My Parrot Fish

Question
I have a 40 gallon tank with a parrot fish and one algea eater. ive had the parrot fish for over 3 years and just recently she has been laying eggs. i was just wondering since there is apparently no male fish to do any fertilizing should i just clean the eggs out or leave them there? i dont know much about fish. this just came as a surprise to me.
Thanks

Answer
Hi Andrea
I just saw your question in our question pool.

About 98% of male blood parrots are sterile, so even if there was a male in the tank with her, there's a very good chance the eggs wouldn't hatch anyway.  I would leave them there for a few days, they'll eventually fungus/turn white, and the mother should clean them out herself.  If she doesn't after about a week, then it'd be a good idea to remove them.  Everytime mine have laid eggs, the mother cleans them up herself(eats them)within a few days.  

Hope that helps!

Christy