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I have a male pro-democrat🔵/pro-democracy taiwanese🇹🇼 paradise fish named (BLUETIGER) he will be bred with a female fighter plakat bettafish to make a new generation of paradise fighter fish. The rival to my fish is the republican🔴 northern {studfish}. The purists are scared to debate me on who fish is more aggressive over territory the hybrid paradise fish or a pure republican northern studfish
Thanks for your awesome video! It's important that people with experience with this new hybrid post their experiences online. I got one of these, a male as it turned out, several months back, for my 65g community (Harlequin Rasboras, Threadfin Rainbows, Cherry Barbs, Otocinclus, and one German Blue Ram) and he's not aggressive to anyone except my one German Blue Ram (the biggest fish in the tank, after the Polar), but it's nothing but a little harmless, territorial chasing sometimes, and my Ram chases him right back. He's about 2.5-3 inches long now. The other day, I introduced a younger, female Polar (pink belly) into the tank (1 inch), and the male just went crazy with joy! It was a sight to behold! He swam several circles around her, rubbed against her, herded her around a little, and then immediately started cleaning the flat surfaces of some slate I have in the tank, bless his heart! They are very happy hanging out, and I put in a big cave for them which they immediately claimed as their home. I am hoping that when the female matures they will spawn. Also, they are both very friendly towards people: they always come right up to the side of the tank and check me out/hang out with me whenever I look in on them. Truly wonderful fish!
@@TheAquaticCoder I have a male pro-democrat🔵/pro-democracy taiwan🇹🇼 paradise fish named (BLUETIGER) he will be bred with a female fighter plakat bettafish to make a new generation of paradise fighter fish. The rival to my fish is the republican🔴 northern studfish purists are scared to debate me on who more aggressive over territory a hybrid paradise fish or a pure republican northern studfish
Nice info. I'm just getting into these hybrid parrot fish. Last week got a flowerhorn Parrot hybrid, and am trying to find a polar blue. Very little information online as you said, so this is very helpful 👍
Thank you for the video! I was never super interested in cichlids (I saw the appeal but they never vibed enough with me to consider getting them)... until I saw the polar blues at the pet store I work at had babies and were guarding them. Something about other animals showing parental care like that just melts my heart lol even if I'm NOT a kids person myself. I fell in love! And I'm doing a whole bunch of research now. Gotta say, I'm relieved to hear they can do well in 20-30 gallons minimum -- I was hearing 50+, which bummed me out because I just do not have the room or money for that size tank right now. But 20 or 30, in the semi-short term, absolutely.
Just bought a small pair of these recently after our blood parrot cichlid died and we've instantly fell in love with them. One bonus benefit we've noticed with ours is that they've absolutely decimated our pest snail problem we had in that tank. Literally overnight, no more pest snails. Could not believe it. We've tried puffer fish, yoyo loaches, and nothing worked. Wasn't even buying these guys to eat the snails and now we're going to move them to our other tanks to get rid of the snails in those ones as well.
I have 3 polar blue parrot cichlid fish and 2 platinum white parrot cichlids (same shape and size as the polars) I have the with blood parrots and all get along thank goodness lol. I have only had them for about 4 months and I got them as tiny babies so they are still kinda small. I found you information very helpful thank you! I hope mine turn out as beautiful as yours are.
I watched this and have 2 blood parrots now my collection is 2 polar blues and 2 snow white is what the aquarium place called them my new favorite I love the personalities they have
I got a pair of these about a month ago and they’re still about an inch big. I’m keeping them in a 29 gallon community tank with some Odessa barbs, a sail fin pair, some long fin silver danios and platties and they seem to be getting along well. Granted when i introduced them the community tank was already established and they were smaller than all the other fish. They’re super awesome to watch, super curious fish that follow you around sometimes. Not sure how to sex them but the slightly bigger one chases the smaller one around sometimes but there are enough hiding spots for it to quickly get away. They’re definitely an awesome fish and I recommend you get a pair! The blue is super cool too!
Glad to hear you are enjoying them! If they are not aggressive yet then from my experience you probably got a good pair. The only exception is if they end up mating. Mine definitely chilled out as they grew up.
The Aquatic Coder hi hello!! I came back to tell everyone that I just saw live babies from my pair!! For weeks they’ve been very territorial over a far end of the fish tank and just this afternoon I noticed a bunch of moving dots on the substrate where they stay and it’s a bunch of babies!!!
I bought a tank about 6 months ago, and it came with a brood of around 20 Polar Parrots, and the first thing that strikes me is that the head shape is quite different to your pair. My males have a very broad head, but without the big hump. The females are much smaller, and are more slender. When it comes to aggression, there are a few tussles now and again, but nothing that gives me any cause for concern, and that's despite the fact that the fish have reached sexual maturity, and are having great fun digging up the substrate to make caves. On the subject of breeding, I know I have at least one fertile male, as I've seen fry in the tank, but they didn't last too long. However, now that there are a few fish that have paired off, I'll pay more attention if I see any more fry. One thing relating to the size of the fish is that they range in size from around 75mm (3") for the fully grown males, down to about 15mm (5/8") or the size of my thumb nail, so I'm picking that it's the runt of the brood, but it's been chewing on Vibrabites for six months, and whilst it hasn't grown, it's also doing a good job of not dying 😉 I'll try to upload some footage and I'll try my best to answer any questions, but I'm enjoying watching these colourful characters ... 😀
Thanks for all the details on your experience keeping them! That's cool that you got that many. I have a male now that looks much different than my original two (no nuchal hump). I'm curious if your males look more like the one I currently have. I have a video from a few months ago titled "Polar Parrot Babies | 2 Months Later" that shows him the best as of recently.
@@johncarey9149 No worries it seems to always be busy for me recently. I actually had been logged out of the email connected to this account by accident for a while. I'll have to go through what I've received. Thanks for sending over the details of your journey and parrots, I'll get back to you soon there.
Great post.. I got 2 of them they were advertised as blue tiger parrots. Glad I was able to find a video of them that big I can now vision the combination of cichlids I have them with.
love these fish they look like 2 males .. i have mine in a 100 gallon with tinfoil barbs , severums , angels and rainbow cichlids they breed every 4 weeks and apart from when breeding mine are quite placid my male is 5" female is 3" had them from fry
Thank you for posting this video! This is very helpful and has given me the confidence I need to grab a few. Tank size recommended online was making me hesitate to pick these guys up.
You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful! Yeah a lot of profiles online just copied Blood Parrots which do get pretty large. Just keep in mind there is a chance to get an aggressive one but besides that I love them.
I agree that they are. I want to try and breed them in the future but I'm also worried about getting too many. We're you able to sell / rehome the fry you had easily?
