Quoyi parrotfish reef safe?
- Thread starter Dmorty217
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Rea17
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To me the orange marks behind the eye and lack of the turquoise jaw says no. Not sure of the species from that picture though.
reelredfish
Member
Ok anyone else?
Just want to make sure before i drop down the cash for him.
Just want to make sure before i drop down the cash for him.
reelredfish
Member
Well then i will probably pass on this one then.
reelredfish
Member
reelredfish
Member
For an adult, male, no. But all the pieces are there, and in the right spots.
reelredfish
Member
Well i am holding off is someone wants him they can have him. I really want to ensure i have the right one.
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
If the fish is still available next week I'm going to ask for a updated picture and see if coloring has changed at all or is more profound. I really would like another parrot
Has anyone tried feeding with Reef Nutrition's Fuzzy-Phytes or Macro-Feast(Gracilaria pacifica)?
My S. rivulatus made some progress, he suddenly started biting/scraping the glass and rocks for algae last night for an hour, but there is nowhere close to enough algae to keep him alive. It was the first time I really saw him make a sustained effort to eat. It has been 30 days now. So far I've tried NLS 1mm, 2mm, ON Formula 1, Rods Food, nori, frozen mysis, frozen brine.
To give him more 'peace of mind', I've removed all tangs/angles/etc leaving only 3 bartlett anthias, 2 purple tilefish, 1 goldspot rabbit fish, a tiny Fantail Orange Filefish, and a harlequin tusk. This is in a 200G tank. The only social interactions I've seen with the remaining fish are a couple times the S. rivulatus gave a quick chase to the tusk, and the rabbitfish often follows him around kind of a temporary schooling behavior.
My S. rivulatus made some progress, he suddenly started biting/scraping the glass and rocks for algae last night for an hour, but there is nowhere close to enough algae to keep him alive. It was the first time I really saw him make a sustained effort to eat. It has been 30 days now. So far I've tried NLS 1mm, 2mm, ON Formula 1, Rods Food, nori, frozen mysis, frozen brine.
To give him more 'peace of mind', I've removed all tangs/angles/etc leaving only 3 bartlett anthias, 2 purple tilefish, 1 goldspot rabbit fish, a tiny Fantail Orange Filefish, and a harlequin tusk. This is in a 200G tank. The only social interactions I've seen with the remaining fish are a couple times the S. rivulatus gave a quick chase to the tusk, and the rabbitfish often follows him around kind of a temporary schooling behavior.
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
I haven't tried this since mine ate pellets from the start and ate nori soon after. The rabbitfish behavior is similar to what my foxface would do with my Quoyi and still does... When my melenarus was picking on my parrot the foxface would chase the wrasse away like he was protecting the parrot... Kind of strange behavior but it was welcomed by me
Fortunately mine never had a problem eating, so I can only say keep trying anything and everything. Good luck! Keep us posted.
Sitting here at my desk I've been looking at my quoyi all morning. I have to admit, he looks smaller :lol: Basically many of my other fish have just gotten bigger. He has not. I'm a bit surprised, though I'm not sure why, since there really isn't that much info on parrots in aquariums.
Dmorty217
Saltwater Addict
I never really notice any of my fish growing but every time someone comes over and sees my fish after some time they are like "wow your fish are huge" On a side note I actually think my Quoyi has grown since I put all my fish in QT, which dumbfounds me since I feed so much less than I use to when they were all in the DT
