Doc Holiday Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 I am planning on getting a pair of blood parots and I would like to know from others about good tank mates and bad tank mates!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 good tank mate, hmmm anything big enough to eat them.. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I agree with herefishiefishie :lol: . Dreadful looking things! People either love em or hate em. Welcome to the fishroom by the way I am sure someone else will like them and have better suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 curare is excellent food for them Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Yeah sorry Doc, just not a fan on hybrids, Hope you enjoy the hobby, sorry dont know to much about them.. frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I don't think they are particularly aggressive but I would not keep them with anything too small. They grow larger than the average community fish (eg tetras, barbs, guppies etc). Maybe gouramis would be OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 I don't particulary agree on the methods that are used to breed these fish, but they have huge personality and the Mrs just adores them!! and they are a great excuse to get a larger tank a year down the track when they out grow our 100l tank. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 You need an excuse? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 It's all about dollars darlin!! bigger tank = bigger fish = bigger dollars!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 now if i listened to the misses :roll: I would hate to see what fish I would have get her to have a look at a grown up female Festae, give you an excess for a bigger tank too. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 Gotta keep her interested if i'm to allow more funds to be used on this hobby my friend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 had a pair for 3 years now no probs, got them in a community tank with clown loaches, rams, silver shark, red tailed shark, etc, glutens at feeding time, the only thing they poke about at is a rather large plecy, still whenever anyone comes round it's always the 1st fish to get mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Doc, Get the better half to have a look at Salvinis & or festaes, sure shell like those. do yous have them there, American Cichlids Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midas Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Unfortunately some of the central Am's are either rare or not available at all over here. Salvinis are rare (I've only ever seen 3 in NZ, but apparently some LFS's do have them on rare occassions) and I haven't heard of anyone having a Festae in NZ before. Others that don't seem to be around are Trimac's and Wolf cichlids . Anyone else seen any of these in NZ before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Doc, Get the better half to have a look at Salvinis & or festaes, sure shell like those. do yous have them there, American Cichlids I have yet to see these cichlids available to purchase, I have the means to aquire them but at a price that I'm not prepared to pay. We have easy access to a pair of red and yellow parots for around $100 so I think we''ll stick with them for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 At the moment we have 1- Betta 1- golden gourami 1- silver lyretail molly 1- sailfin pleco in addition to the pair of parrots we also want to add another golden gourami, a black lyretail molly and a school of black neons or rummynose tetras. The biggest thing I'm unsure of is how territorial the gouramis will be towards the parots and vice vercer. I'm sure the rest will be fine. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Hmm, I think parrots get pretty big. If you've only got a 100L you'll be way overstocked, especially with that poor sailfin crammed in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holiday Posted January 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 We have plans on getting a rather large aquarium in the near future 600 - 750L the 100L tank will become a kind of holding tank for the fish to grow large enough to be added to the bigger tank with the larger fish. I Hope to start breeding the odd few and I have a 40L tank to be used as a hospis tank or holding tank for any fry that are born to prevent them from being eaten. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 What no Festaes I remmeber here 5 to 6 years ago you couldnt even give salvinis away, but now they retail for $20 to $30 each (lfs)at 3 to 4 cm. Glad I kept my pair. Festaes seem to hit the market here for a while then disappear for 6 months. Frenchy ps; whats the damage for salvinis???Gee no fronies there either :evil: yet yous have Flowerhorns & blood parrots :evil: havent seen blood parrots here for ages too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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