Parrot Cichlid Compatability

[Spiceweasel69]

Have a vision 260

At the mo i have 2 med angels, 6 black widows and 6 blue tetras.
Red tail shark
Med plec - 10cm
2 firemouths fairly small - 2 inches
2 dwarf gouramis and 2 ottos
Upside down cat.

My misses wants a pair of parrot cichlids she just saw. Im sceptical as i heard they are territorial and a am unsure about the compatability. I also think it may well overstock the tank. Comments please. Im not against buying them but i dont think its a good move. let me know what you think.

then i saw this...

Suitable Tankmates
I have found that the parrots do well if there is some "busy" fish are present in their tank. These fish are called "dither" fish and serve several purposes. First, the dither fish will create movement in the tank, this seems to make the parrots more relaxed when out in open water. The second function of dither fish is to divert aggression. Dither fish should be tough and fast. They will be the target of aggression of the parrots, but because they are fast, are rarely even nipped by the parrots. This will help keep aggression down between multiple parrots in the same tank. Good dither fish that do well with parrots are:

Silver Dollars
Black Skirt Tetras (Black Widow)
Giant Danios
Congo Tetras
There are many other suitable dither fish, these are just a few that came to mind.

Other good tankmates may include, but are not limited to:
Cory Cats
Any variety of Pleco
Twig Catfish
Kribensis
Convicts (can be aggressive and there is possibility of cross breeding)
Sevrums
Large Angels

Make sure when choosing tankmates, not to put parrots with fish that are overly aggressive. Parrots could have a hard time defending their territories against the likes of large aggressive fish.

 

[diademhill]

Your tank is only just big enough for two parrots with no other fish.
I have to say though as far as compatibility goes, I consider blood parrots incompatible with fishkeeping - horrid deformed hybrids.

 

[valleyrich]

I'm ignoring the previous statement... That article is correct, however, the tank just isn't big enough. These fish will be miserable and even though the other fish are faster if they have no room to run they will turn into punching bags in no time. If she want the bloods she will need to get a bigger tank. BTW You might want to have this moved to the hybrid forum.

 

[Spiceweasel69]

ta. My misses will see this and realise i was right all along.

MWUHAHAHAHA

errmmmm (delete this post)

 

[T1KARMANN]

as this is not in the hybrids its fair game

i hate the crap parrot hybrid junk that cant even swim properly

this is the only parrot fish i know and its the real thing not the hybrid crap

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