Red Parrot
The Red Parrot is sometimes referred to as the Blood Red Parrot and is the result of crossbreeding different Central American Cichlids. The body of this fish is round in shape with a beak-shaped nose.
Cichlasoma 'Red parrot' is kept in next tanks:
Photos of the Cichlasoma 'Red parrot':
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The Red Parrot Fish
It is known that some cichlids can recognize the world outside their tank, and may follow fingers across the glass, etc. The red parrot fish, in particular, has been reported to be trained to eat out of the owner's hands.
Red Parrot C. labiatum + C. Severum
Red Terror C. festae, C. urophathalmus
Rio Grande Perch Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
Sajica Cichlasoma sajica ...
This "Spawning Red Parrots" photo was selected as "Fish of the Week" in April 1999 by the webmaster of the Master Index of Freshwater Fishes.
Joel, I for one don't condemn any kind of breeding except for most purposeful crossing of species and their sale (Red Parrot Cichlid, Yuck!! Red Velvet Sword are great. I just wish you could find them that looked like they did in the 60s & 70s.).
Look at one of the latest, the colored parrot cichlid. This is purported to be a hybrid between the red devil, Veija labiatum or perhaps the midas cichlid V.
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Parrot cichlid, Blood parrot, Red parrot
Scientific name
No valid scientific name - not a true species, sometimes referred to as 'Cichlasoma' parrot ...
I am very pleased with them, they are timid and shy and they are getting along very well with the other fish (2 red parrots, 3 severums, 1 silver dollar, 1 geophagus, 3 clown loaches, 3 botia, 1 pleco, 2 synodontis, 1 royal pleco, 2 kribensis, ...
a Red Devil with a spinal deformity or a hybrid between the Red Devil and a Sevrum (though the former seems more likely, as this is similar to what creates balloon bellied guppies, mollies, and platies) are being injected to produce Red Parrots, ...
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