What happens when your parrot fish become parents? 🥸

[@Antilluminati]

I like how they take care of their young which isnt that common among fish.

[@eliztl2394]

True most parent fish EAT their own children

[@ericbyo9472]

​@@eliztl2394 It's why I laugh when people compare Octopus to humans. Yeah they are smart, but they also so cannibalistic that they are genetically programmed to die after breeding so they dont eat their children.

[@jybrokenhearted]

Actually it is fairly common for fish to care for their fry.

[@SKITEMAN]

​@jybrokenhearted and in those fish they mostly rely on the father

[@jybrokenhearted]

@@SKITEMAN Not really

[@madzoroark5396]

"Aye, leave em alone! I just got them in there, so quit messing with them!"

[@seanathanbeanathan]

Big "You NEVER wake a toddler from a nap" energy 😂

[@Pokesus]

Why I heard a British voice 😂😂😂 "Aye! Leev em alonn!"

[@psylentsage]

As a parent this is too relatable 😂

[@Angie-jk8cp]

It fascinates me that the fry know to stay together & huddled when they sleep. Eons = hard wired !! SO COOL!!

[@liviloo87]

Our Creator hard wired them this way. Not evolution. Evolution is not a thing. Only adaptation.

[@Angie-jk8cp]

@liviloo87 that's what I said... hard wired... 🤔

[@schmingbeefin4473]

​@@liviloo87 You're crazy. xp

[@mechwarrior13]

​@@liviloo87get off the internet, you dont deserve to abuse science and technology

[@3Ctulu]

​@liviloo87 relinquish all your devices. You don't deserve to use tech you smooth brained maroon.

[@BooBuKittyPhuk]

Honestly fish parents don't get enough credit for not accidentally eating those tiny lil f*s 😂

[@dark3stdrag0n48]

Yeah because it's not on accident alot of fish will eat there own young depending on the circumstances

[@Mdksupreme1]

You gotta be absolutely stu pid, you want them to get credit for not eating the creatures THEY made?, you gotta be dense asl

[@kingofichigo]

Goldfish eat their own young because they eat anything that's even slightly edble. They are not very bright, but they're cute soooo

[@FauxKingChrist666]

@@kingofichigogoldfish are actually pretty smart fish.

[@user-pi2lq]

​@@FauxKingChrist666ngl fish are stupid

[@farriermaiden7289]

Seeing fish who protect their fry is really awesome!

[@PwncakeOW]

That's so sweet how protective they are.

[@bari2883]

I thought fish didn’t care for their young. Love these cute lil guys.

[@garg4531]

Most fish don't, but cichlids are known to practice parental care and are usually very good at it, keeping their young safe and attacking anything that comes near

[@thresherslicer9567]

Snakeheads and arowana's also take care of their offsprings.

[@snakewithapen5489]

Parental care of some form is much more common in (freshwater) egglayers than live bearers. It's also even more common in large fish like bass, and fish that tend to have rivalries and aggression among their species like cichlids. Even in bettas, the classroom example of intraspecific aggression, the male tends to the eggs in a nest and provides them with oxygen until they hatch. In many fish species, the male is the one that cares for the babies, if both parents aren't involved.

[@DreamRain001]

There known to eat their kids when their stressed .. then continues to stress out the parents 🤣

[@Ambipie]

He's moving it so he can make the brine shrimp tube

[@QuintessentialUltimatum]

Ya he has to feed them?

[@DreamRain001]

@@QuintessentialUltimatum No ish Sherlock 🤣 Dorks these days . Y so serious 🃏🤣

[@QuintessentialUltimatum]

@@DreamRain001 jeeez! Sorrrryy haha it’s hard to tell sarcasm through reading text! And there really are people like that online that would say something ridiculous like that! Lol

[@EnduringCrow]

Especially when he kept probing with the finger, knowing that using the tool would be quicker and less stressful. But content makers value clicks over all.

[@robwoodke6592]

I love the crunch sounds. 😅😅😅 thank you.

[@rabim106]

😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@XXX-tw6zm]

Yes 😅😅😅

[@alantonix213]

Momma fish used bite!

[@noname-ve7wo]

lol the feeding tube goes directly to the parents

[@Damianmarleyfan]

My white balloon convict "parrot cichlids" from walmart years ago had a bath of hundreds of fry. The mother was so protective and animated. Theyre definitely one of the Smartest freshwater fish. My carpintis, and sticklebacks were smart too

[@Jg15243]

They definitely look like polar blue convict cichlids..

