Surprisingly beautiful aquarium fish - parrot cichlid
In 1991 Taiwanese breeders received offspring from the constant crossing of Cichlasoma synspillum, Citrinellum and South American cichlids, which gave rise to a new group of hybrids known today as parrot fish.
They received their name because of the great similarityhead shape with a colorful parrot head. Due to its bright and unusual coloring, the parrot enjoys great popularity among the breeders and amateurs of aquarium fish, yet no aquarist outside of Asia has succeeded in breeding.
Aquarium fish cichlids parrots: species
Imported mostly yellow and orangeparrots. You can often buy bright red, crimson and lilac fish. This coloration is supported by specialized coloring foods, which contain carotenoids in large quantities. When feeding with simple feeds, the standard orange color is restored. Black and blue parrots are much less often imported.
For these fish, animal food is preferableorigin, for example: coretra, bloodworm, minced fish and beef heart, shrimp. They have a great appetite and can indulge in the sin of gluttony around the clock. But this circumstance leads to various accidents. Basically it's dangerous when feeding in the evening. All the food they do not have time to eat before dark, and in the morning, waking up, immediately begin to eat it hard. But he lay in the aquarium all night, having managed to deteriorate. Fishes get serious enough poisoning.
The area of the cichlid fish is the "red parrot"
In our country, the parrot comes mainly from Singapore and Taiwan. In the conditions of our country does not multiply, but it gets well in domestic aquariums.
Parrot cichlid: dimensions
The red parrot grows to 15 centimeters. Coloring of fish varies quite strongly, yellow and orange forms are most common. In addition, there is a "wild" color, which happens in some cancer and cichlase. Raspberry, lilac and bright red fish pass with time in a bright orange form. When feeding with various specialized foods saturated with carotene to enhance the saturated red color, the coloring noticeably improves.
Parrot cichlid: feeding
Parrots in feeding are not fastidious - fish consume the majority of quality dry forages and any live. The best for them are floating granules and bloodworms.
Parrot cichlid: breeding
The parrot has no analogues in nature. This type of fish was obtained by the method of artificial insemination from various species of African and American cichlids.
Parrot cichlid: additional information
Fish live in the aquarium for up to ten years. This is a very quiet fish, able to coexist peacefully with other inhabitants of the aquarium, but periodically there is an intraspecific aggression. The grown-up individuals, who are not familiar with each other, do not contact each other well, due to which they should be run at the same time small so that they can get used to each other.
