Video1: A slow motion video of a blood red parrot chichild

The blood parrot cichlid is a hybrid thought to be between the midas and the redhead cichlid, although the true parent species has not confirmed by breeders. The fish was first created in Taiwan around 1986. Blood parrots should not be confused with other parrot cichlids or salt water parrotfish.

This fish loves to eat shrimps, blood worms and a quality food pellets.

This fish love to be in groups, these are very shy fishes of aquarium so you need to provide them a hiding space like a pot.

I have kept Oscar fish with my blood red and yellow parrot fishes, the Oscar keeps on fighting when it’s get larger day by day , it wants to establish it’s territory in the aquarium.

Blood parrots available in green, purple, pink, blue but I recommend, not to take these coloured fishes cause this fishes are injected with a colored dye. Which will vanish after keeping the fish for few days.

Feed this fishes once a day until it feeds within a minute that’s enough. It will be active for a longer period of time otherwise there is a chance of swim Bladder disease.

Image1: A view of a blood red parrot chichilds

Image2: A view a an Aquarium

Blood parrots are often bright orange in coloration, but there are other colors that they can have naturally, such as red, yellow or gray. Other colors may be produced by dyeing the fish, which can shorten life expectancy. Some fish have been injected with a colored dye by the breeder. Another modification, generally considered inhumane by enthusiasts, involves cutting the tail while small which causes the fish to grow into a heart shape and are usually sold under the name of heart parrots. As the press has brought this practice to light, the majority of fish stockists will no longer sell these modified fish. Adult fish can grow to a length of 8 inches (20 centimeters) and reach an age of 10 to 15 years.

Video2: A slow motion video on fishes eating food