In order to create more varieties of hybrid fish, fish breeding researchers have imported large quantities of cichladaes from South America to cross-breed with the Red Parrot in Taiwan. The selected fish for parentage include C. nicaraguense (Zhen Zhu Huokou) C.octofasciatum (Lan Huo Kou), C. festae (Hong Fu Huo Kou), C. Meeki (Jin Buo Luo), C. severum (Jiu Jian Buo Luo), C, centrarchus (Hua Wen Bao), C. managuense or C. dovii (Jin Qian Bao) C. carpinte (Jie Wang), Hypselecara temporalis (Shi Tou), C. nigrofasciatum (Hong Zhu Astoronotus ocellatus var and Uaru amhiacanthoides Hei Yun).
The techniques adopted include: natural pairing and manipulated pairing of parentage even invitro techniques.
The commonly chosen male parents for breeding are Purple Parrot (Zi Hong Huo Kou), Red Devils, and C. dovii (Jin Qian Bao). The success occurs by choosing male Red Devil to pair with female Red Parrot to produce their offspring of second and third or even more generations. This breeding technique has created today's Gold Severum (Jin Gang Ying Wu).
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