This jellybean parrot a male or female?

ClaudioAbbado

ClaudioAbbado

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Hey guys,

I recently bought a jellybean parrot cichlid and I'm not sure whether its a male or female.

I also want to know what other type of cichlids (convict, african..etc etc) this one can breed with as I want to get him/her a mate! Thanks!

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That looks a lot like a stunted convict which I see a lot in my lfs. Is it just me or are most parrots sterile?
 
Yes, most are in fact sterile but there is something like a 1% chance that two blood parrots have the capability of breeding. I have also heard that females will drops eggs occasionally but there is a very few chance a male is able to fertilize them.
 
woa. i almost got mad. the only jelly beans i've seen were crazy colour dyed fish and that's what i was expecting to see....phew.
 
If you read some of the magizines they have mix opinion on the sterile part. Parrots are a hybrid. Most parrots I have seen have a smaller mouth. I'm not sure how to tell the sexes apart on a parrot. You can put them with other South American cichlids.
 
bluekrissyspike said:
woa. i almost got mad. the only jelly beans i've seen were crazy colour dyed fish and that's what i was expecting to see....phew.
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I'm confused. Is jellybean parrot not natural fish or something? why are you mad at this hybrid fish?

So, im guessing from what everybody says...this fish only has a small possibility of being fertile, and it could only be fertile with a south american, most likely convict cichlid?
 
Jellybeans are man-made fish crossbred from pure strains. This is really a controversial topic. It will be worth your time digging through threads about hybrids, Claudio.:)
 
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