@@TheAquaticCoder I had to end up just giving away and donating back to the pet store. Every time I looked in the tank they were always breeding. You have 2 males though. If you get a female you have to put them in a separate tank because they will chase everything else mercilessly.
The only argument for them not being a great beginner fish is there os a chance for a very aggressive one. It might deter someone new since tanks mates could be problematic. Besides that I agree they are easy to care for and very fun to watch
Yeah the tiny ones are adorable haha. It's fun to watch them grow up. Even though they don't get too large they grow decently fast in my opinion. Best of luck with yours!
I just got three of these little guys about a month ago. Yours are beautiful, I hope mine do well enough to get to that size and breed them as well. Thanks for the info!
You're welcome! I've had other ones that didn't quite get the same red in them but still look beautiful as adults. I hope to hear from you when yours grow up. Do you know the genders of the 3 yet, or too young still?
@@TheAquaticCoder I believe it because they're already so pretty now as juveniles. I feel like I investigate daily trying to guess their sex but they're all from the same spawn and two are much larger, one of the larger is more colorful and developing blue faster/ has a blockier head (if that makes sense) the third is the smallest is still tiny and a bit pale. I'm hoping at the very least one female one male. Bonus if it's two female one male. Another tank I keep German rams and some other fish and I cannot get a male for life of me so I'm hoping to get lucky with the polar parrots.
@@AlltheRageBH I hope you get two females and a male as well. I'd just say to pray for not getting two males and a female. I'm sure the dominate one will make sure the female is hers. If that happens then lots of hiding places is your best bet lol. I've had mostly males out of the Parrots I've purchased (4 males and a single female). Probably just random luck though.
My polar blue is 3 years old. He lived in a 40gal with a bristle nose cat. He grabbed the cat’s whiskers and flung him across the tank. Now he lives alone. 😉 (The cat went to live with the angel fish)
Basically have few blue polar Totally cute Luckiky got 2 female Once they pair up - an inch both sexes, they paired forever - lots of fries evey month Just make sure a pair is seperated asap omce seen they r together and will continously gives cute babies
Good to know. I actually got a new smaller polar recently. They were alone at the store and looked adorable haha. I'll have to see which gender this one turns out as my original 3 are definitely males.
Very nice! I watched the previous video about these two and now this one. It does look like you have both males. Very nice ones at that. I have a pair but my male never develops the nice nuchal hump like your two males.
Good info. Appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I had a friend months ago with a pair. Since then a second clutch has spawned lol! Just went over and grabbed a male and 4 females. Going to put them into a 40g with some bristle nose plecos. I know they are prolific. If I get to many fry, is it possible to sell some off still, (How much did you pay for yours if you did?)being they are still pretty new in the hobby? Thanks again and will be checking out your website.
Thanks for checking out the video! I've seen them available pretty readily on Ebay from online sellers and then there is one LFS that has always had them in stock over the past year. I'd say it depends on your area. If there are no other sellers then both stores and individuals on Craigslist/local events will likely want to buy them. Mine were $15 each so $30 for the two. I got them from a different LFS than the one that normally carries them as I was curious and then saw only two together at that store. Looking on Ebay I see them being sold between $5-15 per fish.
I got 2 along side with 2 red parrots 5 months ago more close to 6. All 4 were under an inch. Mine are growing slowly compared to the red's. The red's have doubled in size and the polar's are barley over an inch. I'm feeding them Northfin 2mm sinking pellets.
Interesting, my two Polars grew pretty quick (although the overall growth is not too large since they are pretty small in general). I found in 6 months mine went from 1 to 3 inches. I have a new smaller one that I got less than an inch again so I'll see how fast they grow this time.
@@phantum707 The long fins really started to evolve once they reached full size. Give it some time and try to feed them a varied diet. Hopefully they will get there!
Thanks for taking the time putting this together! I got some babies from a trade and this video really helps. Question: would you keep these(maybe 1-5) in a 55gal with Bichirs?
I'm have a girl! She's never been agresive, she's in the community thank! I'm bufled abot this horor stories about polars been agresive. My girl is here 7 mons and she is very peaceful and sweet 💖
Glad to hear that! My experience now a year after shooting this video is that keeping a single gender at a time had them be very peaceful. As soon as I got a male and female together things got much more hectic. Best of luck with yours! My advice would be to not get another Polar Parrot unless you are 100% sure they are female
I have 4 of these and I love them !! I've had them for about 5 months. I agree with everything you have said. They are pretty aggressive and do pick on my Cory's and angels too. Some fry were born recently which is very exciting!! Was wondering if you had any fry yet and if so how you dealt with it. The mom is super protective and won't let anyone near the fry. Now my other female has laid eggs too so I'm guessing I will have more fry very soon!!
I'm glad you are enjoying your Polars as well. I am pretty certain now that I have two males so no breeding has been done. How big are the Angels? I'm surprised that many fry would survive with an Angel in the tank
@@TheAquaticCoder I have 3 angels and they are the same size if not bigger than the cichlids! The cichlids push them around too!! So honestly they don't go near mom or the fry . I read that the polar cichlids make some of the best parents. I'm thinking about moving the fry into a breeder net box thing I bought though just in case mom stops protecting them. There's only about 6. I had done a good cleaning the day before I saw them ..pretty sure I unfortunately killed a lot of them not realizing they were there.😞
I have 2 blood parrots 2 blue polar parrots and 2 white polar parrots along with an angel fish and 3 yo-yo loaches and 1 big bamboo shrimp and all are doing good. My blood parrots where so shy at first but once I put all the other parrots in with them they all just play now lol
@@redironbird3857 they are super easy to breed , you just have to keep the pair in the separate tank with a clay pot , they will start their breeding process and the female will lay her eggs in the clay pot and the male will fertile it and after 3 to 4 days you will be able to see the fry moving and after 10 days the fries will start swimming freely in the tank .... You can keep the fries with parents till 30 to 35 days and after removing the fries to the separate tank the pair will again start their process .....
@@aquascaperschoice9754 Thanks. The first batch of eggs did not result in fry but the last round probably did as I'm starting to see fry, just 3 or 4 though, is this normal? My polar convicts are kept in a community tank, should I separate the fry now to prevent other fish from eating them? Going to be really difficult since they're that small.
@@redironbird3857 When you will feed the parents , then parents will feed that same food to the fries ... You can feed the fries with crushed tetra bites , it's easy to digest .
From my understanding they’re not hybrids. They’re Honduran Red Points (close cousins to Convicts) that have been line bred for the short body mutation. Their colors and temperament are on par with H.R.P.’s. I just picked up 4 and they’re amazing. Awesome personalities.
