Red Parrot Fish Tank Mates

It would be cool to have a community tank full of other fish.

Red parrot fish tank mates. Of course larger tanks are always welcome. For every additional blood parrot cichlid you add increase the volume of the tank by about 10 gallons. Blood parrot tank mates photo by ellenm1. Most people will say blood parrots are aggressive fish and as much as that might be true you can still house other fish with them.

It s a 55 gallon aquarium. The minimum tank size for one blood parrot cichlid is 30 gallons. By looking at their records of compatibility of fishes we found they can be kept with dwarf gourami angelfish kribensis tiger barb emperor tetras and firemouth cichlid. At the same time the blood red parrot is passive enough to not stress an oscar and will give it space in the fish tank.

Many aquarists like to keep a small group of these fish together. The blood parrot is compatible as they are another cichlid like the oscar and can hold their own. Blood parrot tank mates are definitely a possibility but you must choose the right fish to co exist with your blood parrot. I have two blood parrot fish but want to get some other fish to keep with my parrots.

Thanks for your help. I don t want them to fight but get along. What other tank mates can i put with my red blood parrot fish. These fishes are not found in the wild we don t know exactly what kind of fishes are compatible with blood parrot cichlids.