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1. How to raise blood parrots

Feeding parrot fish with red-enhancing feed granules, such as the more famous brands "Baozeng Red" and "Lama Red", together with shrimps can make their body color bright.

Parrot fish may become lighter in color for the following reasons:

1. Water quality deteriorates/water quality changes greatly

2. Large changes in water temperature

3. Being frightened

4. If you buy fish that have been injected with red-enhancing injections, the color will fade after a while.

2. How to feed blood parrot fish

One to three times a day, feed little by little until the baby stops eating.

3. How to raise blood parrots?

1. Water quality management

Like the growth conditions required by the general Central and South American cichlids, blood parrots also need weak and low hardness water. However, because blood parrots are born with a healed mouth (especially special A-level and A-level blood parrots), the ability to introduce water through the gills for breathing is reduced by half. Therefore, the breathing function of the gills has become an obvious "fatal injury"! Once the gills are injured or the oxygen absorption process is not smooth, it will directly affect the physiological health of the blood parrot.

Therefore, when raising blood parrots, it is more important to maintain better water quality and provide sufficient oxygen than other fish. In particular, it is very important to reduce the dissolved nutrients in the water, avoid bacterial growth and gill diseases, and maintain the ability of gill cells to effectively absorb oxygen.

Temperature control

Blood parrots are a species of fish that are quite "sensitive" to temperature. The point is not that the fish have a very poor adaptability to temperature, but that in low water temperatures and drastic changes in water temperature, they are prone to lose their bright body color due to physiological reactions, and even worse, black stripes or spots will appear. Using a heater to raise the water temperature to within the range of 25-28℃ can make the fish present a bright body color and full of vitality. Fish that live in low water temperatures for a long time are not only in poor health, but are also prone to illness and death. I believe this is not what players like to see!

2. Selection of feed and bait

In the early days, it was said that "blood parrots must eat shrimps to have a rosy color!" This idea is quite correct. Because the "astaxanthin" in shrimps can promote the blood parrot's body color. If it can fully ingest astaxanthin, the blood parrot's body color will be bright red in the near future. However, now it is not so troublesome. Many blood parrot feeds available in the market have astaxanthin and "β-carotene" added to them. Just feeding them directly can keep the blood parrot's body color bright red.

3. Tips for mixed breeding

Many families and companies like to raise a group of blood parrots in their aquariums. It is a spectacular and touching sight to see a group of healthy blood parrots swimming in the aquarium. However, there is another group of people who like to raise mixed blood parrots in the aquarium. This is also a matter of personal preference.

When choosing mixed fish species, it is strongly recommended to choose some cichlids from Central and South America, especially some medium and large cichlids.

Because the blood parrot's body is approximately triangular and its mouth cannot be closed, its aggressiveness is reduced (it can only attack but not bite). You can choose fish such as golden pineapple, black cloud, red pearl guandao, and pearl firemouth to match it. In addition to having a variety of body color combinations, you can also achieve a state of peaceful coexistence under a certain balance.

4. Landscape design in water

For these fish with bright red and single color, in addition to color matching and avoiding the use of plants as landscaping materials, the landscaping in the water also needs to consider the force of the fish's impact, so the sturdiness of the landscaping is also a must!

There are many landscapes worth mentioning for your reference. One is the driftwood or the driftwood of grown moss, which is usually placed in the center of the aquarium. It matches the bright red color of the blood parrot and has a stronger contrast effect. The second is the underwater landscape made of petrified wood or rocks. It is often placed in the aquarium in the form of a single or multiple stone piles. Of course, the aquarium must be large enough to have more choices and changes.

5. Others

It's a question of the breeder's mentality! Although it doesn't require much care after the necessary growth conditions are in place, it takes some effort and time to patiently change the water regularly, check the equipment in the aquarium, and carefully observe the health of the blood parrot in the water.

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4. Breeding of Blood Parrots

Feeding and management of blood parrots

1. Water quality management

Like the growth conditions required by the general Central and South American cichlids, blood parrots also need weak and low hardness water. However, because blood parrots are born with a healed mouth (especially special A-level and A-level blood parrots), the ability to introduce water through the gills for breathing is reduced by half. Therefore, the breathing function of the gills has become an obvious "fatal injury"! Once the gills are injured or the oxygen absorption process is not smooth, it will directly affect the physiological health of the blood parrot.

Therefore, when raising blood parrots, it is more important to maintain better water quality and provide sufficient oxygen than other fish. In particular, it is very important to reduce the dissolved nutrients in the water, avoid bacterial growth and gill diseases, and maintain the ability of gill cells to effectively absorb oxygen.

Temperature control

Blood parrots are a species of fish that are quite "sensitive" to temperature. The point is not that the fish have a very poor adaptability to temperature, but that in low water temperatures and drastic changes in water temperature, they are prone to lose their bright body color due to physiological reactions, and even worse, black stripes or spots will appear. Using a heater to raise the water temperature to within the range of 25-28℃ can make the fish present a bright body color and full of vitality. Fish that live in low water temperatures for a long time are not only in poor health, but are also prone to illness and death. I believe this is not what players like to see!

2. Selection of feed and bait

In the early days, it was said that "blood parrots must eat shrimps to have a rosy color!" This idea is quite correct. Because the "astaxanthin" in shrimps can promote the blood parrot's body color. If it can fully ingest astaxanthin, the blood parrot's body color will be bright red in the near future. However, now it is not so troublesome. Many blood parrot feeds available in the market have astaxanthin and "β-carotene" added to them. Just feeding them directly can keep the blood parrot's body color bright red.

3. Tips for mixed breeding

Many families and companies like to raise a group of blood parrots in their aquariums. It is a spectacular and touching sight to see a group of healthy blood parrots swimming in the aquarium. However, there is another group of people who like to raise mixed blood parrots in the aquarium. This is also a matter of personal preference.

When choosing mixed fish species, it is strongly recommended to choose some cichlids from Central and South America, especially some medium and large cichlids.

Because the blood parrot's body is approximately triangular and its mouth cannot be closed, its aggressiveness is reduced (it can only attack but not bite). You can choose fish such as golden pineapple, black cloud, red pearl guandao, and pearl firemouth to match it. In addition to having a variety of body color combinations, you can also achieve a state of peaceful coexistence under a certain balance.

4. Landscape design in water

For these fish with bright red and single color, in addition to color matching and avoiding the use of plants as landscaping materials, the landscaping in the water also needs to consider the force of the fish's impact, so the sturdiness of the landscaping is also a must!

There are many landscapes worth mentioning for your reference. One is the driftwood or the driftwood of grown moss, which is usually placed in the center of the aquarium. It matches the bright red color of the blood parrot and has a stronger contrast effect. The second is the underwater landscape made of petrified wood or rocks. It is often placed in the aquarium in the form of a single or multiple stone piles. Of course, the aquarium must be large enough to have more choices and changes.

5. Others

It's a question of the breeder's mentality! Although it doesn't require much care after the necessary growth conditions are in place, it takes some energy and time to patiently change the water regularly, check the equipment in the aquarium, and carefully observe the health of the blood parrot in the water.