Question about a Red Parrot cichlid - Aquarium Advice

fluffyntex · 06-09-2008, 10:06 AM

I saw a beautiful Red Parrot cichlid at the lfs yesterday, he had black spots and was about 4 inches in length. I was wondering if I could put him in a tank with a 6 inch angelfish? He was a really pretty fish, looked healthy for $14.99

fluffyntex · 06-10-2008, 10:39 AM

Does no one know? I would like to find out before someone else buys the fish hehe. He was the only one they had.

mom2reds · 06-10-2008, 02:51 PM

Fluffyntex I am not sure but I have heard that they are quite aggressive you might try asking in the cichlid forum below they might beable to give you a better answer. But i agree with you they a very pretty fish.

krustykrab99 · 06-11-2008, 07:11 PM

They are not too aggressive they normaly ignore their tankmates. And their mouths are shaped so it is hard for them to eat on larger fish like angels.

**Zagz** · 06-11-2008, 08:16 PM

Moved to cichlid discussion

**Fishyfanatic** · 06-16-2008, 11:59 AM

The aggression depends on the particular fish. I've had some that were very docile (actually picked on by Yellow Labs) and some that were terrors. It's hard to really set their personality in stone as they are quite unpredictable. If you do decide to get them, do not house them with tankmates smaller than them and closely monitor their behavior for a while to see how they interact.

06-09-2008, 10:06 AM	#1
fluffyntex Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa Texas Posts: 274	Question about a Red Parrot cichlid I saw a beautiful Red Parrot cichlid at the lfs yesterday, he had black spots and was about 4 inches in length. I was wondering if I could put him in a tank with a 6 inch angelfish? He was a really pretty fish, looked healthy for $14.99 __________________ Hello, My name is Gayla and I have MTS.

06-10-2008, 10:39 AM	#2
fluffyntex Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Odessa Texas Posts: 274	Does no one know? I would like to find out before someone else buys the fish hehe. He was the only one they had. __________________ Hello, My name is Gayla and I have MTS.

06-10-2008, 02:51 PM	#3
mom2reds Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lubbock texas Posts: 757 Images: 14	Fluffyntex I am not sure but I have heard that they are quite aggressive you might try asking in the cichlid forum below they might beable to give you a better answer. But i agree with you they a very pretty fish. __________________ Tess 100 gal. freshwater planted community tank VOTE FOR AA TODAY

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06-16-2008, 11:59 AM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,124 Images: 15	The aggression depends on the particular fish. I've had some that were very docile (actually picked on by Yellow Labs) and some that were terrors. It's hard to really set their personality in stone as they are quite unpredictable. If you do decide to get them, do not house them with tankmates smaller than them and closely monitor their behavior for a while to see how they interact. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community Planted 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

06-11-2008, 07:11 PM	#4
krustykrab99 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 35	They are not too aggressive they normaly ignore their tankmates. And their mouths are shaped so it is hard for them to eat on larger fish like angels.

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