Quoyi parrotfish reef safe?
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Dmorty217
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Had one in a 220g that did fine. At 5" I would expect the parrot to only grow another 1-1.5" max
Marshall O
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Just to confirm, is your tank is glass? They will mark/scratch up acrylic tanks I believe.
Also I would not worry about using the 29 for a normal QT period. Add long as you feed it properly and keep up on water quality, it should be fine.
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Also I would not worry about using the 29 for a normal QT period. Add long as you feed it properly and keep up on water quality, it should be fine.
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Dmorty217
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They "can" but since they are algae eaters unless you tank walls are filthy with algae it shouldn't be a issue
ghstrider
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Dmorty i pulled the trigger. They had a slimmer 4" and a gorgeous 5" with amazing color so guess which i grabbed??? The 5"! Both were eating at the store and hopefully will do the same at home. 2 weeks in cupramine and then to the DT. Im ny qt i have 2 small wrasses and a small regal angel.
Dmorty217
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Congrats, one of my favorite fish. Eating pellets?
ghstrider
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Dmorty, hes eating algae and some pe mysis. The pellets are gone after i put em in and hes the only one thats big enough to eat em but he doesnt do it when im near the tank since he hides from me. I put in all types of food and between him and the two small wrasses in my qt its all gone. 5 more days in qt the dt!!!
Dmorty217
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Try some smaller pellets. It seems they prefer the smaller pellets for some reason. Mine liked the 1-2mm pellets the best. Would mostly ignore the 3mm pellets. I meant to ask do you currently have the false personifer in your avatar? One of my favorite fish
ghstrider
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I wish!!! Lost everything years ago and had tank sitting dry til march. Right now its fallow til thursday. Then ill be adding a small leopard and naoko wrasse and the quoyi. Im also looking to order paired goldflakes. They will have the qt all for themselves for a few weeks.
I also do feed him the 1mm nls pellets. Looks like he eats em when i walk away cuz they r gone and i can see him eating stuff off the ground from a distance.
I also do feed him the 1mm nls pellets. Looks like he eats em when i walk away cuz they r gone and i can see him eating stuff off the ground from a distance.
Dmorty217
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If your looking for paired goldflakes I would contact jordan@amongthereef.com. He can get you whatever you want. Interruptus anyone?
ghstrider
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going through pacific island aquatics.. he has had a few for several weeks doing very well. and a few have paired off so Im buying one of the pairs. one is a subadult with blue lips already and the other is a smaller juvie.
pm me a contact number if u don't mind... im always looking for someone whos brain I can pick a little when they have similar fish.
pm me a contact number if u don't mind... im always looking for someone whos brain I can pick a little when they have similar fish.
Dmorty217
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Colby has high quality livestock and good pricing too
This is an awesome thread - my thanks to all who've shared their experiences with this uncommon - and uncommonly beautiful! - fish for all these years! (And to Dmorty for starting it in the first place!)
Not 100% certain, but I'm pretty sure that in Leo's video quoted here, the gray parrotfish with pale bars that shows up halfway through, at the right side of the tank, and crosses to the liverock is a female S. quoyi. From what I've been able to glean, they look _nothing_ like the males, post-transformation.
~Bruce, who has only ever seen a single quoyi, whose LFSs occasionally get princess parrots that _aren't_ quoyi, who's been stalking quoyi almost every night this week on DD, and who's planning to bring one home once the 220 across the room is ready to receive!