I recently just got these guys, I had 4 in a tank together and one was constantly bullying two of them. After I removed the two being bullying, and I had another one in with my red parrot fish so I added them to that fish tank… The bloodparrot fish don’t acknowledge my new polar parrot fish, but the same two are still being bullied by the one that was in with the blood parrot fish
That's unfortunate since you can only move fish so much. Does it look like the two are being injured or just chased around the tank? There is not much I can suggest other than more plants, decorations, caves and such to allow them to get away easier and hide.
Thank you for this info, Im happy to hear that they dont get the size of the red parrots. I have one polar blue right now and I just love her, she is so cute. Id love to get another. Have you bred them before?
I'm glad the video was helpful. I have not bred though though unfortunately. It turns out that I have two males. I know they tend to be really easy to breed though if you get a male/female pair.
I noticed your one blood parrot is always following, almost forcing your other parrot into hiding. I had this same thing happening in my tank. Eventually the one being forced into hiding died. I wonder why there do this?
Sorry to hear about the loss you had. My parrots had a much happier ending. I ended up with a male/female pair. The dominate one was a male. Now they swim together happily and lay eggs every other month or so. My understanding is that they are trying to establish a dominance hierarchy. I know on the Aquarium Coop Blood Parrot video it is recommended to get at least 3 so one does no bully the other. I've seen this happen with other Cichlids I've had as well. It happened when I had only two Polar Parrots but they chilled out as adults. When I've had two Angelfish it happened but got really bad so I was forced to separate them.
You look like my nephew. Lol I appreciate your sharing your exsp. I recently just discovered these guys so dang cute. I am planning my future Chiclids tank. Would love to put them with the electric blue acara and maybe some severums.
A lfs in my area mixed KKP and blood parrot in the same tank and they couldnt tell them apart … i didnt buy one cuz i diddnt want a giant fish by chance
Update on mine! Laid eggs twice so far in the span of a few days which I find odd. The first set were eaten, the second set is still stuck to the rocks, kind of a light brown, off white shade and two of them keep wiggling around over the eggs. I STILL cannot tell the difference between the two other than some pattern differences. Can you give me any more info about sexing them? They're still closer in size and looks to your footage of yours at the beginning of the video. Wish me luck!
Congrats on them laying eggs! Mine lay eggs every month so even if the first few batches isn't successful you'll probably have many more chances. The best way to tell the difference is about a week before the female lays eggs she will have orange/yellow on her belly. At least mine does and I've read that from others. That's the main way I can tell, besides that the behavior between male/female is very similar.
@@TheAquaticCoder I feel like I'm going crossed eyed looking at them and trying to decipher but I think they may both be female -_- because they both have a small bit of yellow on the sides of their belly except one has much darker navy and black on it. I have the one smaller baby though so hopefully that one is male. I guess only time will tell if the eggs hatch lol
I am not sure if you have any idea about this question however, i will ask anyways i have a male polar blue parrot and i recently got a small group of marble convicts. Well, my polar blue has paired up with a marble female and have eggs they have hatched in to wrigglers i will move them in to a small grow out tank. Am i right in thinking i will get a mix of babies and maybe some polar parrots but with the marble pattern? love your tank btw
hey please help me with my white polar parrot cichlids... i have 2 polars as a pair at the start they was doing ok but now the male chasing the female to the corner of the tank whay is that ? they was a pair when i got them in the shop so i took them to see how they breeding but now after a week that they togeter the male chase the female to the corners please help !! what to do ?
I seen these in a mom & pop aquarium & instantly wanted them, I got 5 siblings one grew really fast I knew he was the male finding the female was the next part. Had them for about 4 months had a mating pair. The first batch didn't make it out of fry stage because their was another male in there and well ❤️🩹. So took him out and right away more babies. I just took the male out so he wouldn't eat these babies & the mom is amazing but the colors of the parents are stunning. These babies I have now some are dark some are albino & mixed.. wish I wasn't moving because these would definitely be my new hobby 😢
@@TheAquaticCoder it’s my second attempt to keep one never been a fan of the blood parrots but when you get that blue in there there’s nothing neater to see than a black and white fish with BLUE !
hey man! I have a 20 gal tank, and I was thinking if I should put only 1 polar parrot in this tank size or a pair. I don't mind having just one as a pet fish, however it would be nice if he got a friend in the tank. Would the tank space be too limited for 2? Also, could I put one first and add another one after he's bigger? Thank you, cheers from Brazil!
Hi there, I don't know if you can see this since it's been 9 months but would you recommend them with oscars or red zebra cichlids? I have 2 mbunas, african cichlids from lake malawi in a pond, I want to buy 2-4 blue polar parrot but I'm concern that the mbuna would pick on them. I'm also planning to add one oscar but I think they are too big for blue polars so I'm gonna prioritize the Mbuna red zebra cichlids with blue polar first, and just let it go of the oscar idea. I hope you can see this or give some insights, Google doesn't really help.
I think aggression wise Oscars and Polar Blues go well together but I definitely do worry about an Oscar at full size being able to eat a Polar Blue pretty easily. Probably best to avoid for that reason. My knowledge on African Cichlids is pretty limited. They are a fish I have yet to try yet. I have seen many example of fish keepers successfully keeping Polar Blues and African Cichlids together though. I tend to look up if a species will go with a Convict Cichlid as Polar Blues are very similar (although usually less aggressive). It seems people have had success keeping Mbunus and Convicts together although not always. Do you have any rocks or decorations in the pond? I think having line of sight breaks will increase your chance for success.
Yes sir. I have rock formations, pvc pipes and driftwood in the pond. I will let go of the oscar idea, but for now I'm keeping the blue polars in an aquarium because they are still small to be in the pond. I'm gonna give or take 2 months before they can be put in the pond. Thank you for the input. I only have 2 mbunas and nothing more. Thanks, have a great day!
In my opinion it is a bit risky with Oscars once the Oscars are full grown. As far as aggression levels the two species would go well together but a large Oscar might be able to fit an adult Polar Parrot in their mouth. If you want to try it then getting the Polar Parrots while the Oscars are young and on the smaller side
Thank you so much for your info. Is it ok to just have one and not worry about breeding? I like the idea of having the polar parrot with angel fish. Thanks again!
Yes they will do fine alone and it'll prevent the problem of breeding. If you got a male and female there is a good chance they would need to be separated to prevent breeding eventually.
From my experience when young one parrot will show dominance over the other and chase them often. It stopped for me as they got into adult hood (6ish months). The best thing I recommend is making sure you have multiple caves and other plants/decorations to break line of sight.
It seems to be hit or miss with the aggression. Sometimes you get ones like you which are super aggressive. I've had ones that are pretty peaceful as well. I agree having 5+ helps spread out any aggression at least
I'd estimate between 8-10 years. This estimate comes from how long Convict Cichlids, Hondouran Redpoint, and other hybrids like Blood Parrots live. I know I've read experiences of others having them for 5+ years but the exact lifespan isn't 100% known since they are still relatively new. They could be okay in an African Cichlid tank. I recommend looking up mixing Convict Cichlids with whichever type of African Cichlids that you have since Polar Blues are very similar to Convicts (although usually less aggressive).
