Blood Parrot Question

[OceanGoddess]

Hi,
I recently got a blood parrot fish. I notice he lays on his side A LOT. Is this normal??? He swims perfectly though. He also hides A LOT which is normal for them...but the cave I have in the tank is molded in such a way that when he hides I can't see him. Like he is part of the wall inside of it.

 

[Lord Spooky]

If hes at the bottom of the tank resting yes. But ive had parrots who would swim sideways around the tank to. they where perfectly fine!

 

[OceanGoddess]

Thanks for the info. (Being that you were the ONLY one to respond back to me).

 

[ArauraDiscus]

Parrots at our store lie upside down and on their sides and we havent had one die in months. They seem to be oddballs just like clown loaches, sleeping when they feel like it, playing dead etc.

 

[PRW1988]

I work at a Petsmart location right now, our blood parrots sometimes sleep on their sides, every time I see this I think "oh hell one's dead!" I go to scoop the fish out and BOOM! he starts swimming again lol... tricky little guys

 

[HornyFlower]

My parrot does front flips for fun, well used to. I guess the current in my tank was just right and he would swim into the corner of the tank and do a flip, I had plants close the the glass and would swim upside down to the other side and the plants would keep him upside down. I had to move things a bit and he keeps trying to do it but he can't, he seems like he gets upset, I think he had a lot of fun doing it. They are just oddballs, now if he stays like this all the time i'd be worried, remember to that some parrots have deformed swim bladders.