So several years ago now, I ended up buying two Parrots for my wife. I didn't really like them much, but since I had stocked our apartment full of fish tanks I figured she could choose a few fish too. After a years time, they had grown too large and I ended up selling them. But we liked them. They were both active, full of personality (much like an oscar) and they were not overly aggressive.
So after having free'd up some space I bought another parrot for her early this year. I had originally thought that it was a male, but a few weeks ago she laid eggs all over a rock in the 75g tank. I didn't see a problem with it except that she became extremely aggressive and was really harassing my Ornate bichir - not happening- . So I moved her over to my 125g where the cichlids are larger and more rough and tumble. It took less than a week for the parrot to pair up with the largest male convict in the tank and last week they laid eggs.
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They hatched, and are free swimming.
I'm proud to announce that the only things I've bred besides convicts, have been convict hybrids.
I came home sunday night after a weekend back 'home' and all of the eggs were missing. I couldn't see any wrigglers either. I quietly assumed that they were eaten. I knew they were viable because almost all of the eggs laid were fertilized. I held out though knowing that sometimes the wrigglers are hard to see. Low and behold, tonight they've learned to swim.
So after having free'd up some space I bought another parrot for her early this year. I had originally thought that it was a male, but a few weeks ago she laid eggs all over a rock in the 75g tank. I didn't see a problem with it except that she became extremely aggressive and was really harassing my Ornate bichir - not happening- . So I moved her over to my 125g where the cichlids are larger and more rough and tumble. It took less than a week for the parrot to pair up with the largest male convict in the tank and last week they laid eggs.
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They hatched, and are free swimming.
I'm proud to announce that the only things I've bred besides convicts, have been convict hybrids.
I came home sunday night after a weekend back 'home' and all of the eggs were missing. I couldn't see any wrigglers either. I quietly assumed that they were eaten. I knew they were viable because almost all of the eggs laid were fertilized. I held out though knowing that sometimes the wrigglers are hard to see. Low and behold, tonight they've learned to swim.
