There is a lot of difficulty associated with breeding blood red parrot cichlids. As their name suggests blood red parrot cichlids are mostly red though they can also be gray or yellow.
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In addition to being shorter females also have a more round plump body.
Red parrot cichlid. The blood parrot cichlid is a hybrid thought to be between the midas and the redhead cichlid although the true parent species has not been confirmed by breeders. Other colors are injected by breeders. First created in tiawan in the 1980 s the blood red parrot cichlid was believed to be a cross between a male midas cichlid and a female red head cichlid but since then there have been many variations to include red devil and gold and green severums and lately to include the convict cichlid pairing as well.
The fish was first bred in taiwan around 1986. Natural colors of the fish are red yellow and grey. Females have been known to spawn with males of their own kind but not with the same cichlid sub species.
Blood red parrot cichlid breeding. The average blood parrot cichlid size is around 8 inches in length for adult males and 6 to 7 inches in length for females. Blood red parrot cichlids being hybrids are especially sensitive to the state of their environments.
A vast majority of the males are naturally infertile which presents an obvious issue. Blood parrots should not be confused with other parrot cichlids or salt water parrotfish. In rare instances blood parrot cichlids can reach lengths of 10 inches.
Because this hybrid cichlid has various anatomical deformities controversy exists over the ethics of creat. The blood red parrot cichlids also known as bloody parrots or blood red parrots are a relatively new hybrid species developed in taiwan in the 1980s. Despite being a controversial species they quickly became appreciated because of their peaceful temperament and ability to live in a community tank.
But these fish are few and far between. They re a strange breed of fish as well finding their special place in the family tree of fish through experimentation and varied breeding.
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