smileyface9
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My paired blood parrot cichlids have only laid eggs once and this is my first time watching them do their mating dance. How soon until they'll lay eggs?
Blood parrots doing mating dance!!
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smileyface9
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Anyone know???
Fishguy1997
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I hope they lay eggs again smiley! But sorry I can't tell you how long good luck!
christine2012
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Grab a cigar! Good luck hope you get tons of babies!
Jesselav1233
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I was told blood parrots were sterile
christine2012
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Jesselav1233 said:
Now that you mention it, I've heard that too as they are hybrids from 3 different fish. Maybe someone will clarify.
Freakgecko91
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Well the true origin of blood parrots is unknown, but it's believed to be a cross between a red headed cichlid and a Midas cichlid. Males are often sterile, and sometimes females too. Very rarely does one find a male that is NOT sterile! But in recent years, certain fish farms have been pumping them full of hormones to reduce sterility in their batches
LyndaB
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Chances of having a virile male are very slim. You can still enjoy watching them go through the motions though.
In my husband's tank, we see eggs the same day the suck face dance starts. In my tank, I've never seen eggs but see the suck face dance quite often.
In my husband's tank, we see eggs the same day the suck face dance starts. In my tank, I've never seen eggs but see the suck face dance quite often.
Jesselav1233
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Can u post a video? I would like to see their "sexy dance" in action lol.
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smileyface9
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Jesselav1233 said:
Lol! I should have caught it on video! But they stopped after a while. Maybe they'll do it again, but other ppl have videos on youtube i've seen.
LyndaB
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It's not so much a dance really, as much as they look like they're going to rip each others lips off! You've heard of slam dancing? This is like slam kissing. 
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smileyface9
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LyndaB said:It's not so much a dance really, as much as they look like they're going to rip each others lips off! You've heard of slam dancing? This is like slam kissing.
Lol.
