This jellybean parrot a male or female?

[ClaudioAbbado]

Hey guys,

I recently bought a jellybean parrot cichlid and I'm not sure whether its a male or female.

I also want to know what other type of cichlids (convict, african..etc etc) this one can breed with as I want to get him/her a mate! Thanks!

[nh5]

That looks a lot like a stunted convict which I see a lot in my lfs. Is it just me or are most parrots sterile?

[jpappy789]

Yes, most are in fact sterile but there is something like a 1% chance that two blood parrots have the capability of breeding. I have also heard that females will drops eggs occasionally but there is a very few chance a male is able to fertilize them.

[livebearerfreak]

looks like a JB and a regaler convict hybred. and male by the way and fertile

[bluekrissyspike]

woa. i almost got mad. the only jelly beans i've seen were crazy colour dyed fish and that's what i was expecting to see....phew.

[katschamne]

If you read some of the magizines they have mix opinion on the sterile part. Parrots are a hybrid. Most parrots I have seen have a smaller mouth. I'm not sure how to tell the sexes apart on a parrot. You can put them with other South American cichlids.

[Lupin]

Jellybeans are not sterile. Clearer pics needed though to determine exact gender.

[ClaudioAbbado]

woa. i almost got mad. the only jelly beans i've seen were crazy colour dyed fish and that's what i was expecting to see....phew.

I'm confused. Is jellybean parrot not natural fish or something? why are you mad at this hybrid fish?

So, im guessing from what everybody says...this fish only has a small possibility of being fertile, and it could only be fertile with a south american, most likely convict cichlid?

[Lupin]

Jellybeans are man-made fish crossbred from pure strains. This is really a controversial topic. It will be worth your time digging through threads about hybrids, Claudio.:)

[jpappy789]

Jellybeans are also dyed a lot...blues, purples, pinks...

[bluekrissyspike]

it's not the cross bred thing that stresses me out. if 2 fish wanna get freaky together even if they are different species, well that's their own buisness..lol...sorry. i thought it was going to be dyed fish, like bright pink or blue. those are the ones i've seen labeled as jelly-beans. dying fish is a horrible thing. your little dude is not dyed though, thankfully.

[livebearerfreak]

looks to be a convict jellybean cross tho. and male at that to.

[jm1212]

a jellybean parrot is a cross between a male convict and a female blood parrot.

in the beginning, the only reason they were bred was to be dyed since they could be dyed at an earlier age then BP's and more of them survived the process. lately though, more and more people have wanted undyed versions, so "normal" jellybean parrots have been showing up more and more. still, undyed versions of both blood parrots and jellybeans can be hard to find in some areas.

jellybeans are not sterile and will breed as much as convicts, which is what makes some fishkeepers uneasy. they are afraid that if the fertile jellybeans get into breeder stock, they will contaminate the pure bred cichlids and their cons, red devils, etc. may not be true to their species.

[livebearerfreak]

so is that indeed a jellybean or a con and a jelly bean breed?? im confused and this isnt even my thread, lol.

[ClaudioAbbado]

Ok everyone, I'm now so confused at all the contradictory answers.

SO, is this a

1) Albino stunted convict cichlid

or

2) Hybrid between a true parrot cichlid and a normal convict cichlid

and is this male "fish" sterile or not?

1) YES

or

2) NO


Thanks. This would make my life alot easier cuz I want to get him a female partner.

[livebearerfreak]

yes its a male stunted pink convict aka albino convict as LFS have them listed LMAO and its not sterile its ferile

[ClaudioAbbado]

yes its a male stunted pink convict aka albino convict as LFS have them listed LMAO and its not sterile its ferile

So how did this pink/albino convict get stunted? I'm assuming his parents are still pink/albino convicts?

[Tongue33]

Male ;) And I would say that fish can breed and is not sterile ;)

[livebearerfreak]

its a cross b/w a jellybean and a regaler pink con so yah its body form will be roundish.

[GuppyMan]

you have a male. they are half con half parrot. i breed these guys too. either get him a female jelly or hell breed with a convict too. basically anything a con will breed with. they breed like MAD!!