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Re: [Tropical Aquaria] advise needed

Hi Norma, I think it's highly unlikely that these two would produce viable eggs.
The Parrot fish is a man-made hybrid so it may have some Severum somewhere in
it's genes, but I doubt that it is close enough genetically to be able to breed
with a pure Severum. It's not unusual for two Cichlids of differing species to
form a 'pair', in fact it happened to me not long back, but unless they are
quite closely related they will not produce any young. However should the
species be quite close then they will produce hybrids. As for the aggression,
that it quite usual with Cichlids, just keep an eye on it and should one fish
start to suffer unduly then maybe seperate them OK.

Regards,
Steve

NORMA JAMES <norma_james@...> wrote:
hi there everyone well i have a 4 foot tank with two fish in i did have four
but two died leaving my big severon and my crazy parrot fish they get along
great together but today i see a lot of eggs on the castle wall in the tank and
the parrot fish is fighting the serveron if it goes any where near those eggs ,
now as far as i know the parrot is the male and the severon the female ,can
these eggs hatch or is it imposable for them being two different fish don't know
what to do about them regards Norma



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well hello there ppl,my name is Mark and i have finally got myself a tropical tank,been wanting one for many years and with a little encouragement from kids...
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Jan 23, 2006
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hi there everyone well i have a 4 foot tank with two fish in i did have four but two died leaving my big severon and my crazy parrot fish they get along great...
NORMA JAMES
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Hi Norma, I think it's highly unlikely that these two would produce viable eggs. The Parrot fish is a man-made hybrid so it may have some Severum somewhere in...
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Jan 24, 2006
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Thanks Steve problem over the severum has eaten all the eggs and given the parrot a good hiding ,now they are all friends again ,thanks for the info regards...
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