Parrot Fish Breeding And Need Advice.

[Olivers]

Firstly, i know that the chances are the male is infertile. Also, i've only had the tank a fortnight and the fish came with them so please no slating me for having parrots.
 
Right..
 
I have come home from work to a tank full of eggs and the parents bullying my texas every time it comes within a foot of them.
 
What should i do?
 
I dont have a seperate tank.
I would like to give the m a chance to see if they can breed.
But i dont want my texas to end up dead!
 
There are also 3 small green terrors in the tank but the parots dont seem any thing like as bothered.
 
Do i get a seperate tank? if so do i take out the parents, the texas? neither yet?
Do i just get a divider / fish nursery thing that sticks to the side of the tank?
Do i do nothing and just hope the texas continues to out pace the parrots, as he seems much faster.
 
Please please help!

 

[Wills]

Hi do you have a spare tank available? If so it might be an idea to have it on standby.
 
As you say it is rare that the parrots have produced fertile eggs so if they just fuzz off and are not fertile normal behaviour will resume soon. But if you have a breeding pair in a mixed tank it can cause issues as this will happen again.
 
Having a spare tank sounds like a must if I am honest, the female may need some rest bite after a breeding session as the male may turn violent equally it might be best to split mum and the eggs if you have the desire to raise them.
 
Sometimes it is good to remove the eggs early on as it will calm the parents down - though sometimes they can turn on each other after a failed spawn - again need for being able to separate.
 
That said though, if you leave the community as it is, the Texas will eventually learn not to go near them.
 
And as a last point, I hate to say it but your tank is always going to end badly, this is just one of the ways it could happen - on paper the Texas will take out a Parrot they have strong jaws and sharp teeth where as Parrots have deformed jaws and inturned teeth. The Green Terrors are a whole other issue which will happen as they grow.
 
In a 200 liter tank I would be tempted to keep the Parrots or one of the Green Terrors as a wet pet. I think the Texas will eventually outgrow the tank, they are a big stocky fish that will really fill out that tank.
 
Hope that helps
Wills