You might have to wait until they are 1.5+ inches long. Males tend to have nuchal humps but not always. A female will get an orange/yellow belly when breeding.
I have to yoyo loaches that is fully grown one pleco one polar cichlid and 15 african cichlids my tank is big so what fish can I add as I don't want more bottom feeders
If you have enough space then either different african cichlids that are compatible with yours or other hybrids such as Blood Parrots I've seen people do successfully with african cichlids. Rainbowfish might be an option with African Cichlids too but I would research that further before trying.
This is most likely one showing dominance over the other. This happened with both my Polar Parrots and my Blood Parrots since I got two of each. When they got older this calmed down a bunch. I find if you have multiple hiding places this can help.
In a 90 gallon you could keep a lot of them. It depends if you are keeping only Polar Parrots or other fish with them. If only Polar Parrots I'd estimate up to 30 will be fine. Even with other fish about 10 should be good but it really depends. Do you know what other fish you would have in the 90 gallon?
I have 2 them they had fry now I have 30 ... The female will get a red belly she is fertile.The redder she get the closer she is to lay her eggs Fyi..they bread like crazy ones you have a bonding pair...I had to separate the male from females otherwise I would have 1000s..
Yeah breeding fish can be fun until you have too many. I had this happen with Mollies but thankfully I found some people to buy the adults and most of the fry on craigslist. I think for Polars I definitely have two males since I have not seen any eggs.
have a 29 gallon tank with, 1 bristle nose pleco, 1 golden wonder killifish, and one firmouth chiclid, do you think I could add 1 of those polar blue parrot cichlid , 1 appistogramma cacatuoides, and 1 Kribensis female because I have heard they are not so territorial. Do you think I could make this work there is a lot of hiding places and rocks. I know some people have had African chiclid in a 29 so I thought this could maybe work? Lmk if I should get rid of the firemouth or any other fish that might make this work?
Besides the polar parrot I have not kept any of those cichlids. From what I remember they are mostly on the peaceful side. I'd say it could work besides the Polar Blue. I'd say hold off on them for another tank. I think with a number of other cichlids they might try to pick fights. If you try it just keep an eye on the polar blue if they get too aggressive.
They will eat either and are not picky. I'd go with a small cichlid pellet as their main source. Both Hikari Blood Parrot+ (Mini) and Omega One Super Color Cichlid Pellets (Small) have worked well for me
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01:00 - Growth & Size
02:50 - Tank Size & Setup
03:54 - Aggression & Tank Mates
07:10 - Food & Feeding
08:46 - Water Parameters
10:14 - Should you get Polar Parrots?
I have a male pro-democrat🔵/pro-democracy taiwanese🇹🇼 paradise fish named (BLUETIGER) he will be bred with a female fighter plakat bettafish to make a new generation of paradise fighter fish. The rival to my fish is the republican🔴 northern {studfish}. The purists are scared to debate me on who fish is more aggressive over territory the hybrid paradise fish or a pure republican northern studfish
Thanks for your awesome video! It's important that people with experience with this new hybrid post their experiences online. I got one of these, a male as it turned out, several months back, for my 65g community (Harlequin Rasboras, Threadfin Rainbows, Cherry Barbs, Otocinclus, and one German Blue Ram) and he's not aggressive to anyone except my one German Blue Ram (the biggest fish in the tank, after the Polar), but it's nothing but a little harmless, territorial chasing sometimes, and my Ram chases him right back. He's about 2.5-3 inches long now. The other day, I introduced a younger, female Polar (pink belly) into the tank (1 inch), and the male just went crazy with joy! It was a sight to behold! He swam several circles around her, rubbed against her, herded her around a little, and then immediately started cleaning the flat surfaces of some slate I have in the tank, bless his heart! They are very happy hanging out, and I put in a big cave for them which they immediately claimed as their home. I am hoping that when the female matures they will spawn. Also, they are both very friendly towards people: they always come right up to the side of the tank and check me out/hang out with me whenever I look in on them. Truly wonderful fish!
Thanks for checking out the video! Best of luck with them spawning!
@@TheAquaticCoder I have a male pro-democrat🔵/pro-democracy taiwan🇹🇼 paradise fish named (BLUETIGER) he will be bred with a female fighter plakat bettafish to make a new generation of paradise fighter fish. The rival to my fish is the republican🔴 northern studfish purists are scared to debate me on who more aggressive over territory a hybrid paradise fish or a pure republican northern studfish
@@TheAquaticCoder the northern studfish is aggressive aswell but I personally don't think it can take on a paradise fish or a hybrid paradise fish
I just got two little ones a couple weeks ago. I am really excited to watch them grow up.
It's an enjoyable experience and they grow pretty quick compared to other species I've had. Best of luck with yours!
I brought 7 of them...they look amazing...thank you your video explain👍🏻
Glad I could help!
Nice info. I'm just getting into these hybrid parrot fish. Last week got a flowerhorn Parrot hybrid, and am trying to find a polar blue. Very little information online as you said, so this is very helpful 👍
Glad to hear it was helpful! A flowerhorn parrot is definitely on my want to have list
Thank you for the video! I was never super interested in cichlids (I saw the appeal but they never vibed enough with me to consider getting them)... until I saw the polar blues at the pet store I work at had babies and were guarding them. Something about other animals showing parental care like that just melts my heart lol even if I'm NOT a kids person myself. I fell in love! And I'm doing a whole bunch of research now. Gotta say, I'm relieved to hear they can do well in 20-30 gallons minimum -- I was hearing 50+, which bummed me out because I just do not have the room or money for that size tank right now. But 20 or 30, in the semi-short term, absolutely.
Just bought a small pair of these recently after our blood parrot cichlid died and we've instantly fell in love with them. One bonus benefit we've noticed with ours is that they've absolutely decimated our pest snail problem we had in that tank. Literally overnight, no more pest snails. Could not believe it. We've tried puffer fish, yoyo loaches, and nothing worked. Wasn't even buying these guys to eat the snails and now we're going to move them to our other tanks to get rid of the snails in those ones as well.
I have 3 polar blue parrot cichlid fish and 2 platinum white parrot cichlids (same shape and size as the polars) I have the with blood parrots and all get along thank goodness lol. I have only had them for about 4 months and I got them as tiny babies so they are still kinda small. I found you information very helpful thank you! I hope mine turn out as beautiful as yours are.
