Blood Parrot Keeps Changing Colour

[moonchild1970]

I got my smaller BP about a month ago. He was a a pinkish colour- like convict pink. Then once in my tank for a week he went gorgeous orange. Now he is turning black- it started in his tail and is coming up his back. Will he stay this way or lose the black?? I kind of like it.

As well as pellets, veggies & flake, he eats alot of frozen meaty foods. Could this be the reason he keeps changing colour??

 

[Lizardking]

Ive read that BPs get black dots when they feel stressed. Do a waterchange and see if it helps.

 

[hastyryan]

my bp's went through the same thing the black will go away when the stress is gone i even went to my lfs to ask them about it.....and of course i got "what are you talking about, did you see if it would rub off?"...LOL

 

[moonchild1970]

Oh ok. Because my tank's param's are good, and they sell them like that:

https://www.petsolutions.com/Default.aspx?ItemID=30627

 

[vfc]

Maybe if you add a dense plant background, it will help reduce the stress.

It worked for my BP. He was terrified and faded when I had a solid reflective-blue background. When I switched to a plant background, we was out and about within an hour. He has maintained a nice orange-red color for months now.

I feed him NLS, Veggie flakes, and frozen blood worms.

 

[moonchild1970]

I am going to get a background on it soon. He is in a 75g tank and atm, it is actually low on stock. It is him, another blood parrot, a raphael cat and a 4" couple senegal bichirs.

 

[Dominator]

Maybe if you add a dense plant background, it will help reduce the stress.

It worked for my BP. He was terrified and faded when I had a solid reflective-blue background. When I switched to a plant background, we was out and about within an hour. He has maintained a nice orange-red color for months now.

I feed him NLS, Veggie flakes, and frozen blood worms.

nice and clean tank, and thanks for the info. My BP in a 75g is so stressed out, now i will get him a background.