We just got 4 small parrot fish and they did not go well with white convicts. So we put them in there own 15 gallon eclipse tank.
Since then they will NOT come out from behind a few rocks and plants. They are scared of their own shadow and quivering. They wait for the food to drop. Maybe we should buy a few small puffers to shake things up or maybe some other kind of fish or will they eventually warm up to us???? HELP!!!
A large tank of 30-40 gallons with plenty of rocks is a suitable setup. Plants will only get uprooted in the neaer future. They sound like jellybean parrots to me which fortunately do not grow beyond 4 inches but can be very prolific.
Do not get puffers. Puffers are not suitable community fish and neither are the parrots. They are rather notorious fin nippers. I wouldn't recommend any more fish aside from them I'm afraid. The future problems lie ahead when they begin to breed. When did you get those fish? If they were in your care for barely a week, please be patient. Sooner or later, they won't shy away.
Kuhlis will not tolerate the parrots' aggression and dojos are coldwater species. He can't add any more fish other than the four. These fish are very eager to breed.
well my dojos and parrots get along fine with a water temp of 75. they can be a cold water fish but can also survive in a tropical tank.
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