Breeding Blood Parrots

[Angele]

ive discovered LOTS of eggs tonight, my blood parrots are very protective. ive always been told that they will not breed cause there a man made fish. im quite confused right now. alot of the eggs are white which i know wont hatch but i have some that look like there gonna hatch, is it possible?

 

[rdp50734]

ive discovered LOTS of eggs tonight, my blood parrots are very protective. ive always been told that they will not breed cause there a man made fish. im quite confused right now. alot of the eggs are white which i know wont hatch but i have some that look like there gonna hatch, is it possible?

It is possible that they will reproduce, however the chances are very small as I believe the males are mostly infertile. I am pretty sure I read that they were 95% infertile! I hope you have some success with them! What other fish do you have in with them? Could one of these fertilized the females eggs?

 

[silverrabbit]

My parrots have eggs every month or so, but always infertile.

 

[VaegaVic]

ive discovered LOTS of eggs tonight, my blood parrots are very protective. ive always been told that they will not breed cause there a man made fish. im quite confused right now. alot of the eggs are white which i know wont hatch but i have some that look like there gonna hatch, is it possible?

It is possible that they will reproduce, however the chances are very small as I believe the males are mostly infertile. I am pretty sure I read that they were 95% infertile! I hope you have some success with them! What other fish do you have in with them? Could one of these fertilized the females eggs?

Actually, to add to this, there are growing reports of more and more fertile parrots (which makes sense as we are seeing more and more parrots on the market). If you've bought a parrot recently, there is now more of a 30% chance it's going to be fertile, still it's not a sure thing, but it's a rather large increase all together.

 

[silverrabbit]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

 

[VaegaVic]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

Reason being is very simple actually.
Breeders are trying to keep the strain pure by breeding more parrots from parrots.
Fertile parents will most likely give birth to fertile babies, which in turn will give birth to more fertile babies.

Now this could go the way of bettas and guppies, inbreeding and line breeding, resulting in deformed fertile versions and we might even get variations of parrots, but we'll see.

 

[~T~]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

Reason being is very simple actually.
Breeders are trying to keep the strain pure by breeding more parrots from parrots.
Fertile parents will most likely give birth to fertile babies, which in turn will give birth to more fertile babies.

Now this could go the way of bettas and guppies, inbreeding and line breeding, resulting in deformed fertile versions and we might even get variations of parrots, but we'll see.

Do you have any proof of this (online would be good).

As already said, most male BP's are infertile so chances are your the eggs will not hatch. I have as close as I've seen to home bred parrots. BP x Synspillum.

 

[VaegaVic]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

Reason being is very simple actually.
Breeders are trying to keep the strain pure by breeding more parrots from parrots.
Fertile parents will most likely give birth to fertile babies, which in turn will give birth to more fertile babies.

Now this could go the way of bettas and guppies, inbreeding and line breeding, resulting in deformed fertile versions and we might even get variations of parrots, but we'll see.

Do you have any proof of this (online would be good).

As already said, most male BP's are infertile so chances are your the eggs will not hatch. I have as close as I've seen to home bred parrots. BP x Synspillum.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of where I heard it, but I did do a google search and it turned up some results which back up what I've said.
http/www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMA_en-GBGB367GB367&q=blood+parrots+getting+more+fertile&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=

I think I might have read it in a book, or it could have been from my friend who owns a fish shop...I shall try to find out.

 

[~T~]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

Reason being is very simple actually.
Breeders are trying to keep the strain pure by breeding more parrots from parrots.
Fertile parents will most likely give birth to fertile babies, which in turn will give birth to more fertile babies.

Now this could go the way of bettas and guppies, inbreeding and line breeding, resulting in deformed fertile versions and we might even get variations of parrots, but we'll see.

Do you have any proof of this (online would be good).

As already said, most male BP's are infertile so chances are your the eggs will not hatch. I have as close as I've seen to home bred parrots. BP x Synspillum.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of where I heard it, but I did do a google search and it turned up some results which back up what I've said.
http/www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1C1CHMA_en-GBGB367GB367&q=blood+parrots+getting+more+fertile&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=

I think I might have read it in a book, or it could have been from my friend who owns a fish shop...I shall try to find out.

Yeh thats not really backing it up at all though cos none of those links have any real info.

 

[mr130gallon]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

Reason being is very simple actually.
Breeders are trying to keep the strain pure by breeding more parrots from parrots.
Fertile parents will most likely give birth to fertile babies, which in turn will give birth to more fertile babies.

Now this could go the way of bettas and guppies, inbreeding and line breeding, resulting in deformed fertile versions and we might even get variations of parrots, but we'll see.

that makes complete sense, i dont see any reason why this wouldnt be true.

 

[~T~]

^ Interesting *ponders*

So, what's the theory behind that then? Why are they more likely to be fertile now? Very curious

Reason being is very simple actually.
Breeders are trying to keep the strain pure by breeding more parrots from parrots.
Fertile parents will most likely give birth to fertile babies, which in turn will give birth to more fertile babies.

Now this could go the way of bettas and guppies, inbreeding and line breeding, resulting in deformed fertile versions and we might even get variations of parrots, but we'll see.

that makes complete sense, i dont see any reason why this wouldnt be true.

Cos if the average hobbyist has ended up with a fertile male and bred their own then you would expect to see them boast about it on forums like this. I run a forum dedicated to Blood Parrots and trust me in the 8 years or so its been setup I have yet to see absolute proof of any regular hobbyist owning a fertile male BP.

Here is one of my home bred parrots (well near enough).

 

[silverrabbit]

^that's one handsome fish

 

[~T~]

^that's one handsome fish

Cheers its actually faded a bit more since that pic. Its brother/sister is the same size and shape only with the markings of its father (red head cichlid).