I just don't get it.....

[straitjacketstar]

This is the best article I have ever found to date on them.The original parrots were citrinellus x synspillum.Then severum was introduced to this to create bp's as I understand it.Read the article.Very interesting.Covers a lot of the types of hybrid parrots.http://parrotcichlid.com/history.php

I found that link incredibly confusing. As well as a little disturbing.

Through years of experimenting, fish breeding researchers have discovered a breeding technique to cross breed between Red Devil (Cichlasoma citrinellum) and Redheaded Cichlid (C. synspillum) to create offspring known as Red Diamond (Xue Zhuan Shi) and Red Precious Stone (Xue Bao Shi).

Despite the fact that the common name for A. labiatus is applied to A. citrinellum, which can be confusing anyway and the fish used were more than likely hybrids of the two themselves, the only picture they show of a "red devil" appears to be a of a rd/midas crossed with something that is not of the same genus.

The most successful breeding technique was selecting Red Devil as male parents to produce their second, third and more generations of offspring. This was how today's Gold Severum (Jin Gang Ying Wu) was created.

I may have read it wrong but is the author claiming that "gold severums" (Heros efasciatus) are hybrids?

Purple Parrot: Have purple color in their bodies due to injections of purple color into either male or female parents during spawning season.

... ... ...really?

 

[Horiyoshi III]

O.K. If blood parrots are sterile.(males) And no one is sure of the proper mix involved.....Where do they come from? if they are sterile they can't come from breeding. And if no one in the world knows the mix they can't be "created".......This is confusing. Can anyone set me strait? Everyone I have asked has had no clue.

The males are sterile,dosen't mean the parents still can't make 'em.They are TWO fish.....Red Devil and a Severum,green or gold not known.

 

[bigspizz]

No one knows for sure? no mods....or vendors? I am frustrated with the lack of info on them in the first place. Every "fact" I get gets argued to dismisal. Please can someone tell me in general terms.....not an arguable article?

 

[wangster11235]

breeders know, but they arnt willing to tell their secret

 

[bigspizz]

breeders know, but they arnt willing to tell their secret

Can you back this claim? If you could my search is over.

 

[wangster11235]

i used to be on this parrot forum, and there was a breeder that stoped in and talk. all he would tell me is that it takes more than 2 fish to create the parrot. plus why would they tell everyone their secret. if no one else knows then they can charge more for each parrot. if everyone knows they will ahve other people to go up against

 

[me_wee_todded]

i all he would tell me is that it takes more than 2 fish to create the parrot. plus why would they tell everyone their secret. if no one else knows then they can charge more for each parrot.

makes sense.

 

[bigspizz]

Still the same hearsay I get every where....no offense but I am in search of cold hard facts. I can speculate with the best of 'em. I hear you though however with the dna testing capabilities scientist would uncover it for us to counter a widespread ripoff like you are suggesting.....must be more to it.

 

[~T~]

I dont buy the sev thing but I have bred a synspilium to a KK parrot to produce these guys.

 

[bigspizz]

Why is this the most annoying thing i have run into as a fish keeper.