Red Parrot Fish Tank Mates

The blood parrot is compatible as they are another cichlid like the oscar and can hold their own.

Red parrot fish tank mates.

Most people will say blood parrots are aggressive fish and as much as that might be true you can still house other fish with them. What other tank mates can i put with my red blood parrot fish. Blood parrot tank mates photo by ellenm1. Often considered poor tank mates for most fish oscars can actually make decent tankmates for blood parrot cichlids.

These fishes are not found in the wild we don t know exactly what kind of fishes are compatible with blood parrot cichlids. By looking at their records of compatibility of fishes we found they can be kept with dwarf gourami angelfish kribensis tiger barb emperor tetras and firemouth cichlid. The minimum tank size for one blood parrot cichlid is 30 gallons. These fish are rather active and need ample room to swim.

Blood parrot cichlid tank mates. I have two blood parrot fish but want to get some other fish to keep with my parrots. Thanks for your help. At the same time the blood red parrot is passive enough to not stress an oscar and will give it space in the fish tank.

Blood parrot tank mates are definitely a possibility but you must choose the right fish to co exist with your blood parrot. Many aquarists like to keep a small group of these fish together. It would be cool to have a community tank full of other fish. I don t want them to fight but get along.