Provide your Blood Parrot Cichlid with a large tank. An aquarium around 60-70 gallons, or a tank that's at least 6ft x 2ft x 2ft, gives them plenty of space to swim.

The blood parrot cichlid is a hybrid aquarium fish species that has created notable controversy. Possibly produced by crossing the Midas cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus) ...

Shaw also has another blood parrot cichlid who lives in a separate tank, but he’s not as cuddly – although Shaw believes he still loves him. ‘It’s like having one dog and one cat,’ he said.