blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them

crazyt123 · 03-23-2005, 06:14 PM

i just got a painted one and wanted to know if the act differnt from the reg color ons ps i think they are chiclds ssrry is they are not

fishfreaks · 03-23-2005, 07:45 PM

i dont know if they act any different i just know that they will eventually lose their color.
i heard the painted are "tamer"...but i cannot trust the source

Lexus · 03-23-2005, 08:40 PM

The color does fade and the process that dyes them can leave them supsiptible to diseases.
They are the same fish only one is dyed so I dont see how it would be different unless it was a morph.

**Osiris** · 03-23-2005, 10:46 PM

ur lucky..who is it, "deepblue bettas" i think she goes by doesnt see this, lol. She prolly go off on ya.

But anyway, yea their right the coloration will go away, as kinda just bleeds into their system and gets filterered out then u take it to staples and have them refill them with a universal re-inker

Lexus · 03-23-2005, 10:55 PM

OH GOD

That reminds me, I need ink for my printer!

carnage · 04-02-2005, 03:12 PM

Actually the parrot cichlids are interesting fish........i had 2 of em at one point in my young fish hobby. They grow quite well and large if taken care of. The color does disappear and then they turn into a orangish/red color. They are neat fish and very territory driven. They also will bully Oscars. I had 2 of em with an Oscar and they all did well.......i had to get rid of the parrots to make room for my growing Oscar. I would buy em again........but i am currently doing SW. Good luck to ya

1 last thing why is this posted in SW forum???

fishfreaks · 04-02-2005, 05:22 PM

[quote="

1 last thing why is this posted in SW forum???[/quote]

thats what i was thinking!

**Osiris** · 04-02-2005, 08:12 PM

i didnt even catch that, yea HOW COME??????????

carnage · 04-05-2005, 07:02 AM

lol and i am a newbie poster........

**TheOldSalt** · 04-05-2005, 12:53 PM

I figured as much.

What I wanna know is why the "Cichlids in the sea..." thread is a sticky one.

Doghund · 07-10-2005, 11:47 AM

I own a black blood parrot and know that the breed does alter there temper. My breed naturally lives in the Amazon with parrana (at least thats what a reliable source has told me) so he's meaner than say, my mom's common orange colored blood parrots. I've heared that the painted ones are a little shyer thus sweeter than most. But yes, they will eventually just turn white (unless it has black spots, thoes'll stay); it will also never get as big as a normal blood parrot. The fish have their slime coats completely removed, then they are placed in a tank filled with dye; once they soak they are givin stuff like StressCoat to give them back there slime. This stunts there growth and makes them supsiptible to diseases.

hail_sniper · 07-10-2005, 12:17 PM

LOL, i was thinking tat too oldsalt, i was like, cichlid? in sw? no way

**Cichlid Man** · 07-15-2005, 05:37 AM

I wanted it in the cichlid forum, but Lisachromis or shaggy moved it over here. Now it's been here for months!

PatronusBestia · 08-23-2005, 09:19 PM

Since over 2 years, I have 2 parrots. One was bright yellow when I bought him and still is bright yellow (And no, I didn't take him to Staples, lol). The other one was almost white when I bought him and now he's a bluish gray with turquoise tinges (depending on how the light reflects of him) and reddish rim on his fins.
They are both very beautiful and have very distinct individual personalities. The yellow (I named him Oy) is more on the shy side, whereas the other one (named him Doy) is very playful and inquisitive.
Doghund says his breed naturally lives in the amazon. I thought all parrots come from artificial breeding between the green severum and red terror????????

AshleytheGreat · 08-23-2005, 09:35 PM

I thought that too...hmmm.

I had 4 once. I miss them

. When i bought my 85 Gal the guy NEVER mentioned ANYTHIGN about cycling the tank. I want to murder him.

cucci67 · 08-24-2005, 10:45 AM

LOL, thats funny!

Lisachromis · 08-26-2005, 08:01 PM

There is a TRUE species of parrot cichlids. Hoplarchus psittacus is the original parrot cichlid. It is a large green cichlid that comes from South America. They can get to a foot long. It got its name because of its large parrot-like mouth. This fish is very rare in the hobby and has only been bred a few times.

HOWEVER, blood parrots are not related to these fish at all.

nathanbarry · 03-01-2008, 12:01 PM

They are lovely fish...this is one of mine!

Gourami Swami · 03-01-2008, 06:10 PM

How is it nobody has touched on the fact that painting fish is a cruel process that kills 80% of the fish that it happens to?

