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Looking for some Advice

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 05:31 — bubbles

First off I want to start by saying my blood parrot Bubbles is my absolute baby. He's about 7 mo's old and say 5" long, I have him in a 40g tank at the moment. I recently got a 55g tank which I put 4 african cichlids in but to be honest i tend to spoil Bubbles, hes my baby..so im thinking of giving him the 55g tank which leads me to my question. Are the african cichlids suitable tank mates for bubbles? they're juvi's right now about an inch long each but as we all know fish grow, and african cic's tend to be on the aggressive side so i was wondering how that would work out.

Parrots have mild case of ICH!!

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 18:26 — luvmyparrots

Noticed this morning that two of out of my four parrots are starting with ich ( this would explain why they were rubbing them selves off the plants and rocks last week, guess it takes a few days for the white spots to actually show)
I have read many people having success with just raising the temp and adding aquarium salt.
How high do i raise the temp and for how long??
Also how much salt? I don't want to harm any fish..I also have a few corys and pictus catfish.
It seems like a mild case I just don't want it to get any worse.
Thank you!

parrot fish looking pale

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 21:50 — judd

i recently set up a new tank and bought two parrot fish they started bright orange in color and now theyre looking pale to me... any suggestion?

9 year old Parrot turning black

Sun, 01/29/2012 - 18:33 — Krismhahn

I am wondering if anyone has experience with Parrots turning black? My Parrot's scales suddenly started turning black and it is also around her mouth. I did a water change yesterday but does not seem to have helped. She is also acting very mellow compared to normal. Thanks to anyone with any ideas or advice

Help!My Blood parrot is sick!

Sun, 01/29/2012 - 15:27 — stevy

My active blood parrot is acting weird now. I bought two parrots last Sunday and one was dominating the other. But now the dominant one is acting weird. He stays in a position with his beak facing down at times with his anal fin folded. He will eat when i feed him but other than that he is a bit lethargic. He doesn't chase the other parrot as much as he used to. I did a partial water change yesterday because of this but still it's the same with him. All the other cichlids are fine. Please tell me whats wrong with him. Thank you.

Gill worms

Sun, 01/29/2012 - 12:46 — Jo and Jas

Hi there,


We have two fairly large Parrot fish that we have had for around 18 months now.


One of them has like bloodworms atttached to the inside of it's gills. He is still lively enough and feedinging ok.


We have done a couple of large water changes in the last few weeks and have tried Sera Costapur treatment for a couple of weeks with no results!

Health issue

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 17:42 — ssswck

I inherited a parrot with a tank I purchased about a year ago, so I have no experience with these guys. 

In the last few weeks I noticed that her (?) breeding tube, I believe it's called, was extended and had what appeared to be small white eggs attached to it.  From what I could find on the internet, it looked like she was laying eggs.  I don't want to do any breeding, so I was happy to let nature proceed.

Now, however, her tube seems to be deteriorating and looks pretty ugly.  There are still a few eggs attached.

stocking plan for 55 gallon? with 2 bp's

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 00:41 — paulina_f

I have a 55 gallon tank set up that is cycled. I just purchased 2 baby 2" blood parrots two weeks ago. Today, I added my 2 two inch baby yoyo loach from a smaller tank, and a 2" clown pleco. And my Bp's are finally over their shyness! :)

-As far as stocking I would like to add these fish to my current setup, feedback wecome!
-1 or 2 kribensis: are they okay on their own or do they need to be in pairs?
-1 rainbow shark
-1 or 2 dwarf gourami
-1 more baby yoyo: my 2 current yoyo's are happy but would they be happier with another? Or not much difference?

What do they need?

Fri, 01/27/2012 - 18:59 — Kaity-lyn

Ok so I have a 55 gallon tank that has been running for over two years, I decided to switch from tropical community fish to Cichlids. I bought 2 blood parrot cichlids and they are about 3 inches long. Also 3 gouramis and one plecostomos that is probably 6 to 7 inches long (but he doesnt move around much, he loves his corner and comes out only to eat...sucks on the walls a lot). I have in the tank a large log for "hiding spaces" and multiple plants. Do parrots like to hide or do they like to swim freely and have a lot of room? Also, what else do they eat besides flakes?

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