need help asap with blood parrot

-=James=- · #1 12-05-2009, 06:50 AM

^He is talking about freshwater fish...haha

The parrot is probably stressed...nothing to worry about. You could try to add other cichlids and an arrowana of some sort. Silvers are cheaper and not as aggressive as Jardinis..I even think they look better. Your 125 should be good enough. If it grows TOO big, you can sell it for alot more than what you got it for.

Daniel475 · #2 12-05-2009, 06:23 PM

well the parrot wasn't doin so good so i moved him back to my 30 gallon which i know has aged water and hes fine in.. because i dont wanna lose him is that a good idea??? i also went and bought a air pump for the tank because the lady and the fish store thinks there might not be enough air in the tank? any ideaS?
thanks alot

-=James=- · #3 12-05-2009, 06:38 PM

Honestly, with my experience with freshwater (mostly cichlids), they are very hardy. Right when I got my new tank, I put tap water in with prime, threw the cichids in, and they were all fine.

How do you know the parrot isnt doing good? If the other fish are doing good in the 125, leave the parrot in there and dont keep moving it; especially to a smaller tank. Air pump is a good investment!

Daniel475 · #4 12-05-2009, 06:42 PM

well he was at the top of the tank for the last 2 days like we had no oxygen .. so i just moved him back to my 30 gallon and he seems alot better already... im going to leave the severums in there for now and the shark they seem to be doin fine but im going to set up my air wait a few days and put the parrot back in? since hes already in the 30 now i dont think i should move him again eh?

-=James=- · #5 12-05-2009, 07:13 PM

Sounds like a plan!

Stephanie1974 · #6 02-21-2010, 07:49 PM

Hi there. I remember one of my cichlids doing this when I moved them from a 30 to a 55. All the rest did fine. I figured out that he must've felt like he was in the open and therefore added more hiding spots. I did tests to the water to rule out any major changes and the levels were good. After I added the hiding spots and taller plants he did just fine after his adjustments.

bryceschutte · #7 06-10-2010, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephanie1974

Hi there. I remember one of my cichlids doing this when I moved them from a 30 to a 55. All the rest did fine. I figured out that he must've felt like he was in the open and therefore added more hiding spots. I did tests to the water to rule out any major changes and the levels were good. After I added the hiding spots and taller plants he did just fine after his adjustments.

I think she is right. My blood parrots loved a lot of hiding spaces.