Blood Parrot Cichlid Fish Species | 水產百科網

2020年5月22日—Learnaboutthehistory,care,andfeedingofthebloodparrotcichlid,anartificiallycreatedhybridthatiscontroversialamongfishenthusiasts.

The blood parrot cichlid is a hybrid aquarium fish species around which notable controversy exists. Possible produced by crossing the midas cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus) and the Gold Severum cichlid (Heros severus), the blood parrot cichlids genetic mixture[1] has left the fish with a combination of physical traits that compromise the fishs ability to thrive. It has a very small mouth, for example, that makes it difficult for the fish to feed itself adequately. Some aquarium enthusiasts believe this is a hybrid that should not be bred, and some even go so far as to boycott petshops that sell it. 

However, the unusual appearance—round body and b...