Thanks for checking out the video! That reminds me that I should have mentioned that platinum parrots are another color option
Lucy's......still a polar blue but with the recessive genes
I watched this and have 2 blood parrots now my collection is 2 polar blues and 2 snow white is what the aquarium place called them my new favorite I love the personalities they have
I agree they are all fun fish!
I got a pair of these about a month ago and they’re still about an inch big. I’m keeping them in a 29 gallon community tank with some Odessa barbs, a sail fin pair, some long fin silver danios and platties and they seem to be getting along well. Granted when i introduced them the community tank was already established and they were smaller than all the other fish. They’re super awesome to watch, super curious fish that follow you around sometimes. Not sure how to sex them but the slightly bigger one chases the smaller one around sometimes but there are enough hiding spots for it to quickly get away. They’re definitely an awesome fish and I recommend you get a pair! The blue is super cool too!
Glad to hear you are enjoying them! If they are not aggressive yet then from my experience you probably got a good pair. The only exception is if they end up mating. Mine definitely chilled out as they grew up.
The Aquatic Coder hi hello!! I came back to tell everyone that I just saw live babies from my pair!! For weeks they’ve been very territorial over a far end of the fish tank and just this afternoon I noticed a bunch of moving dots on the substrate where they stay and it’s a bunch of babies!!!
I bought a tank about 6 months ago, and it came with a brood of around 20 Polar Parrots, and the first thing that strikes me is that the head shape is quite different to your pair. My males have a very broad head, but without the big hump. The females are much smaller, and are more slender.
When it comes to aggression, there are a few tussles now and again, but nothing that gives me any cause for concern, and that's despite the fact that the fish have reached sexual maturity, and are having great fun digging up the substrate to make caves.
On the subject of breeding, I know I have at least one fertile male, as I've seen fry in the tank, but they didn't last too long. However, now that there are a few fish that have paired off, I'll pay more attention if I see any more fry.
One thing relating to the size of the fish is that they range in size from around 75mm (3") for the fully grown males, down to about 15mm (5/8") or the size of my thumb nail, so I'm picking that it's the runt of the brood, but it's been chewing on Vibrabites for six months, and whilst it hasn't grown, it's also doing a good job of not dying 😉
I'll try to upload some footage and I'll try my best to answer any questions, but I'm enjoying watching these colourful characters ... 😀
Thanks for all the details on your experience keeping them! That's cool that you got that many. I have a male now that looks much different than my original two (no nuchal hump). I'm curious if your males look more like the one I currently have. I have a video from a few months ago titled "Polar Parrot Babies | 2 Months Later" that shows him the best as of recently.
@@TheAquaticCoder sorry Connor, it's been a busy week, but you have mail ... 🙂
@@johncarey9149 No worries it seems to always be busy for me recently. I actually had been logged out of the email connected to this account by accident for a while. I'll have to go through what I've received. Thanks for sending over the details of your journey and parrots, I'll get back to you soon there.
Great post.. I got 2 of them they were advertised as blue tiger parrots. Glad I was able to find a video of them that big I can now vision the combination of cichlids I have them with.
I have 2 in my community tank and they are doing great
And thanks for the info
You're welcome! Best of luck with your parrots!!
love these fish they look like 2 males .. i have mine in a 100 gallon with tinfoil barbs , severums , angels and rainbow cichlids they breed every 4 weeks and apart from when breeding mine are quite placid my male is 5" female is 3" had them from fry
Thank you for posting this video! This is very helpful and has given me the confidence I need to grab a few. Tank size recommended online was making me hesitate to pick these guys up.
You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful! Yeah a lot of profiles online just copied Blood Parrots which do get pretty large. Just keep in mind there is a chance to get an aggressive one but besides that I love them.
Great video! Just bought 9 at a local swap meet for my 120 gal community tank. Beautiful fun fish. Hope they behave. So far so good.
Thank you! Having that many and that size of tank shouldn't lead to many issue imo even if you get a mean one
Truly great fish. I had a pair when I lived in Japan and they spawned like crazy .
I agree that they are. I want to try and breed them in the future but I'm also worried about getting too many. We're you able to sell / rehome the fry you had easily?
@@TheAquaticCoder I had to end up just giving away and donating back to the pet store. Every time I looked in the tank they were always breeding. You have 2 males though. If you get a female you have to put them in a separate tank because they will chase everything else mercilessly.
@@TheAquaticCoder Be prepared for LOTS! of babies if you breed them. 😆
Very cool, I just got 4 small ones today... And they already come right to the glass.!
Probably the best begginer fish: they look good, in my case, not aggressive, very smart and can be hand fed
What other fish do you keep with them? Do you only have 1
The only argument for them not being a great beginner fish is there os a chance for a very aggressive one. It might deter someone new since tanks mates could be problematic. Besides that I agree they are easy to care for and very fun to watch
@@chris40v17 i have angelfish and severums with them
They may be aggressive at times, but their mouths make it difficult to actually hurt any other fish.
@AM7ukr You don't know what you're talking about. So stop running your mouth!
I just got a little guy today. I couldn't resist, LFS had them in stock from a local breeder!
Yeah the tiny ones are adorable haha. It's fun to watch them grow up. Even though they don't get too large they grow decently fast in my opinion. Best of luck with yours!
I just got three of these little guys about a month ago. Yours are beautiful, I hope mine do well enough to get to that size and breed them as well. Thanks for the info!
You're welcome! I've had other ones that didn't quite get the same red in them but still look beautiful as adults. I hope to hear from you when yours grow up. Do you know the genders of the 3 yet, or too young still?
@@TheAquaticCoder I believe it because they're already so pretty now as juveniles. I feel like I investigate daily trying to guess their sex but they're all from the same spawn and two are much larger, one of the larger is more colorful and developing blue faster/ has a blockier head (if that makes sense) the third is the smallest is still tiny and a bit pale. I'm hoping at the very least one female one male. Bonus if it's two female one male. Another tank I keep German rams and some other fish and I cannot get a male for life of me so I'm hoping to get lucky with the polar parrots.
@@AlltheRageBH I hope you get two females and a male as well. I'd just say to pray for not getting two males and a female. I'm sure the dominate one will make sure the female is hers. If that happens then lots of hiding places is your best bet lol. I've had mostly males out of the Parrots I've purchased (4 males and a single female). Probably just random luck though.
My polar blue is 3 years old. He lived in a 40gal with a bristle nose cat. He grabbed the cat’s whiskers and flung him across the tank. Now he lives alone. 😉
(The cat went to live with the angel fish)
Oh wow that's crazy! Glad you were able to separate them before he did any more damage.
How much big is your's blue parrot as you are keeping it for last 3 years
@@sonitsingh2150 my blue parrot is average sized. About 2 1/2 inches. The bristle nose was about 3 inches at the time of the incident.
Thanks! My polar is wild😁
Hi im from Philly to. Saw one at LFS was thinking about adding one. Currently have a 1.5" Firemouth with Red Tetras..
