Red Parrot Fish Tank Mates

Often considered poor tank mates for most fish oscars can actually make decent tankmates for blood parrot cichlids.

Red parrot fish tank mates.

Blood parrot cichlid tank mates. Thanks for your help. The blood parrot is compatible as they are another cichlid like the oscar and can hold their own. I have two blood parrot fish but want to get some other fish to keep with my parrots.

What other tank mates can i put with my red blood parrot fish. These fish are rather active and need ample room to swim. Blood parrot tank mates are definitely a possibility but you must choose the right fish to co exist with your blood parrot. It would be cool to have a community tank full of other fish.

I don t want them to fight but get along. The minimum tank size for one blood parrot cichlid is 30 gallons. Blood parrot tank mates photo by ellenm1. 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.

For every additional blood parrot cichlid you add increase the volume of the tank by about 10 gallons. Of course larger tanks are always welcome. 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. 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.