My Orange Parrot and Texan Cichlid had babies, any aquatic hobbiest on the forums?

[Luc1f3r]

So my Orange Parrot and my Texan Cichlid mated (I'm assuming its the two of them since they're the only South american fish I have in my tank)

From what i understand it's fairly rare to have a parrot that is fertile.

[video=youtube;T7kJbWI0_LQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7kJbWI0_LQ[/video]

Any enthusiast on the forum? they had babies a few weeks ago but they all ended up dying for some reason or another, i didn't have time to seperate them and there weren't very many, this time theirs a lot, and both the father and mother appear to be protective of them, I'm curious if i should separate them or not, with either a divider or a small netted insert.

(you can also see the only electric yellow cichlid baby i had that survived when they gave birth, i didn't seperate them since they seemed to have a good hiding spot and they were doing well and they're not really rare so i didn't feel like it was worth the trouble or time to separate them. Pretty sure my Screaming Catfish kept eating them too.)

[Water-Marine]

Jesus christ what the fucking hell is a screaming catfish

[Luc1f3r]

[QUOTE=Water-Marine;43768278]Jesus christ what the fucking hell is a screaming catfish[/QUOTE]

It's a cat fish that makes a wrenching "Scream" noise when you take it out of water. He always hides in a cave that i have in the back of the tank and only comes out to fuck shit up in the tank and be a stubborn asshole to the other fish when it's feeding time, the parrot and texan attack him all the time but he gives no fucks.

[Water-Marine]

That's terrifying

Why would you have that

[Luc1f3r]

[QUOTE=Water-Marine;43768369]That's terrifying

Why would you have that[/QUOTE]

Actually it turns out i miss-spoke, it's known as a talking cat fish, heres a video of one.

Skip to 1:27

[video=youtube;uMuLgZmlqys]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMuLgZmlqys[/video]

The one I have is about twice as big and makes more of a screeching noise. rather than a croak noise.

[GamerChick]

I would try getting a divider if you want to raise the babies and sell them or something. My friend's dad kept cichlids in a 75 gallon, and the convict cichlids he had always had babies, but the other fish would eat them and he was only able to raise 2 or 3 of the 50 bajillion convicts that hatched since he had no way to separate them from the others. :v:

[Zephyrs]

[QUOTE=Luc1f3r;43768438]Actually it turns out i miss-spoke, it's known as a talking cat fish, heres a video of one.

Skip to 1:27

[video=youtube;uMuLgZmlqys]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMuLgZmlqys[/video]

The one I have is about twice as big and makes more of a screeching noise. rather than a croak noise.[/QUOTE]

I love raphaels. Most annoying thing about them is that they will 100% of the time get stuck in the fish net. You try to be nice and help and wind up bleeding.

Asshole of a fish.

[Killuah]

Seperate them, even if its just for not letting them being eaten when you coul've prevented it. It's like being a cruel god, just for fish.

[Blue Meanie]

I love how the babies are all gathered within that white structure :3

[Leg of Doom]

WTF No one else notices theres a skull in there??

[Lowland]

[QUOTE=Water-Marine;43768278]Jesus christ what the fucking hell is a screaming catfish[/QUOTE]

I don't know man, but I fucking want one.