Blood Parrot/ King Kong Parrot Mouths
 

Just to share the various parrot mouth shape

Most normal bp got triangle mouth
Cant close and cant bite. Just bump around and perhaps scratch other fishes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ths/parrot.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...hs/parrot2.jpg

Smiling Mouth
Seen in some kkp and some normal bp
Cannot fully close and cant bite. Just bump around and perhaps scratch other fishes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7728.jpg
Can see the teeth? But cant bite
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7734.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7736.jpg

Close Mouth
Can bite you and other fishes because the mouth can close.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7732.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7748.jpg

Cant bite, can bite, can bite.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7753.jpg

When i free i try to take better pics of smiling mouths.

But I hope this thread shows clearly why some parrot fish cant cause much damage to tank mates, due to the shape and restriction of bite of their mouth. IIf this is not logic then i do not know what is logic. The mouth shape of this hybrid cichlid is another aspects which drives cichlid purists mad as well.

Great info!

the closed mouth type can wreak havoc in the comm..
esp when fighting for heriachy...

some ppl say i no logic, when i say smiling mouth and open mouth dun cause much damage to tank mate compare to close mouth...

sigh

open mouth variety...
when they fight..
at most a bit of scratches..
can see the 'beak' area.. turn a bit white..

but when the closed mouth type.. its a typical cichlid mouth tug of war....

Thanks for your info.

Your logic definitely make sense.

Once I was "attacked" by a open mouth parrot. He was like pushing his mouth on my hand. Can feel its teeth but not much damage done unlike those closed mouth parrots. Bitten by closed mouth parrot will left a long scratch marks machiam like Jaws.

Thanks alot for the Info and picture , i think it sounds logic too... close mouth will bite and smiling mouth will bump or at most cause some scratches.

got logic

though i still couldnt differentiate between KKP and BP when they are still young

wow.. great info.:)

those with a like beak... like sharp prominent feature.. tend not to kok..

nice info on parrots

Is there a different in size for bp n kkp?

KKP grow bigger than BP.. :)

very good info on parrots, one thing i'm not sure of is, when the parrot is born, is it red in colour or just pale yellow colour?thanks

when the parrots r born they r not red or yellow.. they r like Greyish colour.. :)

i think depends on the parentage..

if has luohan genes..
some of the juveniles have luohan coluration..

if have other genes, i have seen others with pale dirty yellow colours...

...great informations..enjoy reading abt these...thank you for sharing....

[QUOTE=zhiz22;5018062]Close Mouth
Can bite you and other fishes because the mouth can close.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7732.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7748.jpg

Cant bite, can bite, can bite.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/IMG_7753.jpg

:eek: bro you have got a very good collection of bp there, 2 thumbs up:)

thank for sharing.........bro zhiz22 :D

nice collection bro zhiz22 ....:)

dun angry n dwell over with such ppl la...u happy can liao..some ppl dunno things but wants to show world he knows..:eek: so..everyone of us have brains to think n eyes to see..while some use the arse to think n hands to see:p