[@mojostar8259]

That’s what I thought

[@JeanPaulThompson-gq9vj]

Yeah those are called polar blue. They are a hybrid of parrot cichlids and convicts

[@MichaelJGardner737]

Okay I thought I wasn't crazy. I grew up with Convicts and Oscars

[@6324210]

Those are def cichlids

[@adamroysdon9858]

Parrot are cichlids too but parrots, firemouth and convicts are the sane genus of cichlid so can actually breed together i found out bc my firemouth and convicts had babies a few times together

[@RexDogPets]

Parrot x Convict. We had ours trained to eat from your fingers. I used to get $5 each as quarter size because people loved their personalities.

[@romandavid3502]

For those who don’t know these are not parrot fish these are convict cichlids

[@katherinechavez7846]

I always thought a fish fry was a fried fish😆, not a baby fish LMAO 😂😂😂😂

[@catpoke9557]

It is amazing they can take care of creatures THAT tiny

[@misskitty8510]

I've never seen blue fish like that! They are beautiful! 💗

[@rudragirik745]

They're so cute and beautiful! 🥰

[@Nina_Sophia]

These are pretty parrot fish. I've only ever seen the orange and yellow ones.

[@DonaldFink-zt8cf]

Theyre Convict cichlids, not Parrot cichlids.

[@haletehking]

​@@DonaldFink-zt8cf They're Polar Blue parrots, a hybrid of a parrot and a convict.

[@Nemesis0513]

@@haletehkingnot hybrid, just plain ol’ convict. The parrot name is marketing.

[@haletehking]

@Nemesis0513 they are polar blues, a cross of a blood parrot and a convict. They are fairly new in the hobby. I have one of each of the three, parrot, convict, and polar blue; and they are definitely all distinct.

[@Nemesis0513]

@@haletehking historically, almost no parrot crosses have produced consistently fertile male offspring, and almost all “convict parrots” have the exact color schemes of one or two convict species. I’ve done some breeding with them myself, and am currently raising up three different batches of them (including one from a newer “marble” variety), and the parrot mouth gene is a byproduct of how unstable the shortbody genes are, which also explains why batches of convict parrots can appear so different in body shape.

[@confusedjack6057]

Connies!!! I had 5 generation babies. Bought a new breeding partner every time. From a different store in a different area. The platinum/barred babies were so bad ass(the females looked like holograms from the 90’s)

[@rachelrichardson4995]

Mini parrot fish?:they look like convicts

[@negan4017]

Its cool to see fish actively taking care of their young. I usually picture fish either laying eggs and dipping out or protecting the nest and then leaving the young yo sort things out

[@elizabethgatto4046]

Look at those adorable tiny little baby fishies. Good job parents for being so protective over them.

[@WildertheHarpy]

I thought brine shrimp eggs were inedible/nondigestable???

[@Dli392]

Your channel is so underrated, you deserve more 😭

[@Jessica-ry6ts]

They're so adorable 🥰

[@joerudnik9290]

This is outstanding! I love seeing the babies. Something you don’t often see.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💝

[@earthangelqueenmalika]

That’s so beautiful! She was protecting her babies

[@madman19932]

Mine did too. I got them growing out in their own tank right now

[@EcSsAwS]

Parrotfish and convict cichlids had some fun time. Neat

[@ErdriedDeirdre]

They're so cute! 🥰 I've never had tropical fish as pets. 🐠 They look like they'd be very interesting to keep as pets. 😊

[@sp1derpr1ncess]

guys just a hunch, ive been watching a bunch of his videos and i think he is using other people's videos and just voicing over them. he hops from one tank idea to another, and doesnt cross back to the ones he has done.

[@80_cake]

I like ur sense of humor too! ❤

[@samanthasalazar8685]

Parrot fish are so adorable .

[@VampcatVvvvV]

Angry mama is so cute! Beautiful fish.

[@kimberlypiasecki6829]

AWWWEEE THEY'RE SO CUTE❤❤❤

[@scottgordin9709]

I’ve been wanting a pair of these guys for awhile now, but I can never find blue ones, the ones I do find just look like overweight convicts.

[@Babycat42069]

But you could give them criminal names

[@karinberonius8799]

I know nothing about fish. Unless they come at the end of a fishing line. Could their colour change depending on their diet? Like flamingos?

