Do these look fertile?

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I'd just net the fry later. Convicts are extremely good parents and will protect their young with their life. I'd be more worried about the other fish in the tank with em just because convicts, despite their size, can kill most anything as long as they are determined to.
 
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Of course most of these are white ?
 
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Don't give up hope just yet. Ik most male parrots are infertile but every now and then you'll one that isn't. The only way to test it is to just let them keep going at it, you'll either have some babies within the next few tries or if not I'd say the male is infertile then. Hopefully ya get some babies tho, I'd love to see what traits the fry end up with.
 
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Some do look a little tan. They seem to have the pair and nest dynamic down more, so hopefully it works this time.
I can’t wait to see how they turn out. I’ve seen 3 pictures of convict parrot crosses. One looked like a kkp, one looked like a Mayan, and one looked like an elongated, yellow convict.
When I net out the fry whenever I get to, do you think a 5 gallon will suffice, or should I use my 10 (currently functioning as a marine qt tank, probably won’t be able to tear that down for a couple of months)?
 
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Deadeye said:
Some do look a little tan. They seem to have the pair and nest dynamic down more, so hopefully it works this time.
I can’t wait to see how they turn out. I’ve seen 3 pictures of convict parrot crosses. One looked like a kkp, one looked like a Mayan, and one looked like an elongated, yellow convict.
When I net out the fry whenever I get to, do you think a 5 gallon will suffice, or should I use my 10 (currently functioning as a marine qt tank, probably won’t be able to tear that down for a couple of months)?
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I'd honestly just leave the fry in with the parents. Convicts are extremely good parents and tend to raise over 80% of their fry upto juvi size. 80% survival rate is honestly really good when it comes to fish. I'd honestly say anyway ya can to decrease the number of fry would be best considering that convicts can raise upto a couple hundred fry at a single time, mainly depends on the size of the female.
 
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I'd honestly just leave the fry in with the parents. Convicts are extremely good parents and tend to raise over 80% of their fry upto juvi size. 80% survival rate is honestly really good when it comes to fish. I'd honestly say anyway ya can to decrease the number of fry would be best considering that convicts can raise upto a couple hundred fry at a single time, mainly depends on the size of the female.
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I’m not worried about the convict’s ability to protect the fry, I’m worried about trying to catch them when I am ready to sell. :ROFL:
 
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I’m not worried about the convict’s ability to protect the fry, I’m worried about trying to catch them when I am ready to sell. :ROFL:
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Ahh yeah didn't think of that haha. Well I would say that a 20g is still too small of a tank for how much possible fry there are. I tried doing that when I bred cons and eventually the whole system crashed and killed everything just because I wasn't able to keep up with daily water changes. Also since ya do plan on selling, atleast make certain that the buyer knows exactly what they are getting. That and I would also make certain that they know the difference between your fish and the misnamed polar parrot. Most ppl that I talk to atleast all think that polar parrots are Convict/HRP x BP, which couldn't be further from the truth.
 
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A few threads/vi with pics of the bp convict cross:
Not sure if all are real:

Pink Convict x Blood Parrot questions...

Hello. A little over 3yrs ago I had purchased from my LFS two Pink Convicts and two Blood Parrots. To my surprise my male Pink and Female Parrot produced fry, and just kept on and on.... from the first batch I kept two. 3yrs later i still have them. My questions are, are these hybrids known for...
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KKP X Marble Con.

It looks like at least 3 are starting to fade. some look 100% convict, and only a couple look a bit parrotish. I only get home about once a week so I'll try to get some more pics before xmas.
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Convict x Blood Parrots starting to get some color

First post here. I produced these last year from a male Black Convict and a female Blood Parrot. I had a spare 55 gallon in my kids room that had a few bristlenose plecos, a school of serpae tetra, one black convict, one Blood Parrot and 2 gold severums for a while and one afternoon my 5 year...
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Hopefully this round hatches. Last I checked, still mostly white, though a few are a bit more of a tan color.
 
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She’s started eating at the eggs. Do you think she is destroying the nest or just taking out the bad ones?
I would try to take them out so I know I save the nest but I don’t have an extra tank at the ready.
 
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