Man I would love to give this species a try someday! So many fish so little time
All your fish look beautiful.
All your fish look beautiful.H. psittacus - true parrot cichlid - Official Photo Thread
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She has taken over the left side of this 100 gallon guarding her brood!
She has taken over the left side of this 100 gallon guarding her brood!
Mine is healing up from a beating it took from a female Crenicichla sveni . So I think I might have a male psittacus growing out. He is about 5" right now and pretty shy, just starting to get some of the color in him. At what point does the aggression I keep hearing about kick in? He has got a male gold sev and a tiger oscar in the tank with him. They are all in a 210g. At this point I am thinking of getting rid of it because it is such a timid fish.
I would say 7 to 8 inches ime. I kept my pair separated for months until the female put some size on. I had a 10 inch male last year that was really mean, but my atabapo 1 pikes got tired of is crap and killed him.
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Thanks for the info. I just added a hoga to the tank thats only about 2" so if the psittacus does not get too aggressive and kill it there will be a fish in the tank to keep it in check.
Just attempting to put this thread back on the map. I have 8 in a 1200 along with a few other fish. I'll post a video tomorrow ...
I keep uaru with mine no problem. You do realize that it's atleast a three year commitment to get a pair right?