I’ve actually never seen another one with a solid black tail until now. Yes the males have pink/red tails.
Gorgeous tank
Thank you I appreciate that!
These are Cool… I bought two this week..😄
Enjoy them! They are fun fish!
This was a great video. thanks!
Basically have few blue polar
Totally cute
Luckiky got 2 female
Once they pair up - an inch both sexes, they paired forever - lots of fries evey month
Just make sure a pair is seperated asap omce seen they r together and will continously gives cute babies
Good to know. I actually got a new smaller polar recently. They were alone at the store and looked adorable haha. I'll have to see which gender this one turns out as my original 3 are definitely males.
My blood parrots are Oreo size and one 4 inches. Appear to have stopped growing too. Just got some blue polars juveniles.
Best of luck with your polars! I hope the blood parrots keep growing, I would think the Oreo sized ones would at least
Very nice! I watched the previous video about these two and now this one. It does look like you have both males. Very nice ones at that. I have a pair but my male never develops the nice nuchal hump like your two males.
Good info. Appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I had a friend months ago with a pair. Since then a second clutch has spawned lol! Just went over and grabbed a male and 4 females. Going to put them into a 40g with some bristle nose plecos. I know they are prolific. If I get to many fry, is it possible to sell some off still, (How much did you pay for yours if you did?)being they are still pretty new in the hobby?
Thanks again and will be checking out your website.
Thanks for checking out the video! I've seen them available pretty readily on Ebay from online sellers and then there is one LFS that has always had them in stock over the past year. I'd say it depends on your area. If there are no other sellers then both stores and individuals on Craigslist/local events will likely want to buy them. Mine were $15 each so $30 for the two. I got them from a different LFS than the one that normally carries them as I was curious and then saw only two together at that store. Looking on Ebay I see them being sold between $5-15 per fish.
I got 2 along side with 2 red parrots 5 months ago more close to 6. All 4 were under an inch. Mine are growing slowly compared to the red's. The red's have doubled in size and the polar's are barley over an inch. I'm feeding them Northfin 2mm sinking pellets.
Interesting, my two Polars grew pretty quick (although the overall growth is not too large since they are pretty small in general). I found in 6 months mine went from 1 to 3 inches. I have a new smaller one that I got less than an inch again so I'll see how fast they grow this time.
@@TheAquaticCoder also your fishes fins nice a long where my fish haven’t even changed.
@@phantum707 The long fins really started to evolve once they reached full size. Give it some time and try to feed them a varied diet. Hopefully they will get there!
Thanks for taking the time putting this together! I got some babies from a trade and this video really helps.
Question: would you keep these(maybe 1-5) in a 55gal with Bichirs?
I have these fish,they are amazing fish.
I agree, I'm happy I got them. Thanks for checking out the video!
I'm have a girl! She's never been agresive, she's in the community thank! I'm bufled abot this horor stories about polars been agresive. My girl is here 7 mons and she is very peaceful and sweet 💖
Glad to hear that! My experience now a year after shooting this video is that keeping a single gender at a time had them be very peaceful. As soon as I got a male and female together things got much more hectic. Best of luck with yours! My advice would be to not get another Polar Parrot unless you are 100% sure they are female
I have 4 of these and I love them !! I've had them for about 5 months. I agree with everything you have said. They are pretty aggressive and do pick on my Cory's and angels too. Some fry were born recently which is very exciting!! Was wondering if you had any fry yet and if so how you dealt with it. The mom is super protective and won't let anyone near the fry. Now my other female has laid eggs too so I'm guessing I will have more fry very soon!!
I'm glad you are enjoying your Polars as well. I am pretty certain now that I have two males so no breeding has been done. How big are the Angels? I'm surprised that many fry would survive with an Angel in the tank
@@TheAquaticCoder
I have 3 angels and they are the same size if not bigger than the cichlids! The cichlids push them around too!! So honestly they don't go near mom or the fry . I read that the polar cichlids make some of the best parents. I'm thinking about moving the fry into a breeder net box thing I bought though just in case mom stops protecting them. There's only about 6. I had done a good cleaning the day before I saw them ..pretty sure I unfortunately killed a lot of them not realizing they were there.😞
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I have 2 blood parrots 2 blue polar parrots and 2 white polar parrots along with an angel fish and 3 yo-yo loaches and 1 big bamboo shrimp and all are doing good. My blood parrots where so shy at first but once I put all the other parrots in with them they all just play now lol
I have 8 in one tank by themselves......2" at 1yr.....and about 50 fry
Ive had 2 in my tank for two months and they are breeding like crazyy
Sold some fry of these. They are amazing fish
At what size and age did they start breeding? Are their eggs supposed to be blackish or opaque white?
@@redironbird3857 they are super easy to breed , you just have to keep the pair in the separate tank with a clay pot , they will start their breeding process and the female will lay her eggs in the clay pot and the male will fertile it and after 3 to 4 days you will be able to see the fry moving and after 10 days the fries will start swimming freely in the tank ....
You can keep the fries with parents till 30 to 35 days and after removing the fries to the separate tank the pair will again start their process .....
@@aquascaperschoice9754 Thanks. The first batch of eggs did not result in fry but the last round probably did as I'm starting to see fry, just 3 or 4 though, is this normal? My polar convicts are kept in a community tank, should I separate the fry now to prevent other fish from eating them? Going to be really difficult since they're that small.
@@aquascaperschoice9754 Hello again do you feed the dry when they're newborn or do the parents take care of feeding them?
@@redironbird3857 When you will feed the parents , then parents will feed that same food to the fries ...
You can feed the fries with crushed tetra bites , it's easy to digest .
From my understanding they’re not hybrids. They’re Honduran Red Points (close cousins to Convicts) that have been line bred for the short body mutation. Their colors and temperament are on par with H.R.P.’s.
I just picked up 4 and they’re amazing. Awesome personalities.
Good to know that and glad to hear you are enjoying yours!
I have 3 polar blues 2 new ones and my full grown my full grown hasn't stopped bullying my 2 new ones is sad.
I recently just got these guys, I had 4 in a tank together and one was constantly bullying two of them. After I removed the two being bullying, and I had another one in with my red parrot fish so I added them to that fish tank… The bloodparrot fish don’t acknowledge my new polar parrot fish, but the same two are still being bullied by the one that was in with the blood parrot fish
That's unfortunate since you can only move fish so much. Does it look like the two are being injured or just chased around the tank? There is not much I can suggest other than more plants, decorations, caves and such to allow them to get away easier and hide.
