When kept in these groups the fish tend to be more confident and less affected by stress.
Polar blue parrot fish tank mates.
They are very hardy and can withstand a wide range of water parameters.
In this picture a young premium quality polar blue parrot cichlid is swimming in one of our aquariums when one of us snapped this picture.
As a bottom dweller they will stay out of the way of your blood parrot and will do a very good job at cleaning the tank by eating all uneaten fish food at the bottom of the tank which may fall into your fish tanks substrate.
Within a few weeks they were busy breeding so we went.
Though blood parrot regularly lays eggs in a tank in most cases they are sterile.
These are awesome fish with great coloration and a very unusual mouth shape.
Cory catfish make great tank mates due to their calmness and way of living.
Just a little update on the polar blue parrot cichlids laying more eggs.
More peaceful species such as angelfish tetras or danios will be perfect as blood parrot cichlid tank mates.
That comes in handy whenever the convict cichlids are in the mood for some aggression because they know how to keep their distance.
Polar blue parrot cichlids are a hybrid fish that is the result of a successful spawn between the convict cichlid and the parrot cichlid.
Check out some of our polar blue parrot cichlid fish.
These fish are slightly aggressive and do well in a species only tank however they can be kept with fish of similar temperaments.
The best tank mates for a blood parrot cichlid is more blood parrot cichlids.
Living in their starter home before they are moved to the 125 gallon.
Blood parrot cichlids will often mate clear nesting sites and lay eggs.
They do very well in groups and will often exhibit schooling behavior.
Sometimes it is reported about successful cases of breeding in a tank but typically the fish mates with some other species and if the spawning is successful their offspring appears to be poorly colored and not very good looking.
The reason why this fish makes it on the list of the convict cichlid tank mates is the fact that it is a very less aggressive fish which likes to keep to itself and it moves really fast.
However blood parrot cichlids also make wonderful community fish.