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Parrot Cichlid – Yellow Parrot Cichlid

$36.00

*NOTE: AS A FISH FARM, WE DO NOT OFFER GENDER SPECIFIC SEXING ON FISH STOCK. REQUEST FOR MALES OR FEMALES CAN ONLY BE ACCOMMODATED IF THE ITEM SPECIFIES GENDER IN THE DESCRIPTION SUCH AS: MALE BETTA, FEMALE GUPPY, ETC SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

Description

Amphilophus labiatus x Heros severus

The Yellow Parrot is NOT a dyed Jellybean cichlid. This is a natural occurring color that has been line bred but not dyed. Originally from South America, this fish is a man-made hybrid of unknown origins.

pH: of 6.5 – 8
dH: of 5 – 10o
temp: 72 – 82F

This New World Parrot Cichlid is a freshwater aquarium fish that will grow anywhere from 3 – 8” when full grown. Parrots will grow a max of 4″.. Parrot Cichlids have become common throughout temperate regions of the United States. It appears to be a cross of a South American cichlid, a Central American cichlid, & a Red Devil. Originally orange in color, the natural colors have evolved to range anywhere from orange to red to purple.

The Jellybean colors are not natural as they are dyed fish. Invented in Taiwan in 1986, young fish are usually an albino variety which is chemically treated to strip the protective slime coat. They are then “painted” with a dye and given another bath in a solution to stimulate the slime coat to grow back over the dye. It varies from fish to fish but the color on most Jellybean Parrots will fade over time.

 

Arizona Aquatic Gardens
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