Talk:Blood parrot cichlid

Reasons for the controversy

Could someone who is knowledgeable about this subject explain the controvery? Why is it a "Frankenstein fish?" Is it because it is a cross-bred fish, or are there other reasons? (And if it is because it is a cross-breed, why is that so bad?) --12.154.39.254 14:02, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

It's because this cross breed results in various anatomical disabilities. These are detailed in the "Physical Description" section, but I've added a bit more clarifying language to the sentence that introduces the idea of the controversy. -Stellmach 17:54, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. Good article, by the way.--Raulpascal 23:51, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Article name

Should the second word really be capitalized here? Dekimasu 13:44, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes 74.241.140.49 07:47, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I have moved the article to Blood parrot cichlid per the examples of Firemouth cichlid, Electric yellow cichlid, Convict cichlid, Keyhole cichlid, Red devil cichlid... and to correct the capitalization issue. Please contact me if there are any problems. Dekimasu 05:46, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

If the fish is "more commonly and formally known as parrot cichlid", why is this article called Blood parrot? --142.163.195.253 (talk) 01:14, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

I believe this is about a specific parrot cichlid hybrid, i.e., the blood parrot.--Mr Fink (talk) 02:09, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Breeding

"until the brood develops fungus, at which time the eggs will be consumed" sorry I didn't get this one. Does that mean their eggs won't be able to live anyway so they guard them till they die and then eat them?! What a stupid, stupid breeding habit (but maybe it's just that I'm stupid because I didn't understand this sentence) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.44.0.208 (talk) 22:34, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

The fish don't know that their eggs are infertile. They still have a cichlid breeding instinct. Fertile cihlids guard their eggs, and if any of them show signs of fungus, they'll eat them to keep it from spreading. Infertile cichlids (most blood parrots and flowerhorns, cross-species mated pairs when they arise) do the exact same thing, but since the eggs never hatch, eventually they eat the entire clutch.--97.84.177.161 (talk) 20:10, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Behavior

Did anybody else notice that this section is almost entirely contradictory? Should they be kept with small fish or not? Are they aggressive or peaceful? Although I realize that cichlids in general can vary by individual in terms of behavior, shouldn't this be noted instead of affirmatively stating in one sentence that they can be aggressive and prey upon fish, and in the next, that they are peaceful and can't eat smaller fish? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Richled13 (talk • contribs) 15:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC) Richled13 (talk) 15:44, 12 August 2008 (UTC)Richled13 (sorry forgot the first time!)

Deadly deformities?

It seems that the statement the following statement is a little emotional and not accurate: "One of the most obvious, and also deadly, deformities is its mouth, which only has very narrow vertical opening. This makes blood parrots very hard to feed and many eventually succumb to starvation." That's like saying that no one should breed mini fish because they can't eat food as large as the wild type fish. The Blood Parrot has a large fan club, including many people who have been keeping their fish for years. If you feed them food of appropriate size they can eat just fine. Please don't call traits "deadly" or use other hyperbole. These fish are not being bred for release back into the wild. Their large eyes and expression and less-aggressive characteristics are very appealing to those of us who love the intelligence and "people friendliness" of cichlids but want a fish that can be kept with other fish. Blood parrots are truly charming.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.87.173.21 (talk • contribs) 01:34, 29 September 2009

Done. I've partially rewritten that section. --Tryptofish (talk) 13:01, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Wrong Nickname

The dyed versions of this fish are not typically called "Bubblegum Parrots" as suggested in the section Description. Instead these fish are more often nicknamed "Jellybean Parrots". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.211.243 (talk) 22:07, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I've simply deleted it for now. What you say fits with my own recollection, although we need better sourcing for the page anyway. Right now, it's mostly sourced to a dead link. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:14, 5 April 2011 (UTC)