Scarus quoyi with clams.

[The Reef Dork]

Hi guys,

Has anyone kept the above together? From what I've read, they may eat clams but I'm wondering if anyone has actual experience...



Cheers, Alex.

 

[DSC reef]

Never experienced or kept that fish but I wouldn't risk it. As big as that fish gets, even eating algae off the tridacna's shell could cause issues. It would most likely break the shell with minimal effort.

 

[The Reef Dork]

Never experienced or kept that fish but I wouldn't risk it. As big as that fish gets, even eating algae off the tridacna's shell could cause issues. It would most likely break the shell with minimal effort.

Hmmm. Can someone just tell me what I want to hear please?!

 

[DSC reef]

Hmmm. Can someone just tell me what I want to hear please?!

Oh you mean the quoyi parrot fish, the one that stays at around 3" and only eats pellets. In that case your good to go;Hilarious;Hilarious

 

[The Reef Dork]

Oh you mean the quoyi parrot fish, the one that stays at around 3" and only eats pellets. In that case your good to go;Hilarious;Hilarious

Ha!

 

[jda]

They are pretty well behaved for a parrot, but they are still parrots. Even if they are reef safe, they are not really all that reef friendly requiring a tremendous amount of food.

 

[The Reef Dork]

In my LFS today...

 

[saltyhog]

I have kept one but not with a clam. They are as reef safe as a tang in regard to corals, shrimp, crabs but I don't know about clams. I will say, mine frequently ate off of my fingers and the tangs exerted more force than he did. He cleaned the algae off of all my conchs without harming them but that doesn't necessarily equate to clams.