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I have a pair of jelly bean parrot fish that have just laid eggs in a community tank filled with lots of large fish. Is it best to remove the parents along with the eggs into a separate tank, or should I wait until they hatch? If so, what size tank would I need? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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as far as i know seeing as i have 9 adult parrots, they are infertile. as you may know parrots are hybred cichlids crossed from a texas cichlid and something else.

even though there have been reports of them being secussfully bred, i, from what i know, think that they are infertile and the eggs wont hatch. but if they are, then my guess is to leave it in with the parents.

I thought that parrots were infertile.

blood parrots are most likely the cross of a severum and midas or red devil. blood parrot males are 95% or more of the time infertile. females however are more than capable of laying viable eggs.

jelly bean parrots are the cross between a blood parrot and pink convict. jellybean parrots have a much higher fertility rate because of how prolific convicts are.

there is no texas cichlid in either blood or jellybean parrot.

out of our 4 parrots, 2 have paired off and layed eggs several times, one being just yesteray, but alas none survived, too much of a caviar temptation for the population! fat chance of them acctually having wittwle beebie shishies!

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

Arent Jelly Bean parrots called "Jelly Beans" because of all the horrible nasty colors they are dyed?
Are your parrots dyed fish? If they are any color like blue, green, pink, etc, they are dyed.
Natural colors for parrots include greenish brown, red-orange, and pale yellowish.
Congrats on the eggs!


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what i can't seem to figure out is people don't like parrots
b/c they are hybreds or that some are dyed.

but yea they are infertile and the eggs shouldn't hatch

an addition question, since the eggs wont hatch, do they need to be remove b4 they infect the tank?

im thinking that if the eggs r left in the main tank, they wont last long, if they turn white though, then yes, they should be removed

Arent Jelly Bean parrots called "Jelly Beans" because of all the horrible nasty colors they are dyed?

No, the term Jelly bean at least should refer to the strain that is a hybrid of pink convict and blood parrot. undyed jellybeans should be more of a pinkish color as opposed to the more orange color of a normally colored blood parrot. jellybeans also probably won't grow as large as a blood parrot. they are typically a bit more aggressive though.

jason , the reason people dont like parrots is because they are dyed and also due to the artificial nature of the fish they have many congenital defects such as being unable to feed properly or even not being able to close their mouths, also the internal cavity of the fish is squashed causing problems with hearts and lungs, its just not fair on the fish.

as i said above our 4 parrots, which we have had for... at least 3 years have not had any congenital affects at all.. you just need to knwo what they can and can not eat. Since they can not close their mouths...large pellets are not a good thing. Flake food works well, along with bloodworms, since they are long and can suck them in easily. Shrimp pellets are one of their favorites to eat, off the gravel and from the top, if they stay there long enough. Please dont over estimate these fish just because they are hybrids! They are still a cichlid at heart.

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

they are hybrids and do carry congenital deformities internally which will not necessarily kill them but does make their lives uncomfortable, also as you said about their mouthes - they cant close them properly , this again cant be comfortable for the fish. just one last question - why keep fish like these when there are so many fantastic fish available????????

but apparently it doesnt seem the norm for them to die.. i have hardly heard of them dying from starvation! Few run into death because of their shape. people wouldnt be consistently making them if they weren't successful IMO

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)