Blood Parrots Hiding.
- Thread starter Bread
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Check water params. If they are new to the tank, they are gonna hide. Give them time, they will come out.
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Sounds like you've understocked your tank. Cichlids in general can become super shy (and often do, regardless of species) when there isn't much movement around in the tank. You could try dithers, or more cichlids. Have your dad put the Koi and 2x Cobalt Blues into the tank?
Blood Parrots are really shy when they are young and and sometimes as adults.
1. Adding decor can help sometimes
2. Making sure you water parameters are fine: Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0-40, Temp 80-84F (26-29C).
3. Adding more nonaggressive fish to the tank
4. Give them some time
I would advise against adding Koi and Cobalt Blues. Koi are cold water fish where all your other fish are tropical. They also very dirty fish. Cobalt Blue are African Cichlid which have different water requirements and generally are advised against mixing with American Cichlids (Discus and Parrots). Discus are also shy fish that require pristine water conditions so adding Koi will stress it out badly and so could adding the Cobalt Blues. I would suggest adding some small nonagressive cichlids or possibly some larger body tetras like Bleeding Hearts if you want to add something.
1. Adding decor can help sometimes
2. Making sure you water parameters are fine: Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0-40, Temp 80-84F (26-29C).
3. Adding more nonaggressive fish to the tank
4. Give them some time
I would advise against adding Koi and Cobalt Blues. Koi are cold water fish where all your other fish are tropical. They also very dirty fish. Cobalt Blue are African Cichlid which have different water requirements and generally are advised against mixing with American Cichlids (Discus and Parrots). Discus are also shy fish that require pristine water conditions so adding Koi will stress it out badly and so could adding the Cobalt Blues. I would suggest adding some small nonagressive cichlids or possibly some larger body tetras like Bleeding Hearts if you want to add something.
Sorry for not replying. From the start i knew that having a koi and 2 colbalt blue cichlids in the tank was a bad idea. When The tank was set up, at around December, water was put in and the tank was not cycled as I didn't know about cycling.