Jelly Bean Or Blood Parrot??

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threejjj

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What are my fish Jelly Bean Or Blood Parrot?? They were sold as Blood Parrots. I bought them about 3 weeks ago, they were light orange. Now 1 of them has black blotches on his body. He has a black dot on his nose and his fins are kinda black. When I got them they all had some black dots on them but after the first week they started to fade. Now they are back again. My tank has ammonia 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates 10. Ph 7.8. Could it be black spot disease? Could it just be from stress? Could they just be Jellybeans?
 
Either way, they are artificially colored fish and genetic freaks, the result of a very unnatural hybridization. You may not have known this when you bought it, so nothing against you. It's a good thing you care enough for your fish to search here for info. I would, though, advise you to boycott this type of fish in the future. Tell your pet store you won't buy them anymore.

Your black blotches may just be normal pigmentation. I don't have a lot of experience with black blotch type diseases.
 
Blood parrot is a cross breed cichlids from pairing in either of these combination, Midas Cichlid (Cichlasoma citrinellum) and the Redhead Cichlid (Cichlasoma synspilum), or a green or gold Severum (Heros severus or Cichlasoma severum) with the Red Devil (Cichlasoma erythraeum). It seems no one is sure.

I have nothing against these kind of fish or other hybrid animals resulting from cross breeding. The process of cross breeding have benefited mankind in many ways will continue to do so.

Rohn
 
Mako said:
Either way, they are artificially colored fish and genetic freaks, the result of a very unnatural hybridization. You may not have known this when you bought it, so nothing against you. It's a good thing you care enough for your fish to search here for info. I would, though, advise you to boycott this type of fish in the future. Tell your pet store you won't buy them anymore.

Your black blotches may just be normal pigmentation. I don't have a lot of experience with black blotch type diseases.
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well they are no more freakish than english bulldogs, labordoodle or other hideously mutated and line-bred beyond belief dogs and other animals that manhas strived to bring out various features and traits in.
Anyways, I have a jellybean and a blood red parrot. The red (orange, rather) can get black spots on their body due to stress and water quality. check out this great link for more info...

http://www.bloodparrots.co.uk/forum/ :read: good luck!!!

btw, jellybeans are crossed wth Blood parrots and convicts...and alot of the jellybean parrots have been dyed to look bizarre- blue, purple, green you name it!!! :sad: please learn more about the disturbing facts about dyed fish by reading the sticky in the BP forum "all about dyed fish". it really makes you take another look at how animals are treated before 'we', the consumer, purchase...well iam rambleing, good luck :rolleyes:
 
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line-bred and cross-bred(hybrid) are two completly different things so that not a very good comparison.

It doesn't really make a difference that these fish are man-made. The black spots are either from stress and poor water quality, so just keep up on maintainence. or it could be a natural pigment.

The citrinellum or red devil/midas will start out dark and as they get older start to change colors. They can range from white to yellow to orange to red and even keep some black. So if this fish is part of the make up of blood parrots it could be just a natural change. Also the fish could have been dyed. so now thats its in your tank its loosing the dye and going back to a normal color.
 
Some blood parrots have black spots or markings. They will get black marks when they are trying to breed or ready to breed. They are wonderful fish and is the cause of me getting into the hobby. The owning a blood parrot is like own any of a number of dogs that could never survive in the wild. Such as any of the little dust mops people are so fond of. Hope you enjoy your fish as much as I have enjoyed mine.
 
The black spots dissapeared now. Those fish are wierd and so cool. When they change colors like that you never know what they will look like from day to day. I have three in a 55 right now, should i get one more incase two pair off and pick on the odd fish out?
 
N8DOGG said:
line-bred and cross-bred(hybrid) are two completly different things so that not a very good comparison.
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either way, dogs that have been cross bred within their species to create new breeds and then line bred to the extreme is still very unhealthy for the animals genetics. my gramps bred german shepards for years and it is nuts to try to figure out which animals are going to be prone to displaysia and who is to bred with who and all the mess that comes along with precise breeding. not to mention bulldogs that have been so badly bred that they can't even stand due to extreme front bowlegs, pits that are poorly bred, cane corsos....there are poor breeders in every line of work, i only like to support the ones that do it right.
as for cichlids that have beed bred with different cichlids- it seems like the chances of disturbing health occurances are far less slim. I have never heard of a flowerhorn having a shortened lifespan becouse it is a hybrid- i have heard they can live as long as a trimac or devil! I have never heard anything disturbing that occurs or any adverse effects that can pop up later in life due to them being hybrid. i dunno though, really, i just know i love my little bp's.....i think they are great :coffee2: !!!!



hey n8 that is a neat dog, what kind is she/he? i have a shepard/jack russel/pit bull mix thats brindle, she looks similer.... :OT:
 
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Blood parrots RULE!

I absolutely hate it when people say things like "blood parrots should not be purchased."

I have kept fish since I was 6 years old (I am now 40) and my most favorite of any fish I have ever owned in my entire life is a BP named Bubba.

Bubba is about 8 inches long and resides in a 55 gallon tank all by himself. He swims beautifully and is very active (so much for a bad swim bladder), and he eats from the surface. Not only is he extremely friendly and playful, but he is also the most intelligent fish I have ever owned. He is responsive, alert and endearing. One of his favorite antics is to swim up near the top of the tank and press his fish lips on the glass for a "kiss." Once rewarded with a kiss, he splashes his tail like a dolphin and the water goes all over the place. Hysterical to watch. Bubba is not just an ornamental fish to be glanced at from time to time. He is a part of the family. My son can't stay away from him.

Anyone who would say that this fish, because it is cross-bred, is "freakish" and should be boycotted must not have ever owned one. Now, I strongly agree with boycotting "dyed" Blood Parrots because the process is cruel and shortens the life of the fish, but a Blood Parrot that has not been dyed is probably one of the best pets you could ever own.
 
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