How do parrot fish mate?

Answer 1

Parrotfish release many tiny buoyant eggs into the water which become part of the plankton. The eggs float freely, settling into the substrate until hatching. A neat fact is that parrotfish can actually change their sex.

Answer 2

if u see where the pair is fond of each other then they have chosen each other. put them in a sizeable cage with a nest box. they will preen each other then start to feed each other .then they will start to breed. usually they breed on their little perch or in the nest box. if u see one on top of the other and one of them making a low noise and the tails rubbing each other.. they're breeding!

and when the male and female are very close to each other they are ready to breed.

However, you need to know that parrots live for about 70 years and a lot of them are

not wanted and sometimes end up in sanctuaries or in parrot mills.

I just saw some horrific pictures of parrots on YouTube with them packed inside cages

like toys.

ON Google YOU CAN FIND THE FOLLOWING;

"Bird Mill's: The untold story of where exotic birds come from ... Last month alone, an estimated 15 parrots were turned over to the SPCA..."

Some breeders pose as parrot sanctuaries to get breeding parrots for a lower cost to them and they do not care about what happens to them after they are sold.

ALSO KNOW THAT EVEN PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE A PROFIT THIS WAY.

Answer 3

You can't MAKE birds breed. You can make conditions favorable for a pair of birds to breed. You have to start off with a male/female pair. The birds have to be compatible and pair-bond before they will even think about mating/breeding. Parakeets should be at least 1 year old before you allow them to breed. Once you see pair-bonding behavior, put up a nesting box, and if the birds are ready, they will most likely mate and produce offspring. You'll need to decide in advance what you will do with any offspring that are produced, i.e., will you handfeed them in order for the babies to be tame enough to handle or will you allow the offspring to be parent-raised. Also, your adult birds need to be on a healthy diet (all seed is not a healthy diet) long before you should allow your birds to breed.

Answer 4

The freshwater 'Parrot Cichlid' was developed in a laboratory in the far East by artificially fertilising one species of cichlids' egg with a different species sperm. This produced a brand new "Man made Cichlid" Since they are the equivalent of 'Mules', the vast majority of them can and will go through a mating process but they have been reported to be unable to produce viable ova or spermatozoa. In other words they are sterile.