Chances of parrot cichlid eggs being fertile

[Bogwoodbruce]

Well my dad and mom have got in our living room tank (a 5x2x2) a pair of parrot cichlids at 5" and they are currently spawning against the background now. I know that they are infertile but i know that some pairs are fertile. What sort of chance do i have of them being fertile? They will end up getting eaten thought by my Clown loach or adonis plecos.

 

[fishfreak317]

not good chances at all on the males fertility.

 

[tyl089]

That sucks, I was wondering the same thing, because I have four jelly bean parrots
and three of them are almost seven years old now. The male and female keep spawning
two or three times a year but never any successful hatchlings.

 

[DasArab]

0.001% and its only the male that will be infertile.

 

[Charney]

also are you sure it is a male female pair? Over the years I think I have had three different pairs of female female spawn repeatively for me.

 

[DasArab]

also are you sure it is a male female pair? Over the years I think I have had three different pairs of female female spawn repeatively for me.

Good pooint, that does happen a lot.

 

[tyl089]

WOW, didn't know odds are that low. Then how do they get more of these hybrids
in the first place?

 

[DasArab]

They are bred from 2 other fish in the first place rd/midas crossed with synspilum. Most likely some are bred back to something else these days too.

 

[piospeed]

when they lay eggs are tan one's fertal? and why would they turn white like 2 days later? can any one help
Thanks

 

[tyl089]

they become white because fungus infect the infertile eggs. the white stuff is the
fungus.