I've been helping a friend set up his new 90 gallon tank. Once cycled, he decided on a large blood parrot and smaller Oscar as the tanks main two inhabitants. The Oscar has been growing like crazy and held his own for the first several weeks. In recent days, the parrot has become very dominant and bullies the Oscar. The oscar has not eaten in a few days and is showing signs of stress - a "nick" out of its side, pale, etc. Should the parrot be removed until the Oscar grows closer to the size of the parrot or be removed all together? I've got two blood parrots in my tank and they are very docile and not bullies at all and it surprises me that this one is being this dominant.
Blood Parrot and Oscar
- Thread starter davidtcb1
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salsa;996572; said:
Thats a good idea actually, no big cichlid owner should be without one. BP's are either Woosees or aggresive as heck.
Bogwoodbruce;996882; said:
Yeah dude, oscars are way cooler. But I never knew bps were so aggressive.
i had the same problem with my parrot, but on the other corner of the tank there were 2x fully grown Oscars, 2x fully grown Jaguar cichlids 1x Synspilum, 1x Convict and 2 x 16" Plecos ..and he mantained them all in less then half the tank at all times. how did i solved the problem? putting the food allways on the opposite side of the Parrot, making him mingle with everyone else, if he wanted to eat. a month or so after i started this, he was already among the others not bullying, just wating for food like everyone else.
