Can you tell me what kind of fish this is by my description?

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My dad had some once upon a time in a 40 gallon tank. They looked like a cross between a cichlid and a parrot fish. they were pure white but lacked th red eyes leading me to believe they were not albino. I thought parrot fish lived in the ocean but this was a fresh water tank, are there freshwater parrot fish? Thank you.
They had babies once but i remember them being deformed like olny having one eye and stuff. Whats the deal with that?
YES!! that is exactly what they looked like olny a bit paler in color.
 
Like this:
http://freshaquarium.about.com/library/graphics/fw6084.jpg
If so, that's a Blood Parrot Cichlid, it's a hybrid created in Asia, the deformities vary but it characteristcally has a deformed mouth it cannot close. These are often found to be a victim of the cruel dyed/tattooed fish trade:
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/images/karengray_dyedparrots.jpg
Sick huh?
 
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