[@giovannifina85]

​@@karinberonius8799 the color can be more pale if their diet is poor of some element or if they are lower in their group's hierarchy. But basically if a fish is genetically scripted to have even at his maximum health a less bright color you can't fix it with anything

[@karinberonius8799]

@giovannifina85 Oh, okay! Thank you for taking the time to answer!

[@GlitzyWitch]

Such good parents, good to see in fish. They are beautiful. I hope the fry grow to be adults ❤

[@wayway872]

Brine shrimp eggs are like sesame seeds, they have no foreseeable nutritional value by themselves. You will need to hatch them but most of the times fish babies live off detritus anyway

[@FLAquaguy]

Absolutely right!

[@Chemeleon15]

If all you do is hatch the eggs and you don’t also feed the shrimp nothing should be different. All the potential nutrients in the live feed are in the egg itself. That’s how eggs(and seeds) work. The necessary building blocks are already there, just takes time and water to assemble. Plants are a little different bc sprouts can turn seed starches to sugars, or add chlorophyll from growing but not much else.

[@wayway872]

@@Chemeleon15 at least live they would be likely eating some form of micro bacteria or algae, adding something at least minimally nutritious as opposed to whatever idea he thought he had here.

[@billwooten5263]

​@wayway872 Yeah except this is super common and the normal feeding operation in the hobby but sure, go off.

[@LinkinPark4Ever1996]

All eggs are nutritious

[@75horsefeathers]

We always had the orange parrots, the love cuddling in your hand, but these ate gorgeous!!!

[@jadedjaws4952]

Mom and dad are gorgeous and good parents. Thank you for sharing!

[@Hawaiianstyle-dz4xb]

How cool is that to be able to watch nature in your own home. Amazing, you are very fortunate to experience that firsthand…… beautiful I love it. Thank you for sharing.

[@miniscenesgb]

they are just adorable. Great video

[@cborch555]

Got some of these blue tiger parrots on a whim and holy crap they're great. Super smart, super active, lots of personality. Theyll pair off as in the video but if you have the space, you can get some interesting pecking orders forming

[@MamaBear_2629]

Omg they are ADORABLE!!!! So tiiiinyyyy!!! 💗🥹👉🏼👈🏼

[@kellyklauss]

The feeding frenzy crush sounds are so cute😭

[@lavapop1900]

This is so cool! Good job on the animation you didn't overdo it.

[@BrokenSoul79x]

Such a good momma ☺️

[@Supra_Na96]

Looks like convicts how crazy! They are good parents too

[@gayvirgo]

those baby fish are so cute!

[@fishtopia.401]

Yesss

[@jolynngai707]

Wowww...Such a beautiful parrot fish. Great Video🎉❤❤

[@crossanddream2]

It's honestly new to me seeing fish protect there young, I've only ever had beta and guppies. And when the guppies ended up getting pregnant (since we didn't know we had female and males), we had to add a lot more tiny hiding spots for when the guppy gave birth since the fishes will eat the babies. It is nice seeing that there are fish that protect there young and not just straight up cannibalize there young just because they can

[@darkabacus2479]

...I have quite a few of these fellows, I'm pretty sure they're convict cichlids, very pretty and colorful.

[@garg4531]

I thought they were convicts at first but they have that parrot cichlid shape. According to a couple other comments they're actually hybrids

[@hollyunderwood4729]

Thank you for caring and sharing this info... fascinating!!!♥️♥️♥️

[@rabies8]

It could stress them but fuck it, im making a video. That what this sounds like

[@tinkerkid17]

Convicts are good parents

[@michellemargagliotti8035]

So interesting! I love animals. Thank you for sharing!!

[@jessehansen10]

I thought those were convicts at first. Never seen parrots that color before. Pretty cool.

[@garg4531]

According to the comments they're actually a hybrid, which explains why they look the way they do (shape of a parrot but pattern of a convinct)

[@Nemesis0513]

@@garg4531the parrot name actually happens to be a marketing tactic, the shape of the mouth and body are due to the fact that it’s a shortbody fish. Sorry, no convict parrots yet. Yet. Heard some people tried to do it, but I’m not so sure it’s worked.

[@garg4531]

@@Nemesis0513 Makes sense Parrot cichlids are already hybrids themselves, so it’s hard to say what they’ll be able to breed with (though it is amazes me that’s possible to create hybrids like them in the first place)

[@leiferiklund4621]

This is so cool to know. I love it. Thank you.

[@kellsbellls]

I've never seen a parrot fish before! So gorgeous!

