parot cichlids??? Blood parots

[Kuda]

i was wondering about the parot cichlids, i believe there a hybrid anyway petsmart has them and i think there kinda cool, anyone have any info???

 

[danepatrick]

i was wondering about the parot cichlids, i believe there a hybrid anyway petsmart has them and i think there kinda cool, anyone have any info???

http://www.parrotcichlid.com/
and
http://www.geocities.com/parrotcichlid/main.html

 

[eh1421]

cool fish with great personalities
i have 2 of them in my 75 gal
i love them how big are the ones at petsmart

 

[Fry]

blood parrots are hybrids of red devil/midas and severums

there is a true parrot cichlid though, which is not a hybrid

the links danepatrick posted are about the hybrids

 

[Kuda]

cool fish with great personalities
i have 2 of them in my 75 gal
i love them how big are the ones at petsmart

petsmarts are maybe 3 inches long bout 2 inches tall.

how many could i comfortably house in a 29_gal

 

[danepatrick]

petsmarts are maybe 3 inches long bout 2 inches tall.

how many could i comfortably house in a 29_gal

eh.. right now, probably about 3 to 4. full grown, about 1 (comfortably).

 

[Princley]

blood parrots are hybrids of red devil/midas and severums

there is a true parrot cichlid though, which is not a hybrid

the links danepatrick posted are about the hybrids

i been wrong in my life 20 millions times... anyone have a PIC of the so called TRUE Parrot cichlid?

 

[Fry]

scientific name is Hoplarchus psittacus, here's the google image search for it:

http://images.google.com/images?q=Hoplarchus+psittacus&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

 

[guppy]

Pets smarts are bloodparrots $12.99

 

[Jason_S]

I'd personally avoid them if they are blue, purple, green, bright red or yellow. these are typically the color of dyed parrots which usually won't live for very long. there are exceptions of course but undyed parrots are much healthier. I disagree with 1 adult parrot in a 29 gallon though. they can get rather large (8" if not slightly larger) and imo would need a larger tank once they reach adulthood. I'd go for a 40 long or 55 and you should easily be able to keep 2-3.