Red parrotfish need to be cleaned up in time after they lay eggs, because the eggs can't hatch into baby fish. Red parrotfish are the result of hybridization between the Cichlasoma meeki and the Cichlasoma citrinellum. Female parrotfish will lay eggs, but male parrotfish are infertile and thus unable to produce sperm, so red parrotfish can't reproduce offspring. If you find that red parrotfish have laid eggs, it's recommended to clean up the eggs as soon as possible to avoid polluting the water quality and affecting the health of the fish.
When dealing with the fish eggs, the following methods can be adopted:
Cleaning the fish eggs: Use a plastic tube to suck out the fish eggs by the principle of siphon, and then keep them in another tank or just discard them directly. If they aren't cleaned up in time, the fish eggs will rot in the water, breed bacteria and endanger the health of the fish.
Letting the ornamental fish handle it on their own: Some ornamental fish will eat the fish eggs on their own. Especially, the survival rate of the eggs from the first spawning is relatively low, so you can let the ornamental fish handle them by themselves.
Incubating separately: If you want to try to incubate the fish eggs, you can take the eggs out and incubate them separately, but you need to pay attention to the control of water quality and temperature.
In addition, when raising red parrotfish, attention should be paid to the control of water quality and temperature. The water temperature should be kept at around 28 degrees Celsius, and appropriate lighting should be provided to maintain the color of the fish.