What are good foods for a shy blood parrot?

Shadowcat: What are good foods for a shy blood parrot?
My poor blood parrot doesn’t want to come out and eat and he is not growing. I want to lure him out with food he can’t resist before he starves to death!
Anything that is not live? I find it sad.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Guppie _ Guy
LIVE Food : brineshrimp,bloodworms, And If you happen to have any fry types get some fry, Or even some female guppies to get fry from,

ADDITION: If you dont want to do live foods, I would suggest frozen food, (bloodworms) just buy a pack then thaw it then pop them tank preferbibly near him, And if he doesnt eat these they you ought to consider getting live foods, Ither that or he could die,

Good luck

Good luck

~ GG

Answer by bettachris
live foods, believe it or not but parrots even though they cant lose their mouths, they will eat live fish.

feeder guppies, and feeder minnows will be taken byyour cichlids, i believe you have seruvems and parrots.

Try getting feeder guppies.

Answer by Jackp1ne
This web site tells a lot about blood parrots and what they will eat :

Answer by blackbimmer1972
Keep with a good daily staple food, but vary the weekly diet. Offer him brine shrimp and blood worms each one day a week – they love those. Also, try putting just a touch of garlic in with the food – it’s supposed to be a natural feeding attractant to fish. Once he starts eating you’ll have no more trouble – those fish are piggies. lol

Answer by confuzion19
Try feeding it dried pellets, Or some dried shrimp. My blood parrots love dried shrimp.