pics of my parrots + 55g

[leck85]

pics that now work of my 55g

http://www.bloodparrots.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10010&start=15

posted all the pics there so i figured you can just click it instead of using up this sites bandwidth or whatever

 

[Desi]

your link points to a page that asks for a login/pw

 

[leck85]

crap... i will have to fix it when i have more time

 

[JeLeAk]

you can have imageshack host the pictures for you, and you can make them clickabl like link you posted up before

http://imageshack.us/

 

[leck85]

i use photobucket... all the pics r there... im just having trouble finding time to post them.. hopefully tonight i will do it

 

[leck85]

k... here are some pics

and heres the hideous fish room.... (next post)
havent been able to find time to clean it up.. most of the tanks are empty... the only tanks i have with fish in them are... 48,55,2 20s, and a 10... there is also a 10g with about an inch of water in it... i couldnt get the kuhli loaches to come out from the gravel so i let them stay in there until i find a new spot for it and some fish to put in there with them

 

[leck85]

heres the fish room :s

 

[Purple]

cute - but they're not BP's

Looks like a cross between a BP and a texas (mostly Texas)

to give you a hint - BP's are pure orange (unless they've been dyed)

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Cool fish room

Good looking Severum, Frontosas, and blue dolphins (?)

 

[leck85]

umm.... the parrots change color as they grow do they not?.. one of them is starting to get lots of red/orange around his face as you can kinda see in the pics..

they are only about an inch long so they still have a ways to go... but im almost positive that they get their red color later in life

 

[fishdude07]

Purple- It wouldn't be possible for a blood parrot to successfully breed with a texas cichlid...would it? Blood parrots are created by crossbreeding, therefore the resulting blood parrots can't lay eggs that will hatch. Am I wrong?

 

[Purple]

BP's are a cross between 3 SA fish - the jury is out on exact names - but probably Midas, Severum etc - all SA

Texas is CA - close enough

BP's are complete tarts and will breed with anything that swims - my female BP lays eggs and she's in with a male Oscar

The fertility rate is low with BP's - more a problem with infertile males - but as the years pass the strain is getting stronger, with more reports of successfull breeding coming in (BP+BP=BP)

So - the buggers will breed with anything - and although successfull hatching is rare - it's getting more frequent with time

BP's have their colour from the start - it gets stronger as they age - but it's always showing. (The dyed ones apparently loose their colour over time)

 

[fishdude07]

I thought different species couldn't breed and produce fertile offspring...

 

[Purple]

I hear what you're saying - but I checked this out with the "experts" - apparently there's nothing to stop my BP and my Oscar being successfull - so I can't see it being a problem for a BP and a Texas either

They're all "Cichlids"

 

[Shabbaz]

my blood parrot was green when I got it, but turned orange 3-4 months later.