Allright, thanks for the info guys.

Hey I didn't say your hand would be safe, I just said the fish would

Anyhow thanks for the advice.

I'm sorry the answers don't say why they are not compatible. I was responding to what I thought was that the parrots would maul the zebras or something.

I wasn't trying to reject the advice, I was just stating what I know from blood parrot forums and personal experience about this, that they will ...

Actually parrot cichlids aren't as aggressive as many people think. People think they are aggressive because it's a cichlid, but they are actually pretty peaceful. The only real concern is real small fish that are able to fit in it's mouth.

I got cories and congo tetras in the tank with them, and ...

My blood parrots usually use the big caves in the tank but I will provide a smaller cave that they can't get in for the zebra pleco. Will the zebra try and fight the parrots for all the caves? Or will it be happy in his one? Anyone have a similar situation in their tank?