Gold Parrots
2003 this is our remaining Parrot fish, he is about 7 inches
long and 2 inches wide, he lives in a 32 gallon aquarium with an 8 inch Plecostomus
and 3 Corydoras catfish. The tank is lit by one 40 watt incandescent bulb
about 3 inches from the surface. There is about 2.5 inches of gravel and the
tank is not filtered but a small Fluval in tank filter just circulates the
water. The tank is planted with Amazon Sword plants, Java Ferns, Val, Java
Moss and some Cryptos.
pair of gold parrots in
a cave (plant pot) 2001
33 gallon tank with Parrot
Cave on the right, the sword plant is almost 20 years old.
the Parrots always have a happy grin 2002
Parrot fish are not natural to the world, they were created in a lab by combining two species of fish genetics in one egg. When we first got these fish they were a green brown colour with no hint of gold. After about three months one started to develop some yellow spots and then so did the others. They developed into beautiful fish but once they became sexually mature they could not be kept together. After two years we have one parrot left who is living happily in a tank full of Rams that are 1/10 his size.