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Dr. Orifice

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Hello,
I have a question about my 49g bow. It currently holds
1xGold veil Angel about 4" little less
10xSmall 2" emperor tetras
2xBolivian Rams
Right now my tank looks a bit empty. I was wondering if I could get maybe another somewhat larger showpeice fish to go with my angel? I was thinking maybe a blood parrot or blue acara? I've found these parrots which are very nice looking they aren't orange they are a dark silver (non metallic) with a black stripe down their side. I actually find these fish attractive unlike the orange and red I don't see how these would be died either look nothing like it. I have no clue though if the fish I asked about would be too aggressive though. If I were to get a parrot it would be the size of a nickel so I was thinking growing up with the dominant angel in the tank would make him not so aggressive I'm no expert though so i have no clue if that even makes any sense.
Thank you kindly
 
Could it possibly be a parrot chichlid you are looking at and not a blood parrot? There is such a thing but its not all that common in the trade. I think you would be alright with something on the small side to go with your angel. Maybe another angel? Any peacefull fish that would stay in the 4-5" range ought to be alright.
 
young blood parrots have black stripes on their sides, but they go away as they age and the fish will become orange. if you are talking about the acctual true parrot cichlid, as FF said they are not found in the hobby very often. a blood parrot will grow to big for your tank.

after reading your stock, ift sounds to me like you do not have very many fish that swim around the top or bottom of your tank. your tank is acctually very understocked. if you want more activity, you might want to consider a group 6 corydoras for the bottom of the tank (if you go with pandas you can get 8, they stay smaller than most corydoras like schwartz's and peppered) and then 6 silver or marbled hatchetfish for the top of the tank (if you go with the marbled hatchetfish, you can get 8 as they stay smaller). both kinds of fish will add plenty of activity to your tank.
 
If you decide to get hatchet fish, make sure that you have a tight fitting lid. They are known jumpers. it seems that they can jump from the tiniest of openings.

Marinemom
 
Hello,
Thanks a ton everyone. I'll look into to hatchetfish then. My water has a ph of 8 and the only LFS that I trust around here only has Adolfo cories and I heard they need soft acidic water and if they wrere to die this store has no guarantee. Would cories be okay with the rams? They seem like the take up most of the bottom. Also do you think if i added hatchetfish and cories would I maybe be able to add another angel? Or is there some other maybe some what personable fish out there that would maybe fit with my tank? I really like my angel he has a really cool personality but he doesn't move around much and a personable very active fish would be really cool.
Thanks
 
Well a lot of the more personable cichlids also have a little more agresion. I have a convict who is very fun to watch and gets a long fine with everyone but they can be a bit aggresive at times. A blue acarra may be ok but would be getting up there in stocking limits. A rainbow cichlid would also probably work. I don't think that the rams would give the cories to much of a problem unless they are a pair. I would do a search on google for smaller peacefull cichlids. Im also sure other memebers here will have some good ideas for you.
 
Hello,
Thanks a ton FF I looked into the cichlids and found two that form what I say may be okay. I found Keyhole cichlids and Festive cichlids. Would one of these work in my tank? Do you know how many I could get or if I could possibly add something additional to the new cichlid (if it all works out). I was somewhat thinking
1xAngel
2xBolivian Rams
3xKeyhole cichlids
10x emperors
6xsilver hachets
Is this overstocked I am not yet very good at telling whether a tank is overstocked or not without seeing it.
Thanks
 
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