Tank size for 2 King Kong blood parrots?

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If you have the room for it I would look for a 6 ft 125 gallon. I was able to find one with a metal stand for $150.
 
A 80+ Gallon tank would be good for these two but I agree with D Dalfrey86 You should watch them carefully as time goes by because they can just up and totally flip out on each other one day, and it could create a conflict forever. Parrots in general are still great fish to house in my opinion. I have one myself with a Jack Dempsey and they're quite an interesting fish. I've been hoping to buy some King Kong Parrots like yours as i've had my eyes on them for a while, currently i just have a Blood Red Parrot.
 
Also to elaborate on what I said before do you feel King Kong Parrots are worth the money H Hmontoya93 ? I noticed that while a high-quality Grade A Blood Red Parrot would be 20.00$ on average , a King Kong Parrot average prices seems to be around 45.00$+. Based on the their personality, how active they are, and their compatibility with other fish do they seem worth it? I'm really interested in getting one and they seem promising!
 
AddictedtoCichlids said:
Also to elaborate on what I said before do you feel King Kong Parrots are worth the money H Hmontoya93 ? I noticed that while a high-quality Grade A Blood Red Parrot would be 20.00$ on average , a King Kong Parrot average prices seems to be around 45.00$+. Based on the their personality, how active they are, and their compatibility with other fish do they seem worth it? I'm really interested in getting one and they seem promising!
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Sorry for late reply!

So far they have been very very shy, I am trying to get them to come out more, I would say similar to a blood parrot if you can get them to come out they will act like puppies.
 
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Hmontoya93 said:
Sorry for late reply!

So far they have been very very shy, I am trying to get them to come out more, I would say similar to a blood parrot if you can get them to come out they will act like puppies.
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Thanks for the reply. Just to update on what i had previously said, I decided to get another Blood Red Parrot as opposed to getting the King Kong Parrot. I got it as well as a few other cichlids. If this is your first time with the man-made Parrot species they typically are very shy when you get them especially if they don't have other experienced residents of the tank to get the out of their shells. It actually took my first BPs about 2-3 months to warm up. But yes I agree in the end they can be like puppies lol, as they love your attention. I was trying to see if there was any significant differences in the BPs and KKPs but size seems to be it. Thanks for all your help!
 
AddictedtoCichlids said:
Thanks for the reply. Just to update on what i had previously said, I decided to get another Blood Red Parrot as opposed to getting the King Kong Parrot. I got it as well as a few other cichlids. If this is your first time with the man-made Parrot species they typically are very shy when you get them especially if they don't have other experienced residents of the tank to get the out of their shells. It actually took my first BPs about 2-3 months to warm up. But yes I agree in the end they can be like puppies lol, as they love your attention. I was trying to see if there was any significant differences in the BPs and KKPs but size seems to be it. Thanks for all your help!
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two year update for anyone who comes up later, got a large 125 gallon with only parrots, and I love these water puppies, both kkp and blood parrots are identical in personality. The boss of the tank is actually a blood parrot and everyone obeys him.

would definitely recommend these fish to anyone. They even let you pet them and everything.. it’s my only species specific tank in the house and that says a lot.
 
Very interesting. How many blood red and King Kong Parrots do you have in your 125G and what are their sizes? A PIC of your tank and fish would be great.

I once had 3 large blood red parrots in my heavily stocked 125G Hap, Peacock and mbuna tank for years but despite quickly growing to a large size, eating well and seeming to thrive, they all eventually died at different times over an extended period of about 3 years. No signs of damage to any of the blood red parrots and no other fish in the tank perished other than a few due to obvious violence from the other cichlids, usually I would just find a few bones during a tank cleaning. Random violence just seems to be an inherent, inescapable part of keeping a mixed tank of African cichlids. If I kept blood red Parrots again, I would dedicate a tank to only them (and a few catfish) like you have successfully done.
 
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