I have a electric blue acara around 4 inch and I'm looking into getting 1 or 2 or more of them to go in a 75 well it work
Yes 3 of them should be no problem for a 75g. Do you keep any other fish in the tank?
nice video I'm waiting for the next one
I am from India I have 2 polar blue parrot fish how can grow them like this please tell me what to feed them
Thank you for this info, Im happy to hear that they dont get the size of the red parrots. I have one polar blue right now and I just love her, she is so cute. Id love to get another. Have you bred them before?
I'm glad the video was helpful. I have not bred though though unfortunately. It turns out that I have two males. I know they tend to be really easy to breed though if you get a male/female pair.
I have many Blue Polar Parrot fish that are many years old. the bigger ones are about the size of my palm
How big is your palm? Because, that’s the real question
Can a single polar parrot go with one angelfish still young in 175 litre tank 20 inchx20incx25 inches high?
I noticed your one blood parrot is always following, almost forcing your other parrot into hiding.
I had this same thing happening in my tank. Eventually the one being forced into hiding died.
I wonder why there do this?
Sorry to hear about the loss you had. My parrots had a much happier ending. I ended up with a male/female pair. The dominate one was a male. Now they swim together happily and lay eggs every other month or so. My understanding is that they are trying to establish a dominance hierarchy. I know on the Aquarium Coop Blood Parrot video it is recommended to get at least 3 so one does no bully the other. I've seen this happen with other Cichlids I've had as well. It happened when I had only two Polar Parrots but they chilled out as adults. When I've had two Angelfish it happened but got really bad so I was forced to separate them.
You look like my nephew. Lol I appreciate your sharing your exsp. I recently just discovered these guys so dang cute. I am planning my future Chiclids tank. Would love to put them with the electric blue acara and maybe some severums.
Hahah, you're welcome! That sounds like a good mix of fish. Best of luck with that tank once you set it up!
Great tank..
How do you polar blue parrot cichlid get a nuchal hump ??
They're basically the fancy goldfish version of convict cichlids right?
Yes that is a good analogy. A lot of fish have "short body" versions of them now too and that is more or less what they are for convicts.
Bro can u make a video/comparison of blood parrot and kingkong how to tell them apart as juviniles
I'll make a note in my future video plans to look into this. I definitely will have to do some more research as I rarely see KKP in stores.
A lfs in my area mixed KKP and blood parrot in the same tank and they couldnt tell them apart … i didnt buy one cuz i diddnt want a giant fish by chance
Update on mine! Laid eggs twice so far in the span of a few days which I find odd. The first set were eaten, the second set is still stuck to the rocks, kind of a light brown, off white shade and two of them keep wiggling around over the eggs. I STILL cannot tell the difference between the two other than some pattern differences. Can you give me any more info about sexing them? They're still closer in size and looks to your footage of yours at the beginning of the video. Wish me luck!
Congrats on them laying eggs! Mine lay eggs every month so even if the first few batches isn't successful you'll probably have many more chances. The best way to tell the difference is about a week before the female lays eggs she will have orange/yellow on her belly. At least mine does and I've read that from others. That's the main way I can tell, besides that the behavior between male/female is very similar.
@@TheAquaticCoder I feel like I'm going crossed eyed looking at them and trying to decipher but I think they may both be female -_- because they both have a small bit of yellow on the sides of their belly except one has much darker navy and black on it. I have the one smaller baby though so hopefully that one is male. I guess only time will tell if the eggs hatch lol
I am not sure if you have any idea about this question however, i will ask anyways i have a male polar blue parrot and i recently got a small group of marble convicts. Well, my polar blue has paired up with a marble female and have eggs they have hatched in to wrigglers i will move them in to a small grow out tank. Am i right in thinking i will get a mix of babies and maybe some polar parrots but with the marble pattern? love your tank btw
hey please help me with my white polar parrot cichlids...
i have 2 polars as a pair at the start they was doing ok but now the male chasing the female to the corner of the tank whay is that ? they was a pair when i got them in the shop so i took them to see how they breeding but now after a week that they togeter the male chase the female to the corners
please help !! what to do ?
Just got a 2-2.5in one he is very aggressive towards my 1-2in African cichlids it was pretty surprising
Yeah it seems to be random whether an individual is aggressive. African cichlids are pretty fast so it might not be an issue.
My tank does have some wisteria, valisneria and Java fern... Do they disturb the plants? Pls advise
Mine have not disturbed plants at all. I have only had them with java fern, anubius, and hornwort though.
Hey so you think i can keep just 1 polar parrot in an African cichlid tanks 55g?
Yeah I think they would work well in most African Cichlid tanks. One is a good idea to avoid breeding aggression
@TheAquaticCoder thanks, I have that one polar parrot amd the rest us african cichlid and polar blue makes a great contrast
Good i'm like
Cool fish. Wish I had one..
There such fun fish
I agree! Thanks for checking out the video!
I seen these in a mom & pop aquarium & instantly wanted them, I got 5 siblings one grew really fast I knew he was the male finding the female was the next part. Had them for about 4 months had a mating pair. The first batch didn't make it out of fry stage because their was another male in there and well ❤️🩹. So took him out and right away more babies. I just took the male out so he wouldn't eat these babies & the mom is amazing but the colors of the parents are stunning. These babies I have now some are dark some are albino & mixed.. wish I wasn't moving because these would definitely be my new hobby 😢
I have so many now :D
Yeah I've heard it can be a pain once they start breeding.
I’ve dropped one in a 37 gallon so that can be his forever home?
Yeah that definitely can! That's plenty of space for one
@@TheAquaticCoder it’s my second attempt to keep one never been a fan of the blood parrots but when you get that blue in there there’s nothing neater to see than a black and white fish with BLUE !
hey man! I have a 20 gal tank, and I was thinking if I should put only 1 polar parrot in this tank size or a pair. I don't mind having just one as a pet fish, however it would be nice if he got a friend in the tank. Would the tank space be too limited for 2? Also, could I put one first and add another one after he's bigger? Thank you, cheers from Brazil!
One of easiest fish in this hobby
Hi there, I don't know if you can see this since it's been 9 months but would you recommend them with oscars or red zebra cichlids? I have 2 mbunas, african cichlids from lake malawi in a pond, I want to buy 2-4 blue polar parrot but I'm concern that the mbuna would pick on them. I'm also planning to add one oscar but I think they are too big for blue polars so I'm gonna prioritize the Mbuna red zebra cichlids with blue polar first, and just let it go of the oscar idea. I hope you can see this or give some insights, Google doesn't really help.
I think aggression wise Oscars and Polar Blues go well together but I definitely do worry about an Oscar at full size being able to eat a Polar Blue pretty easily. Probably best to avoid for that reason.
