blood parrots are actually south american!
but other then that, lighting really isn't a big deal, anything would work.
food, I feed mine just normal cichlid flakes. conditions basicially nitrates and nitrites should be zero and the pH should be over 8. also you might want to add cichlid salt after water changes, but obviously in proportion to the directions.
I keep an exoctic pleco with mine, but any pleco should do.
and other then that, just some rock work with caves would do well.
hope this helps!