Question about parrot fish

[sagi]

I now put in a fish aquarium. The seller told me he was getting along with corals. I wanted to know if it was true and if there was a condition he ate invertebrates because I had shrimp and I can not find him ... Thank you

 

[DLHDesign]

Nice looking fish!
Often when adding something new to a tank, the behavior of the current inhabitants will change - more hiding, different feeding behavior, more aggression, etc.
Parrotfish are algae eaters, so it's more likely that your shrimp has just gone into hiding in some rocks somewhere.

 

[sagi]

Nice looking fish!
Often when adding something new to a tank, the behavior of the current inhabitants will change - more hiding, different feeding behavior, more aggression, etc.
Parrotfish are algae eaters, so it's more likely that your shrimp has just gone into hiding in some rocks somewhere.

Thanks bro fish is recommended for growing the reef in general? Because I have not seen many of these fish in aquariums of others.

 

[DLHDesign]

It's a fish that can get pretty big, so most people don't have tanks large enough to sustain them. They also have a reputation for breaking hard corals - which they certainly do in the wild. In a well-fed tank, the behavior might be curbed some as they don't need to try so hard to find food. But it's always a possibility - nature is nature, after all. For those reasons, most people avoid them.

 

[Averhoeven]

In my understanding, generally not though I could be wrong. They eat the rock and process it to get to algae inside. However their appetite will outpace most tanks' ability/rock mass to support it. If they adapt to prepared foods it may be possible. They may also "accidentally" consume corals in their pursuit of rock.

 

[sagi]

You helped me very much. Thank you. He is really beautiful, but I guess I leave him. He prefers to minimize damage and not get attached to the fish.

 

[Averhoeven]

What are you going to do with the fish then? He's truly beautiful

 

[Maritimer]

There are parrotfish, and there are parrotfish ...

Yours is a Quoy's parrotfish, Scarus quoyi - and a real beauty, at that! In my experience, as well as in my reading on these guys, Quoy's are the most reef-safe of all parrots. They feed on various algaes, and are pretty careful about avoiding corals. They will scrape your liverock pretty clean though, and may - just as their larger cousins do - poop sugar-fine white sand. They're also among the smallest of parrotfish, and rarely - if ever - reach a foot long (30cm) in our aquariums.

~Bruce, with a Quoy's parrotfish in quarantine

 

[sagi]

What are you going to do with the fish then? He's truly beautiful

Apparently I'll give it to a friend with Marina and I have no choice

 

[vetteguy53081]

They are a truly wild fish and rarely do well in a home tank. They need lots of real seaweed and lettuces from ocean. Romaine does improvise a little. They also need rock to gnaw on to sharpen their clam shell like teeth.

 

[eatbreakfast]

There are parrotfish, and there are parrotfish ...

Yours is a Quoy's parrotfish, Scarus quoyi - and a real beauty, at that! In my experience, as well as in my reading on these guys, Quoy's are the most reef-safe of all parrots. They feed on various algaes, and are pretty careful about avoiding corals. They will scrape your liverock pretty clean though, and may - just as their larger cousins do - poop sugar-fine white sand. They're also among the smallest of parrotfish, and rarely - if ever - reach a foot long (30cm) in our aquariums.

~Bruce, with a Quoy's parrotfish in quarantine

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