Blood Parrot/ King Kong Parrot Mouths

zhiz22 · 18-02-2007, 10:56 PM

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.

Smiling Mouth
Seen in some kkp and some normal bp
Cannot fully close and cant bite. Just bump around and perhaps scratch other fishes.

Can see the teeth? But cant bite

zhiz22 · 18-02-2007, 10:57 PM

Close Mouth
Can bite you and other fishes because the mouth can close.

Cant bite, can bite, can bite.

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.

04-03-2007, 07:38 PM

Great info!

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

zhiz22 · 04-03-2007, 07:39 PM

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

04-03-2007, 07:42 PM

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....

.S. · 05-03-2007, 12:06 AM

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.

05-03-2007, 02:06 AM

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.

12-03-2007, 08:25 PM

got logic

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

12-03-2007, 09:10 PM

wow.. great info.

12-03-2007, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magislayer

got logic

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

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

18-02-2007, 10:56 PM	#1
zhiz22 Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,205	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. Smiling Mouth Seen in some kkp and some normal bp Cannot fully close and cant bite. Just bump around and perhaps scratch other fishes. Can see the teeth? But cant bite

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18-02-2007, 10:57 PM	#2
zhiz22 Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,205	Close Mouth Can bite you and other fishes because the mouth can close. Cant bite, can bite, can bite. 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.

04-03-2007, 07:38 PM	#3
fireopal Guest Posts: n/a	Great info! the closed mouth type can wreak havoc in the comm.. esp when fighting for heriachy...

04-03-2007, 07:39 PM	#4
zhiz22 Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,205	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

04-03-2007, 07:42 PM	#5
fireopal Guest Posts: n/a	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....

05-03-2007, 12:06 AM	#6
.S. Arofanatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 294	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.

05-03-2007, 02:06 AM	#7
Buakaw Guest Posts: n/a	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.

12-03-2007, 08:25 PM	#8
magislayer Guest Posts: n/a	got logic though i still couldnt differentiate between KKP and BP when they are still young

12-03-2007, 09:10 PM	#9
bluescorpion93 Guest Posts: n/a	wow.. great info.

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