Blood Parrot Eggs

Ficious · Dec 29, 2008

i was going to post in the hybrid section but i saw the last post was dec 22nd and would like an answer within the next coupe of hours instead of overnight or something. anyways its about what the title says. i noticed her egg tube came out more and sure enough theres eggs on their rock cave. im pretty sure the other one is a female too because she has an egg tube. i didnt think they could have babies but a guy at my lfs told me today that they have a breeding pair..then showed me the whole setup, parents and fry. they were about 9 inches long though. anyways if they will hatch does anyone know how long until they do? its been 2 days now. thanks everyone

kribensis12 · Dec 29, 2008

What color are they?

Ficious · Dec 29, 2008

They are orange..look like a couple of peaches

kribensis12 · Dec 30, 2008

They are most likely fertile then.

Ficious · Dec 30, 2008

Well gpd to know then. Is there anything I should know or do to keep them alive? I have a spare 10 gallon to keep some fry in

Davo86 · Dec 30, 2008

Ficious said:
i was going to post in the hybrid section but i saw the last post was dec 22nd and would like an answer within the next coupe of hours instead of overnight or something. anyways its about what the title says. i noticed her egg tube came out more and sure enough theres eggs on their rock cave. im pretty sure the other one is a female too because she has an egg tube. i didnt think they could have babies but a guy at my lfs told me today that they have a breeding pair..then showed me the whole setup, parents and fry. they were about 9 inches long though. anyways if they will hatch does anyone know how long until they do? its been 2 days now. thanks everyone

I'd say about 99% of Male BP are infertile so I'd say its highly unlikely anything will come of it i'm afriad,
if the eggs go white then the father is infertile

Also is there anything else in the tank that could have bred with the female?