[@Eldritchpi]

Polar ice parrots are so full of personality.

[@RhapsodicLoon]

Wow those are some beautifully bred parrot fish

[@80_cake]

I wish there was more video content abt the babies! I would also love to have a “Live” where we can just watch the fish. Especially the ones with babies! ❤

[@drn7393]

That would make sense keeping just one pair per tank thanks for sharing bro

[@kai8714]

Love how the father is also there for the children

[@ChosenGemInEye]

Omg the babies are so tiny and cute!! 😭😭😭😭😊

[@merihimsolomon2331]

This is adorable

[@elixexo4011]

They're so cute 🥰🥰🥰

[@jhanrenaldlegaspi5042]

I Breed Blue Polar Parrots and got Thousands of Them, I Love How They Take Care of Their Babies😊

[@nicksavage4763]

COOL LOOKING PARROTS 😎

[@bunnyviperaquatics2108]

Really great video! And lots of good information! Thank you, I enjoyed it! Watched it 4 times ❤ and gave it a 👍🏼for sure!😎

[@einienj3281]

They are so beautiful 💜🩵🖤

[@jimothyj2638]

Brine shrimp eggs are literally non digestible you’re supposed to feed them hatched brine shrimp

[@adimaulanarizik6599]

What a cute little bite

[@michaellee6489]

love the chomping noises! had me laughin'

[@stepford702]

My parrot babies are almost the size of mom and dad now. I had no intention to breed them. I just accidentally purchased a male. But they are so freaking CUTE!

[@sassy_sasarai4090]

cuuuute. Don't mess with mama, lol.

[@flaminggorilla909]

Man i wpuld love to brees fish they are so cute and fun to watch! Hopefully one day i will have the resources to properly take care of some!

[@francesannette8698]

So cute ❤ babes

[@melissanixon6934]

They are identical to the ones i used to have tanks full of. They would gather them all up mouth n move them as they chose. They stayed together very well. Identical these i didnt know these parrot fish resembled them so much. But i ended up with hundreds. They always need a enclosed area to have the babies.

[@bigbugga861]

I eat fries when I’m stressed too

[@DutchBane]

Hey these seem more colourfull than normal convicts

[@victoriawebber7184]

Absolutely gorgeous 😍 ❤️ 💖

[@Oirseecir]

Love the editing

[@moonbeam8487]

Their very beautiful youre fish 🐟 ❤️.

[@mightywolf4072]

Sooo frkn cute.🤗

[@motowncichlids7304]

Those have been crossed with convicts,which are highly productive breeders and are very protective and territorial.

[@coreydemarce4652]

One of the best eating reef fish in hawaii! Speared one the other night. 18 inches and delicious!

[@madisonraynor545]

“Now what’s the one thing we have to remember about the ocean” “it’s not safe”

[@user-md4cu9dd8h]

I need this feeding tube lowkey

[@teelamorissette5615]

They look like convict cichlids.

[@joyfulgirlrecovery7526]

This is so cool!!!!

[@nathanscherf417]

I used to breed red jewel cichlids and blue acaras in a community tank. I used a coconut shell with a hole in it, pmave it in corner of tank and put small pieces of drift on a 45°angle over and beside coconut shell, id put another smaller piece if driftwood infront of shell so theres a tiny oatch of sand between shell and wood sideways half buried or rock this makes a good border to there territory and they ten to chase fush oast it and stop plus the driftwood over shell helps as well then when fry were big enough i woukd net shell and rehome babies to rear. Worked well on a few different egg kayers in fairly crowded tanks. Love the feeding tube .

[@VoxelasTheGamer]

Wish my guppies were protective 😂

[@cassy8834]

Omgggg so cute

[@candaceydoris4911]

I had no idea parrotfish were so protective

[@Nemesis0513]

Fun fact: “polar blue parrots” and “platinum parrots” are both just plain old shortbody convict cichlids that many have guessed are Honduran Red Points. They’re still absolutely adorable and I’m breeding some marbled ones myself but it’s just funny to say every time.

[@David-tt1rb]

Try hatching the brine shrimp - it's easy and your fish will love you even more ❤

[@FlyySlyyGreen]

Nah they don’t trust you, that last shot the momma was like--->👁️🍣👁️

[@mercedes855]

I remember having to do this when i owned convicts i had 2 tank just two tanks to separate the babies when they were able to not rely on there parents for protection. good times but really annoying waking up and seeing more fry