet! haha
 
sorry i dont have any pics and aparently my thread got highjaked lol. just kidding. no my big tank is with my parents about two hours away but next time i go in i will definatley get some. They have only been in there since Thursday so I am not to worrired yet. I just did not realize how shy these guys were. They almost jump out the tank whenever they see someone walk into the bed room. they have plents of hiding spots but still freak out. Only picture i have for now is of my salt tank. but cant seem to post pictures yet.

Just another thought was that there is three in their right now and two seem to hide together all the time while the other one is on his/her own. Would it be possible to keeo the "pair" or the single and add a smaller Oscar or could this be trouble.
 
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