Blood Red Parrot Eggs - Aquarium Advice

talloulou · 10-27-2006, 04:45 PM

My blood red parrot loves to lay eggs on all over my driftwood. They are not fertilized and eventually she always eats them however this time my texas cichlid is guarding the eggs along with her.

I wonder if he fertilized them?

WaterPond · 10-27-2006, 06:16 PM

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I wonder if he fertilized them?

A cross bred cross breeding with a pure bred :P that would be interesting, but i doubt they are fetilized. Nice fish BTW, very beautiful.

talloulou · 10-27-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by WaterPond

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I wonder if he fertilized them?

A cross bred cross breeding with a pure bred :P that would be interesting

A bit disgraceful actually but you know fish are just so **** promiscuous these days.

I doubt the eggs will amount to anything but the Texas sure is acting like a daddy

WaterPond · 10-27-2006, 08:04 PM

hmm, well, lets hope you didnt create a mutant, lol.

JDogg · 10-28-2006, 09:36 AM

CAN parrot cichlids breed? or are they like other hybrids and sterile?

how do you get baby parrots? breed parrot parents? or go back the the original cross-breeding?

ThaBone · 10-28-2006, 09:51 AM

Good question JDogg I've always though about that.

WaterPond · 10-28-2006, 10:25 AM

i beleive you go back to the original cross breeding. Some parrots are not sterile though, but most are.

hc8719 · 10-28-2006, 10:51 AM

i believe parrots are a cross breed of red devils and servums

**Fishyfanatic** · 10-28-2006, 02:39 PM

The origin of Blood Parrots is debatable. Most are sterile but some are in fact fertile.

severum mama · 10-28-2006, 09:31 PM

Most males are sterile. I believe a lot of the females are perfectly capable of breeding. I know they can breed with convicts; this is what the "jelly bean" parrot is (although some people use the term to describe regular BPs that have bee dyed). Not sure if they can breed with the Texas cichlid... I guess we'll find out LOL!

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10-28-2006, 10:25 AM	#7
WaterPond Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corunna, Ontario (outside of sarnia) Posts: 2,616 Images: 5	i beleive you go back to the original cross breeding. Some parrots are not sterile though, but most are. __________________ Jason Canadian Aquarium Auction!

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10-28-2006, 02:39 PM	#9
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	The origin of Blood Parrots is debatable. Most are sterile but some are in fact fertile. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

10-28-2006, 09:31 PM	#10
severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	Most males are sterile. I believe a lot of the females are perfectly capable of breeding. I know they can breed with convicts; this is what the "jelly bean" parrot is (although some people use the term to describe regular BPs that have bee dyed). Not sure if they can breed with the Texas cichlid... I guess we'll find out LOL! __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

10-28-2006, 09:51 AM	#6
ThaBone Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 26	Good question JDogg I've always though about that.

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