Dwarf Parrots Behavior

[hillmar77]

I've noticed this past week that a pair of my dwarf parrots started to dig a trench...and its getting deeper and deeper. They are actually picking up my aragonite one at a time and moving it??!!
Is this normal behavior?? Here is a picture of it.....

 

[Balloons&killies]

I've noticed this past week that a pair of my dwarf parrots started to dig a trench...and its getting deeper and deeper. They are actually picking up my aragonite one at a time and moving it??!!
Is this normal behavior?? Here is a picture of it.....

uhmm, what kind of parrots are they?

this might be spawning behaivour or some cichlids like to move there tanks around n' stuffand looks like they one digging in the picis male and the other is female, so you may have a breeding pair

 

[hamfist]

Definately spawning behaviour. Whether they are a male and female, or even fertile is yet to be discovered !

Hope they are !

 

[Balloons&killies]

man whered you get those, i think i want some ^^ P.M. Me Hillmar

 

[hillmar77]

man whered you get those, i think i want some ^^ P.M. Me Hillmar

Hey, sorry I've couldn't reply to you earlier but these are called White Dwarf Balloon Parrots. I've had these guys for about a month now and they are easily my favorites. The funniest experience I've had with these guys is when one of them ventured off by himself to the driftwood where he was suddenly surrounded by my 3 guppies. He was doing the fish bouncing from one guppy to another till he found a opening to get out
I'm sure if you get a hold of a few of your LFS, one of them will be able to bring some in. Good luck!
Specifications from my breeder:
These hybrid White Dwarf Parrot Cichlids where originally from a local breeder. There is literally no information available that I can find for the White Dwarf Parrot Cichlids. The White Dwarf Parrot Cichlids stay small and will breed easily. The males have the reddish underbelly and fin colouration. The females are a basic white and approximately double the size of the males. full grown Males are 1-1.5 inches and the females are 2.5 -3 inches.

Name: White Dwarf Parrot Cichlids

Origin: Hybrid...most likely Singapore or Taiwan

Temperature: 75 - 80F

Ph: 6.5 - 7.4

Temperament: A Peaceful bottom to mid range community fish that loves plants for use of cover. Schools in large groups.

Food: Currently eating flake, frozen blood worms and brine shrimp. I also use Omega One's, freeze dried blood worms. The White Dwarf Parrot Cichlids will come to the surface to feed.

Breeding: Easy to breed....I have bred four batches

 

[Athena]

From a distance they look quite similar to my Short-Bodied Pink Convicts! They are exhibiting the same behaviour, too.

Here's a pic of my first male, George:

George

and here's the female, Mildred:

Mildred

When mine are spawning they will dig a huge hole in the substrate, right down to the glass and build a huge mound around their nest. The female will then lay her eggs there and guard them fiercly, as will the male.

If you have many more of these in the same tank, be prepared for plenty of sparring and fighting, especially once the fry hatch. The parents become extremely protective and will chase and head butt anything that comes into their territory. It's a good idea to mark out some natural boundaries within the tank using tall plants.

I find it quite interesting that with yours the males are the ones with orange bellies and smaller than the female.

Mine are the other way around - females smaller, orange bellies/fins when spawning.

Regards, Athena