My knowledge on African Cichlids is pretty limited. They are a fish I have yet to try yet. I have seen many example of fish keepers successfully keeping Polar Blues and African Cichlids together though. I tend to look up if a species will go with a Convict Cichlid as Polar Blues are very similar (although usually less aggressive). It seems people have had success keeping Mbunus and Convicts together although not always. Do you have any rocks or decorations in the pond? I think having line of sight breaks will increase your chance for success.
Yes sir. I have rock formations, pvc pipes and driftwood in the pond. I will let go of the oscar idea, but for now I'm keeping the blue polars in an aquarium because they are still small to be in the pond. I'm gonna give or take 2 months before they can be put in the pond. Thank you for the input. I only have 2 mbunas and nothing more. Thanks, have a great day!
I have mine with firemouth cichlids
How much hours can polars stay without oxygen? Ive seen people keeping them in outer ponds without oxygen & filter....
Hoping I get a response, but can these guys go in a tank with 2 Oscar’s ?
In my opinion it is a bit risky with Oscars once the Oscars are full grown. As far as aggression levels the two species would go well together but a large Oscar might be able to fit an adult Polar Parrot in their mouth. If you want to try it then getting the Polar Parrots while the Oscars are young and on the smaller side
Thank you so much for your info.
Is it ok to just have one and not worry about breeding?
I like the idea of having the polar parrot with angel fish.
Thanks again!
Yes they will do fine alone and it'll prevent the problem of breeding. If you got a male and female there is a good chance they would need to be separated to prevent breeding eventually.
I do feed them fish food
Can I keep one of them with a school of smaller fish
In general yes if the fish are fast moving. If the fish are extremely tiny they may become food but mosy tetras could work I'd think
@@TheAquaticCoder thanks
Is it possible keeping Zebra Convict Cichlids and Polar Blue Parrots together for a long time?
I think so although have not tried it. They are very similar species and have aggression levels that match
@@TheAquaticCoder Thank you!
Hey i bought 1 pair polar parrot yestarday but 1 parrot bite the another parrot fish so should they stop fighting in couple of day 😊
From my experience when young one parrot will show dominance over the other and chase them often. It stopped for me as they got into adult hood (6ish months). The best thing I recommend is making sure you have multiple caves and other plants/decorations to break line of sight.
@@TheAquaticCoder ok thanks for answering😊 from india
Porque os meus desovam e não nascem e eles passam cuidando
They are super agressive toward eachother
I suggest keeping only females or atleast 5-7+
It seems to be hit or miss with the aggression. Sometimes you get ones like you which are super aggressive. I've had ones that are pretty peaceful as well. I agree having 5+ helps spread out any aggression at least
I have a polar parrot ciclid
How long do they live? And do you think they would be ok in an African Cichlid tank? Thanks!
I'd estimate between 8-10 years. This estimate comes from how long Convict Cichlids, Hondouran Redpoint, and other hybrids like Blood Parrots live. I know I've read experiences of others having them for 5+ years but the exact lifespan isn't 100% known since they are still relatively new.
They could be okay in an African Cichlid tank. I recommend looking up mixing Convict Cichlids with whichever type of African Cichlids that you have since Polar Blues are very similar to Convicts (although usually less aggressive).
@@TheAquaticCoder Thank you so much for the info! You're video was really help as well!
Is polar blue parrot fish eaten their own babies???please help me
How do you know d difference in male and female?
You might have to wait until they are 1.5+ inches long. Males tend to have nuchal humps but not always. A female will get an orange/yellow belly when breeding.
I have to yoyo loaches that is fully grown one pleco one polar cichlid and 15 african cichlids my tank is big so what fish can I add as I don't want more bottom feeders
If you have enough space then either different african cichlids that are compatible with yours or other hybrids such as Blood Parrots I've seen people do successfully with african cichlids. Rainbowfish might be an option with African Cichlids too but I would research that further before trying.
I have one pair bt one chase to other one
Whats that actually??
Can u explain me plz
This is most likely one showing dominance over the other. This happened with both my Polar Parrots and my Blood Parrots since I got two of each. When they got older this calmed down a bunch. I find if you have multiple hiding places this can help.
@@TheAquaticCoder ya thanks you so much
How may polar blue parrot can I keep in 90 gallon
In a 90 gallon you could keep a lot of them. It depends if you are keeping only Polar Parrots or other fish with them. If only Polar Parrots I'd estimate up to 30 will be fine. Even with other fish about 10 should be good but it really depends. Do you know what other fish you would have in the 90 gallon?
Can someone please answer if these can go in a large 1300litre planted aquarium or not. ?????
Yes I don't see any issues with that.
I have 2 them they had fry now I have 30 ... The female will get a red belly she is fertile.The redder she get the closer she is to lay her eggs
Fyi..they bread like crazy ones you have a bonding pair...I had to separate the male from females otherwise I would have 1000s..
Yeah breeding fish can be fun until you have too many. I had this happen with Mollies but thankfully I found some people to buy the adults and most of the fry on craigslist. I think for Polars I definitely have two males since I have not seen any eggs.
@@TheAquaticCoder yes...I had molly too..same issue...I was lucky I found a pet store that will take the polars all for trade or credit
have a 29 gallon tank with, 1 bristle nose pleco, 1 golden wonder killifish, and one firmouth chiclid, do you think I could add 1 of those polar blue parrot cichlid , 1 appistogramma cacatuoides, and 1 Kribensis female because I have heard they are not so territorial. Do you think I could make this work there is a lot of hiding places and rocks. I know some people have had African chiclid in a 29 so I thought this could maybe work? Lmk if I should get rid of the firemouth or any other fish that might make this work?
Besides the polar parrot I have not kept any of those cichlids. From what I remember they are mostly on the peaceful side. I'd say it could work besides the Polar Blue. I'd say hold off on them for another tank. I think with a number of other cichlids they might try to pick fights. If you try it just keep an eye on the polar blue if they get too aggressive.
What to do when their dont let fry to eat anything???
Try brine shrimp. They are small enough that the parents shouldn't be able to eat them all
They're definitely both male. If you have a pair, you'll know coz they'll be breeding like crazy within 2-3months
What can i keep these fuys with??
Can i keep a single polar blue parrot in a 40 gallon tank???
Yeah they will have plenty of room.
@@TheAquaticCoder i just want to keep only one polar blue parrot in that tank and nothing else. Is it ok for this fish or not?
@@deepkeeper4762 I do not see any issue with it. They might like a friend but I know many people who keep cichlids alone who do great.
I have 2 in a 40 gallon with some other dwarf cichlids. They have been in there at least 6 months with no problems at all.
Polar blue
Can you give me what food they prfered? And if they need floating or sinkinh
They will eat either and are not picky. I'd go with a small cichlid pellet as their main source. Both Hikari Blood Parrot+ (Mini) and Omega One Super Color Cichlid Pellets (Small) have worked well for me
Can u keep them with Oscars?
What is their max size?