Something like Blood Parrots...

Firebelly__girl

Firebelly__girl

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I was over my distant cousins house today and they had a blood parrot in a 55 gallon with a few other little community looking fish, he was so cute. He followed me all around, if i walked to the left, he swam to the left, if i walked to the right, he swam right next to me to the right, and looked right in my face lol He didnt seem to have any problems closing his mouth ( I fed him ) but if I had every gotton one or 2, and if they did have problems closing their mouths, it would kill me. So I'm wondering what kind of fish have the personalitys like these guys? and are peaceful like them too? or are blood parrots usualy not peaceful and this guy just happened to be? I know a lot of people do not like these fish, but the one I saw today was a happy, pretty orange little guy, and is about 3 years old.
Thanks!
 
if you get a parrot that cannot close its mouth, you really don't have to worry about it - however they are created, they are technically a member of the cichlid family, and so have pharyngeal jaws further back in their mouths. those jaws are the ones that chew, the outer jaws just catch. like other cichlids, they are usually on the aggressive/territorial side, but it seems like because of their weird body shape which slows them down a bit, they are forced to be a little nicer. like most new world cichlids i have come across, they definitely have a lot of personality and eagerness to be noticed.
 
Yes it was so funny, I was looking into the tank more than talking to the people around haha! He was so funny, it was like I could have a convo with him lmao I guess ive just never seen a fish have so much interest in a person (im guessing hoping to get some food!)
 
I'd really suggest not purchasing a blood parrot, but there are many other new world cichlids that have great personalities. Depending on your tank size, some larger ones like oscars, chocolates, and severums are great in my experience. I've had smaller cichlids, like blue acaras being very personable.
 
I personally am against knowingly keeping hybrid cichlids, and with the blood parrots it is not just on that basis, but also because they are bred deliberately to have an awkward unnatural body appearance.
 
agree with ruben there, I would not like to be one of those who encourage interbreeding for the fancy of those buying. Parrots look cute, I agree, however would you like to have a fish in your tank which is known to be artificially created or a fish which is know to exist in the wild.Its just my opinion, take care.Also there is nothing wrong with their personalities, they are aggressive and can hold their own, as long as size diff is not too much. But they are a bit more peaceful than other cichlids.
 
Yep, i agree with samsmom here. Im pretty sure most of y'all dont have a problem with mutts, so whats wrong with a hybrid fish? I would NEVER consider the blood parrot to be *handicapped* by all means; it can be a pretty agressive fish and easily holds its own in a larger community tank.

Just because it cant close its mouth doesnt mean its unhappy or in pain.
 
the BP is just another example of human intervention. if we got rid of all fish that showed this kind of "tinkering", we'd be missing out on bettas, goldfish, EBJD's, long finned fish, ballon-shaped fish, albinos, and all the various colors of guppies, platies, mollies, angelfish, etc. . .
 
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