parrot fish and african cichlids

supaflyz · 02-24-2005, 11:51 PM

Well my brother girlfriend just gave me 2 red parrot since it got to big for her tank. I was wondering does they get along with the african cichlids im having right now. Right now I have 4 cichlids, 2 males and 2 females.

Lexus · 02-25-2005, 11:59 AM

what kind of cichlids?

supaflyz · 02-25-2005, 07:35 PM

I dont really know their name but the people at the fish store say they grow up to only 3 inches max. They are bright orange, blue, and yellow, the yellow has black tips on it fins.

fishfreaks · 02-25-2005, 07:43 PM

well the yellow one sounds like a yellow lab, the orange one may be a red zebra, can you be more specific in what they look like, maybe post a pic? what size tank do you have?

Lisachromis · 02-25-2005, 08:37 PM

There aren't too many African cichlids that stay only 3" max. Generally speaking, the ones most people have access to are 4-5". Just FYI.

supaflyz · 02-25-2005, 09:44 PM

well the orange one has like lil yellow dots in its fin. The blue one also has the same dots. The yellow ones just have the little black thing on their fins. Oh yeah i have a 55 gallon aquarium.

Lexus · 02-25-2005, 11:11 PM

Pictures would help, but I believe fishfirst got it.
and what Lisa said is true

**Cichlid Man** · 02-26-2005, 09:31 AM

Central American cichlids and African rift lake cichlids don't mix.(Let alone hybrid central Americans.)
The parrots will get terrorized by the Africans and even if like my parrots they were to join forces to combat the africans, the Africans will put up a good fight and rarely give up.
Even in a 8' aquarium my parrots got beaten up by a blue zebra and male and auratus.

fishfreaks · 02-26-2005, 10:41 PM

your blue one may be a socofoli (sp?)

HeatherH · 03-03-2005, 07:49 PM

sounds like 2 zebras and a yellow lab. the parrots will get killed!

02-24-2005, 11:51 PM	#1
supaflyz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 40	parrot fish and african cichlids Well my brother girlfriend just gave me 2 red parrot since it got to big for her tank. I was wondering does they get along with the african cichlids im having right now. Right now I have 4 cichlids, 2 males and 2 females.

02-25-2005, 11:59 AM	#2
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids what kind of cichlids? __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

02-25-2005, 07:35 PM	#3
supaflyz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 40	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids I dont really know their name but the people at the fish store say they grow up to only 3 inches max. They are bright orange, blue, and yellow, the yellow has black tips on it fins.

02-25-2005, 07:43 PM	#4
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids well the yellow one sounds like a yellow lab, the orange one may be a red zebra, can you be more specific in what they look like, maybe post a pic? what size tank do you have? __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

02-25-2005, 08:37 PM	#5
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	There aren't too many African cichlids that stay only 3" max. Generally speaking, the ones most people have access to are 4-5". Just FYI. __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

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02-25-2005, 09:44 PM	#6
supaflyz Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 40	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids well the orange one has like lil yellow dots in its fin. The blue one also has the same dots. The yellow ones just have the little black thing on their fins. Oh yeah i have a 55 gallon aquarium.

02-25-2005, 11:11 PM	#7
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids Pictures would help, but I believe fishfirst got it. and what Lisa said is true __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

02-26-2005, 09:31 AM	#8
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids Central American cichlids and African rift lake cichlids don't mix.(Let alone hybrid central Americans.) The parrots will get terrorized by the Africans and even if like my parrots they were to join forces to combat the africans, the Africans will put up a good fight and rarely give up. Even in a 8' aquarium my parrots got beaten up by a blue zebra and male and auratus. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

02-26-2005, 10:41 PM	#9
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	Re: parrot fish and african cichlids your blue one may be a socofoli (sp?) __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

03-03-2005, 07:49 PM	#10
HeatherH Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 11	sounds like 2 zebras and a yellow lab. the parrots will get killed!

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