Hi guys! I have a question about Parrot Fish. My roommate as a 80+ gallon tank (might be bigger) and he has about 5 parrots and 2 Silver Dollar fish in there at the moment. He's trying to find tankmates for them. What would be suitable for them?
Tankmates for Parrots
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Maybe a few more Silver Dollars, but that would be pushing it. Blood Parrots and Silver Dollars, when full grown, tend to be large fish.
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I'd reverse the stocklist into 2 parrots and 5 silver dollars. Better yet, stick to only one parrot instead of two.
If you can mesure the tank, please post the length, height & width. I agree that silver dollars are schooling fish and BP's certainly aren't, but it depends on the tank size. It'd be really nice if you could take out 2-3 of the parrots and replace them with SDs.
If the tank is bigger than 80g and you can get the number of fish at around 4 SD's and 2-3 BP's, you can try larger schooling fish, like Congo Tetras or Tiger Barbs. Depending on the agressiveness of the BP's, you could or could not add larger (5-7") loaches. The agressiveness of the BP's could be raised by higher than normal number of them.
If the tank is bigger than 80g and you can get the number of fish at around 4 SD's and 2-3 BP's, you can try larger schooling fish, like Congo Tetras or Tiger Barbs. Depending on the agressiveness of the BP's, you could or could not add larger (5-7") loaches. The agressiveness of the BP's could be raised by higher than normal number of them.
