Blood Parrot Pics - MyFishTank.Net Freshwater Saltwater Aquarium Fish Forum

MissFishy · 07-04-2009, 03:03 PM

Hey folks, for those that may remember, about two years or so ago I was given a dyed neon blue blood parrot cichlid for my birthday by a friend who had no idea what she was doing. He was given to me in a plastic bag in ice cold water where he'd been sitting for over a day after she'd purchased him. I was, needless to say, not very happy. I originally put him, about 2" long at that time, into my 29g tank to see if he would make it. A couple years later and "he" (I think it's a he, perhaps someone else has an opinion), is now a bulky 6+ incher. A great specimen with perfect fins and the blue dye job has completely faded into a silvery orange. Here's some pictures of "Blueberry."

That Pleco is about 12" long for a size comparison. I also attached a picture of when I first got Blueberry for comparison. Enjoy!

khyle · 07-05-2009, 01:15 AM

congrats! it looks like my 3 little ones. the head and belly sometimes looks pinkish.
i have another female BP a red color, she's already big and have spawned w/ my red texas. i can't wait to see if the eggs will hatch and what the offsprings look like.
i'm through w/ the african mbunas, i'm planning to re-stock my 100gal w/ BPs (but not the dyed ones!).

07-05-2009, 01:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
khyle Little Fish Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: KSA Posts: 144	congrats! it looks like my 3 little ones. the head and belly sometimes looks pinkish. i have another female BP a red color, she's already big and have spawned w/ my red texas. i can't wait to see if the eggs will hatch and what the offsprings look like. i'm through w/ the african mbunas, i'm planning to re-stock my 100gal w/ BPs (but not the dyed ones!).