GoodMike · 03-01-2008, 08:05 PM

because this thread is almost 2.5 years old

03-23-2005, 06:14 PM	#1
crazyt123 Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them i just got a painted one and wanted to know if the act differnt from the reg color ons ps i think they are chiclds ssrry is they are not

03-23-2005, 07:45 PM	#2
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them i dont know if they act any different i just know that they will eventually lose their color. i heard the painted are "tamer"...but i cannot trust the source __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

03-23-2005, 08:40 PM	#3
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them The color does fade and the process that dyes them can leave them supsiptible to diseases. They are the same fish only one is dyed so I dont see how it would be different unless it was a morph. __________________ 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

03-23-2005, 10:46 PM	#4
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,714	ur lucky..who is it, "deepblue bettas" i think she goes by doesnt see this, lol. She prolly go off on ya. But anyway, yea their right the coloration will go away, as kinda just bleeds into their system and gets filterered out then u take it to staples and have them refill them with a universal re-inker __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

03-23-2005, 10:55 PM	#5
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04-02-2005, 03:12 PM	#6
carnage Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them Actually the parrot cichlids are interesting fish........i had 2 of em at one point in my young fish hobby. They grow quite well and large if taken care of. The color does disappear and then they turn into a orangish/red color. They are neat fish and very territory driven. They also will bully Oscars. I had 2 of em with an Oscar and they all did well.......i had to get rid of the parrots to make room for my growing Oscar. I would buy em again........but i am currently doing SW. Good luck to ya 1 last thing why is this posted in SW forum???

04-02-2005, 05:22 PM	#7
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them [quote=" 1 last thing why is this posted in SW forum???[/quote] thats what i was thinking! __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

04-02-2005, 08:12 PM	#8
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,714	i didnt even catch that, yea HOW COME?????????? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

04-05-2005, 07:02 AM	#9
carnage Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them lol and i am a newbie poster........

04-05-2005, 12:53 PM	#10
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,360	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them I figured as much. What I wanna know is why the "Cichlids in the sea..." thread is a sticky one.

07-10-2005, 11:47 AM	#11
Doghund Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisiana Age: 18 Posts: 10	Re: blood paroot chiclds i need some info on them I own a black blood parrot and know that the breed does alter there temper. My breed naturally lives in the Amazon with parrana (at least thats what a reliable source has told me) so he's meaner than say, my mom's common orange colored blood parrots. I've heared that the painted ones are a little shyer thus sweeter than most. But yes, they will eventually just turn white (unless it has black spots, thoes'll stay); it will also never get as big as a normal blood parrot. The fish have their slime coats completely removed, then they are placed in a tank filled with dye; once they soak they are givin stuff like StressCoat to give them back there slime. This stunts there growth and makes them supsiptible to diseases.

07-10-2005, 12:17 PM	#12
hail_sniper The Frugal Reefer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Downey, Ca Posts: 195	LOL, i was thinking tat too oldsalt, i was like, cichlid? in sw? no way __________________ Sam H. Member of MASLAC 30gal reef 90gal planning

07-15-2005, 05:37 AM	#13
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	I wanted it in the cichlid forum, but Lisachromis or shaggy moved it over here. Now it's been here for months! __________________ 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.

08-23-2005, 09:19 PM	#14
PatronusBestia Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Since over 2 years, I have 2 parrots. One was bright yellow when I bought him and still is bright yellow (And no, I didn't take him to Staples, lol). The other one was almost white when I bought him and now he's a bluish gray with turquoise tinges (depending on how the light reflects of him) and reddish rim on his fins. They are both very beautiful and have very distinct individual personalities. The yellow (I named him Oy) is more on the shy side, whereas the other one (named him Doy) is very playful and inquisitive. Doghund says his breed naturally lives in the amazon. I thought all parrots come from artificial breeding between the green severum and red terror???????? __________________ 125gal: 3 angels, 2 parrots, 1 bgk, 1 pleco, 3 cories 55gal: 3 creamsicle mollies, 1 scat 55gal: 2 angels, 1 pakistanie loach, 1 pleco 40gal: 2 koi, 1 shibunkin, 1 pleco 29gal: feeder guppies 29gal: 2 angels, 1 redtail sternella pleco, 1 bumblebee cat,1 butterfly pleco 20gal: 1 blue crawfish, feeder guppies, 1 killie 10gal: ghostshrimp

08-23-2005, 09:35 PM	#15
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	I thought that too...hmmm. I had 4 once. I miss them . When i bought my 85 Gal the guy NEVER mentioned ANYTHIGN about cycling the tank. I want to murder him. __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

08-24-2005, 10:45 AM	#16
cucci67 No Longer Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 481	LOL, thats funny!

08-26-2005, 08:01 PM	#17
Lisachromis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 280	There is a TRUE species of parrot cichlids. Hoplarchus psittacus is the original parrot cichlid. It is a large green cichlid that comes from South America. They can get to a foot long. It got its name because of its large parrot-like mouth. This fish is very rare in the hobby and has only been bred a few times. HOWEVER, blood parrots are not related to these fish at all. __________________ Lisa's Lair Cichlid Room Companion

03-01-2008, 12:01 PM	#18
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 355	They are lovely fish...this is one of mine! __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5")

03-01-2008, 06:10 PM	#19
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	How is it nobody has touched on the fact that painting fish is a cruel process that kills 80% of the fish that it happens to? __________________

03-01-2008, 08:05 PM	#20
GoodMike Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 548	because this thread is almost 2.5 years old

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