My mind is made up about the creation of Blood Parrots
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I have kept this oscar with these 2 bps since they were a little over an inch so about 8 months and they do fine together.
These BPs have normal mouths
You can see the larger one with the parrot mouth in the back left.
These BPs have normal mouths
You can see the larger one with the parrot mouth in the back left.
also remember that even with the deformed mouth, they also have teeth in the throat to chew. some parrots may look the same on the outside, but one may be even more deformed on the inside and incapable of chewing properly, therefore reducing the amount and types of food they can eat. just look at the photos, they are of the normal blood parrot you would buy from the pet shop
they are only the ancestors of SB flowerhorn. many regular bodied FH dont have any BP in them. they do have their benefits though! enjoy your fish everyone!
they are only the ancestors of SB flowerhorn. many regular bodied FH dont have any BP in them. they do have their benefits though! enjoy your fish everyone!
I wonder if Hick-Up is deformed like that. He is not growing much at all and he even has a hard time eating pellets : (.
Chrisplosion I love your parrots and you were one of the people that talked me into a BP to go with an oscar. Do not get me wrong I am happy you talked me into it, but I still feel that they should have never been created. Sorry flowerhorn people, but if you had to watch Hick-Up eat then you too would feel the same way.
Chrisplosion I love your parrots and you were one of the people that talked me into a BP to go with an oscar. Do not get me wrong I am happy you talked me into it, but I still feel that they should have never been created. Sorry flowerhorn people, but if you had to watch Hick-Up eat then you too would feel the same way.
Fish_Man_Dan;4667918; said:
Both shortbody and normal bodied could have parrot in them. The body type doesn't determine that. So being a shortbody doesn't mean it has parrot in it.
Do you have any pictures or videos of Hick-up? In my experience common blood parrots don't grow as fast as other cichlids.
Sad story, But your absolutely correct. They never should have been put on the market.
They are breed for their anatomical deformities rather than selective breeding. Let me try to define the difference between a mutation and deformity. When you breed/inbreed the best to the best, you get better. When you breed the biggest to the biggest, you get bigger. This is natural selection, Unnaturally, which means on a cellular level your altering genetic DNA code to improve, or mutate. This code doesnt always assemble in the correct order or correct balance, This has the tendency to create deformites. As a breeder its your job to not deform them or disfigure them or have them look broken. It is unhealthy for the hobby and in every sense plain weird.
On one hand they have contributed to the modern flowerhorn, But on the other hand are the reason many people dislike flowerhorn. Its a catch 22.
Truth is, the fish dont need to be this way. Breeders like Mr. Chen of Rarefish or Happy breed have all but perfected creating healthy stable BP type fish without the deformities. Hopefully someday people will realize this and stop buying them, or have a ban on them, because if people are buying them, The breeders will keep making them.
Chris, They just havent grown into their mouth yet.
To the OP- There are things you can do to make sure your BP is getting the correct nutrition. Dont have his food source rely on what comes out the Oscars gills.
They are breed for their anatomical deformities rather than selective breeding. Let me try to define the difference between a mutation and deformity. When you breed/inbreed the best to the best, you get better. When you breed the biggest to the biggest, you get bigger. This is natural selection, Unnaturally, which means on a cellular level your altering genetic DNA code to improve, or mutate. This code doesnt always assemble in the correct order or correct balance, This has the tendency to create deformites. As a breeder its your job to not deform them or disfigure them or have them look broken. It is unhealthy for the hobby and in every sense plain weird.
On one hand they have contributed to the modern flowerhorn, But on the other hand are the reason many people dislike flowerhorn. Its a catch 22.
Truth is, the fish dont need to be this way. Breeders like Mr. Chen of Rarefish or Happy breed have all but perfected creating healthy stable BP type fish without the deformities. Hopefully someday people will realize this and stop buying them, or have a ban on them, because if people are buying them, The breeders will keep making them.
Chris, They just havent grown into their mouth yet.
To the OP- There are things you can do to make sure your BP is getting the correct nutrition. Dont have his food source rely on what comes out the Oscars gills.
FishingOut;4668081; said:
Wrong, I have had a bunch smaller than that that had the parrot mouth. Mine will not have it or at least 2 of the 3 will not.
