Couple of questions about BPs

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Cichlidgirl91

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First question:
Does anyone know of a list of what cichlids can (successfully) breed with a blood parrot?
Second question:
Does anyone have a pic of a BP/Convict cross? I've heard they are really ugly, but I've never seen anything but Jellybeans... and I'm not even sure if they are a BP/Convict hybrid...
 
Bp's can breed with a lot of other fish..Rd's, Jd's, Splendida, Fm's, Texas, Jags, and many more...Jelly beans are not Bp crosses....
 
But make sure its a female bp that your trying to breed... cause i heard that males are sterile.
 
My BPs are still pretty small, so I can't tell what sex they are yet.
I really like Convicts, but I was wanting to see a Convict/BP hybrid before I tried crossing the 2.
 
Twk1 is absolutely right. All male parrots are Sterile.
BP cross breeding will work only if they are females.
 
fishfreak317;2213259; said:
convict and bp crosses are not that great. i would shoot for something more exotic. basiclly all CA and most SA cichlids can cross to a bp. also as stated before BP males are highly sterile and will not produce offspring.
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Well, I'm wanting a cichlid that stays (relatively) small. That's why I was shooting for a Convict. Are there some other cichlids that are easily found in a LFS and don't get larger than 4-5"?
I was thinking a Salvini/BP mix would be cool, but I've never seen a Salvini in any of my LFS.
Oh, and yes, I would be using a female BP. I'm just hoping one (or both) of my little BPs are female.
 
Yeah, Salvinis are awesome, but (like I said) I've never seen one in my LFS.
Any other fish that can breed with BPs and that stay small?
 
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