anyone know about "candy " parrots
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my guess is Dyed "Jellybean" parrots....and waste of money to buy. color fades and supporting a huge malpractice in fish is a terrible shame.
http://www.deathbydyeing.org/colormedead.htm
Those candy parrots? I wouldn't touch them if they are dyed/injected fish. Someone else should be able to comment on the tank size for regular blood parrots. It's at least 50 gallons or up.
Those candy parrots? I wouldn't touch them if they are dyed/injected fish. Someone else should be able to comment on the tank size for regular blood parrots. It's at least 50 gallons or up.
now now i havent bought them yet lol my lfs told me they were genetically altered , now i have a problem with that also but i would never buy a dyed fish thats why im doing research googled but just came up with reg blood parrots so i turned to this great forum thanks for the insight
Candy parrots are blood parrots (or jellybean parrots) that have been dyed. Do not buy them. They don't live as long and aren't as healthy...because they've been tortured to look "pretty."
You local fish store is right. Blood parrots are hybrids that do not naturally occur in the wild--not that anyone has discovered, that is... they are genetically altered by breeding two different kinds of fish to get the desired characteristics. It's not some mad scientist splicing genes, but its altering their genes through selective breeding.
I recommend that you purchase a blood parrot. They are really cool fish...although there are people out there that believe that since they were "made" by humans they are wrong. I don't hold that belief, but some do.
To keep a bp a 55 gallon would be ideal. They're like most other S.A. and C.A. cichlids and like somewhat softer water, but can acclimate to harder water if necessary. I don't recommend a planted tank as they love to rearrange. They will dig in the substrate, as well. Feed them a variety of foods made for cichlids, peas, bloodworms, brine shrimp, etc. And last but not least, they need a temp of 76-82 F.
There are some really awesome forums out there that are dedicated to bps, too. I have gotten a ton of good info there. I hope that helps!
You local fish store is right. Blood parrots are hybrids that do not naturally occur in the wild--not that anyone has discovered, that is... they are genetically altered by breeding two different kinds of fish to get the desired characteristics. It's not some mad scientist splicing genes, but its altering their genes through selective breeding.
I recommend that you purchase a blood parrot. They are really cool fish...although there are people out there that believe that since they were "made" by humans they are wrong. I don't hold that belief, but some do.
To keep a bp a 55 gallon would be ideal. They're like most other S.A. and C.A. cichlids and like somewhat softer water, but can acclimate to harder water if necessary. I don't recommend a planted tank as they love to rearrange. They will dig in the substrate, as well. Feed them a variety of foods made for cichlids, peas, bloodworms, brine shrimp, etc. And last but not least, they need a temp of 76-82 F.
There are some really awesome forums out there that are dedicated to bps, too. I have gotten a ton of good info there. I hope that helps!
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I personally have nothing against hybrids i have a flowerhorn and have heard that a bp would live with this monster lol my children wanted them "the candy" parrots im just tired of getting fish to live with my fh to fail miserably i have 2 75s and 3 55s from trial and error i know thats wrong but im a fish addict , is there help i can get ??? thanks for all the great replies