How do you know the place you get your pet fish from breeds and treats fish secure and humanely?
Cause I want to get a pet jellybean parrotfish but I know nothing about charitable for fish and I wanna be really good to it.
Do I need a fish bowl or a fancy aquarium with a filter and lights?
How much space beside it need?
How often will I haveta clean the container?
Should I get one or more than one so it isnt lonely?
How can I tell if they pet store I gain it from is safe and responsible?
Thanks so much?
well you're doing the right thing by researching BEFORE you grasp one.
first thing you should know is that JELLYBEAN parrotfish are dyed. it's a frowned upon practice that in my opinion should be wicked. a better option would be a red parrot, the undyed version:
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/image_fish...
but, know these fish will have need of at LEAST a 55gallon tank. read more about them here:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/ci...
you'll need to do 10% to 25% sea changes once a week, as with any filtered and established container.
you could get more, but it's not needed.
you pretty much CAN'T tell how the fish be treated, but you can tell how the store treats their fish. first, i wouldn't buy fro them if they sell any painted or dyed fish. moment, the tanks will be clean, the fish will be healthy, and any unsavoury fish will not be for sale.
I can already tell you the fish you want was not treated other. "jellybean parrot fish" get their interesting color by being injected next to dye. Most of the fish die in the process, it damages the health of those who survive, and they will eventually lose their color.
You can't keep a mimic cichlid in a bowl. You should get a tank minimum of 40 gallons, preferably 55 or up. It must enjoy a heater and a filter. How often you clean your container will depend on the size of the tank, what you have in in that, and how much you feed. It can be anywhere from every few days to every month. Parrot cichlids do well in pairs (male and female) and can live next to other large, non-aggressive or semi-aggressive fish but will do fine alone. You can judge a pet store by the health of their fish. Few sick or unresponsive fish, knowledgeable staff, etc.
Answers: Well for starters, I dont ever recommend any cichlids to beginners, for various reason, and a blood mimic is a cichlid. But to answer your questions
1. You need a "fancy aquarium" NO fish should ever be surrounded by a bowl
2. A blood parrot (jellybean parrot, same species) needs around a 55gal cistern
3. Cleaning it is required at least once a week changing the water, maintain water parameters, etc
4. Best kept in species tank or with other medium sized semi-aggressive American Cichlids. Must not be kept with fish small adequate to be eaten
5. You dont know how they were treated or where they come from, if they're bred or wild caught. Most petstores are responsible and offer refund and guarentees if anything happens
Fishkeeping is a great hobby to get into but please do your research back you even buy equipment. Many people dont do their research and give it up all together because they made extremely common mistakes simply because they didnt know what they were doing. I'll give you some links to look at to obtain a good starting point. Make sure you understand how the nitrogen cycle works, how to set up an aquarium properly and swot about some different families and species of fish. Some good fish to start next to would be some guppies, platies, mollies, swordtails, cories, tetras, white cloud minnows, danios, etc, any good, hardy community fish. Like I said I dont recommend any cichlid to beginners, simply because most cichlids are agressive and territorial, only can be housed with convinced fish and a lot of cichlids (like dwarfs, Lake Tanganyika, etc) need specific water parameter and if you dont understand what they are or how they work, more than likely your pets will die, you'll be frustrated and could present up the hobby altogether. Heres a few websites, check out their beginner articles and just keep reading, whether you need any help or have any question feel free to e-mail me anytime or ask the Y!A community!
www.fishlore.com
www.badmanstropicalfish.com
www.firsttankguide.net
http://freshaquarium.give or take a few.com
www.theaquariumwiki.com
www.aquariumlife.net
