🐟 Yellow Love Tail Parrot Fish (Hybrid Cichlid)
🐟 Yellow Love Tail Parrot Fish (Hybrid Cichlid)
Heart-Shaped Show Cichlid • Sunny Yellow Colour • A Charming, Interactive Centerpiece
📋 The Yellow Love Tail Parrot Fish is a sunny, cheerful twist on the classic Parrot: a bright yellow body with a rounded heart-shaped rear instead of a normal tail fin. Our Love Tail Parrots are bred tailless, and they carry the famous "smiling" beak-shaped mouth and a big, interactive personality.
Parrot cichlids are man-made hybrids, first developed in Taiwan in the 1980s, and they're famously interactive: they recognise their keeper, come to the glass to say hello, and beg for food. They're peaceful for a cichlid and happiest in a long, spacious tank with warm water, around 24-28°C. Small sinking pellets and softer foods suit their beak-shaped mouth best.
💡 Highlights
💛 Heart-Shaped Love Tail: A rounded, heart-like rear, bred tailless
🟡 Bright Yellow Colour: Solid, sunny, and eye-catching
😊 The Famous "Smile": A beak-shaped mouth full of character
🧠 Interactive Personality: Recognises its keeper
📏 Impressive Size: About 15-20cm (6-8")
🧾 A Quick Look at the Yellow Love Tail Parrot Fish
📛 Common Name: Yellow Love Tail Parrot Fish (Parrot Cichlid)
🔬 Scientific Name: Hybrid cichlid with no formal species name
👨👩👧 Family: Cichlidae (man-made hybrid)
🌍 Origin: Aquarium-bred hybrid; the parrot cichlid was first developed in Taiwan in the 1980s
📏 Max Size: About 15-20cm (6-8")
🧂 Water Type: Freshwater
💧 pH Range: 6.5-7.5
🌡️ Temperature Range: 24-28°C (75-82°F)
🧠 Care Level: Intermediate
💖 Temperament: Semi-peaceful and territorial; peaceful for a cichlid
🌿 Planted Tank Safe: Generally yes; it may rearrange the substrate
🏠 Min Tank Size: 200 L+ (55 gallons), longer rather than taller
📌 Tank Level: Mid to bottom
🧬 Stock Type: Captive-bred hybrid
⏳ Lifespan: About 10-15 years
🍽️ Diet: Omnivore; small sinking pellets and softer foods suit its mouth
🐣 Reproduction: Pairs may dig and guard eggs; males are almost always infertile
