super fish Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 (edited) EDIT: THEY DID DIED SO NO FERTILE MALE. While I have 3 parrot fish and 2 are hanging around one area of the tank. The area in which they are has many eggs on a flat rock. I know there is arrguments that there is some fertile male parrots. What do u guys think? Do you think its possible the male could be fertile? ALSO: I guess one of the parrot (the one that stays near the eggs more) got into a fight and has open wounds. Is it safe to treat the water with melafix w/ out harming the eggs Edited August 6, 2007 by super fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLIP Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I don't know much about these but if the males are infertile how do they breed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalgaryFan Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 It's said that breeding between true blood parrots can't happen(reason behind no scientific name), but there are some varied types that can sucessfully get it done. Here's another article I read a while back about breeding: Although Parrots have been known to mate and even lay eggs, generally they are infertile. There have been sporatic cases of successful spawnings, generally when they have been crossed with a non-hybrid fish. Like other cichlids, Blood Parrots will tend the eggs and resulting fry fastidiously. As with any eggs, those that are infertile will turn white and rapidly fungus. The parents will eat infertile eggs to prevent them from spreading fungus to the fertile eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Parrots are a hybrid between 2 different SA cichlids - aparently it's an oriental trade secret as to which 2 it is (same w. Flowerhorns). Sometimes, parrots have been known to produce viable young. It would be better that you remove the fish with the wounds to its own hospital tank, but I don't think melafix will harm the eggs. It's a crapshoot really... but, if they've spawned once, chances are they'll spawn again; so, if the eggs don't make it, just keep feeding them and in 2 weeks or more you should see another spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super fish Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 I have no extra tanks atm And while isn't it a Redevil and Severum that produce parrots usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapeape Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I read that it was a convict and severum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super fish Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I read that it was a convict and severum dosnt it not make more sense if it was a redvil...compare a redevil and severum and would that not make a parrot. I've heard this from many. and also I found out that the redevil will not bread with severums so they started it all in a petree dish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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