Bumping Parrot fish

edb · 07-04-2009, 04:11 PM

My bigger parrot fish keeps bumping the slightly smaller one.Both juvies. I wonder if one will harm the other.They are in a 55g tank with a few dither fish.

misterking · 07-04-2009, 06:36 PM

Sounds to me like they're establishing a pecking order, with the larger one asserting dominance over the smaller one. This is likely if they're either both male or both female, unfortunately I'm not sure on how to sex blood parrots. Monitor the aggression, and also what dither fish do you have with them out of interest? Bit off-topic, I don't think it'd affect temperament, just interested

fatdoggy89 · 07-04-2009, 09:09 PM

i dont think u shud worry about it, since they cant even close their mouths they cant really do any damage....just bump in to one another.

edb · 07-05-2009, 05:51 AM

I have 5 zebra danios. Thank you for your help.

RexyTexel · 07-05-2009, 05:34 PM

I'd keep an eye on them. The Blood Parrots at my work really tore the scales off the smaller one. We had to seperate them after a while.

Gojira · 07-05-2009, 06:57 PM

A friend of mine owned a pair of these and i like them and i have done a fair amount of research on them and i have had a chance to watch there behavior and it sounds like they are maturing and making a pecking order between the 2 of them. It is very rare that it gets to the extent of them terring each other fins or scales apart. I wouldn't worry about it and just keep an eye on them. This should settle down as they get older and get there own terretories and find out whos boss and what not.

edb · 07-06-2009, 05:54 PM

Thanks alot

07-04-2009, 04:11 PM	#1
edb Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern Canada Posts: 12	Bumping Parrot fish My bigger parrot fish keeps bumping the slightly smaller one.Both juvies. I wonder if one will harm the other.They are in a 55g tank with a few dither fish.

07-04-2009, 06:36 PM	#2
misterking Medium Fish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 547	Sounds to me like they're establishing a pecking order, with the larger one asserting dominance over the smaller one. This is likely if they're either both male or both female, unfortunately I'm not sure on how to sex blood parrots. Monitor the aggression, and also what dither fish do you have with them out of interest? Bit off-topic, I don't think it'd affect temperament, just interested __________________ On an extended break - 67 gallon will hopefully be replaced by a 100 gallon but it may be years untill I can do this! In the meantime.. planning a small set-up for when I move into my rented house in summer! Last edited by misterking; 07-04-2009 at 06:39 PM..

07-04-2009, 09:09 PM	#3
fatdoggy89 Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2009 Location: new york Posts: 17	i dont think u shud worry about it, since they cant even close their mouths they cant really do any damage....just bump in to one another. __________________ 65 gallon:1 gold severum, 4 cons, 2 blood parrot, 2 firemouth cichlid 2 redtail tinfoil barbs 1 pleco 10 gallon: 3 froggys

07-05-2009, 05:34 PM	#5
RexyTexel Little Fish Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 176	I'd keep an eye on them. The Blood Parrots at my work really tore the scales off the smaller one. We had to seperate them after a while. __________________ Fish are not starter pets!!

07-06-2009, 05:54 PM	#7
edb Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern Canada Posts: 12	Thanks alot __________________ 10 g: 2 female betas 30 g: 2 platys 7 fancy guppies 55 g: 5 afircan cichlids 55g: (bigger tank once they get too big) 2 blood parrots (orange & albino) 2 green severums 5 zebra danios 1 peppered cory 1 bronze cory 1 albino cory 1 panda cory EdB

07-05-2009, 05:51 AM	#4
edb Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Eastern Canada Posts: 12	I have 5 zebra danios. Thank you for your help.

07-05-2009, 06:57 PM	#6
Gojira Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 6	A friend of mine owned a pair of these and i like them and i have done a fair amount of research on them and i have had a chance to watch there behavior and it sounds like they are maturing and making a pecking order between the 2 of them. It is very rare that it gets to the extent of them terring each other fins or scales apart. I wouldn't worry about it and just keep an eye on them. This should settle down as they get older and get there own terretories and find out whos boss and what not.