Polar Blue Tiger Parrot Cichlid: What It Actually Is, and How to Keep It
Published: 2026-10-20 · FishyKart Blog
The Polar Blue Tiger Parrot is a colour-line hybrid within the same broad Parrot cichlid group as the more familiar Blood Parrot - not a separate species, but a distinct breeding line distinguished by a pale blue-white base colour and tiger-like striping rather than the Blood Parrot's typical orange-red. Size, mouth shape, and general care are shared traits across the group.
How It Relates to the Blood Parrot
Both come from the same general hybridisation lineage of South/Central American cichlids, sharing the defining small, rounded mouth opening and similar body shape. What differs between lines like Polar Blue Tiger and standard Blood Parrot is primarily colour and pattern, developed through selective breeding within the hybrid group rather than through crossing in entirely different species. See the Blood Parrot guide for the shared feeding considerations that come with that mouth shape.
Size and Care Requirements
- Size: 15-20 cm (6-8 inches)
- Tank size: 30 gallons (115 litres) minimum
- Temperature: 24-27°C
- pH: 6.5-7.5
- Feeding: sinking pellets sized for a small, round mouth; avoid foods requiring strong biting or tearing
Temperament and Tank Mates
Broadly semi-peaceful, similar to other Parrot cichlid lines - reasonable with similarly sized, non-aggressive tank mates, but vulnerable to being outcompeted for food by genuinely aggressive cichlids given the same mouth-shape feeding limitation covered for the Blood Parrot.
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