Vieja Bifasciatus X Blood Parrot Attempted Breeding, HELP

[baxtor_lex]

Well yesterday i had abit of a shock, thought "right ill move that tank" so started it, got the fish out and starting dragging the half full tank. it was to heavy so i emptied the rest and moved it... then i thought ill clean the bits and bobs. got a urn out and my only egg laying fish had layed eggs!!!! which were clear at the time then went white when i couldnt help myself and have a look. well.... i know its the Vieja bifasciatus and the blood parrot as they have been digging pits together ect for a month or two now. so i was expecting this as some point, i think that hadnt been layed long as when i first pulled them out they were as clear as glass and then later turned white... i presume due to the massive water change and temperature drop.
the Vieja bifasciatus started attacking the parrot and refused to let it near the pot. then they swapped the parrot got in the pot and wouldnt let the Vieja bifasciatus near the eggs. my main question would be, as i think the parrot is the female. what are the tell tell signs of this as the Vieja bifasciatus seemed to guard the pot and the parrot was always in it. the Vieja bifasciatus dug the pit though i caught the parrot joining in to... the parrots "bits" seem to be slightly pertruding at the moment to.

http://s1010.photobucket.com/albums...view&current=BloodParrotBiffa-BreedingPt2.flv
The video is about 2/3 days before egg laying

PLEASE NOTE THE EGGS WERE CLEAR WHEN I FIRST FOUND THEM AND LATER TURNED WHITE ABOUT 10 MINS BEFORE THESE PHOTOS AS I HAD TO PUT THEM INTO A BUCKET AND I THINK THE TEMPRETURE CHANGE KILLED THESE FRESHLY LAYED EGGS

which one would likley be the female? and which male? anyone can tell by the pictures of the eggs? and how likley are they to breed?? or "egg lay"
thanks

 

[Sarah88]

well best way to tell would be when you catch the vieja turn him over and look at his private area, if he is the male then his 2 holes will be roughly the same size: oo but if its the female then her holes will be different: Oo. but you should post this in the hybrid section as you will get much better advice and support there because most of us on this forum don't like blood parrots and don't support breeding them with other cichlids (or the hybridization of any species for that matter)

 

[FIN01]

No telling who the egg layer is from looking at the photos. I agree with everything Sarah said above. I will give my 2 cents in that blood parrot males are typically sterile, so if there has been egg laying and no fertilized eggs then I would think the blood parrot is a male. Move this to the hybrid section for more responses.

 

[Citrinellus]

"Clear eggs"?

Fertilized eggs are generally an amber color. Sounds like they either got it wrong or your blood parrot is the male, like FINO1 said. Also, a good tip is to use water from the tank when you move eggs and minimize their exposure to air.