I hate to break it to you guys but it seems like the prices in the US etc is rather steep for marine fishes.
Here in Singapore, Quoyi parrotfishes are available at the ubiquitous farms/LFS island-wide. I can get a 6-8" for a mere $SGD15 which is about $USD12.
I got my 30cm emperor angelfish for SGD$40 (I was able to select from the 13 emperors available in a store at the time i went there). The quality of the fishes are also rather good. The emperor itself was an aggressive eater while it was in the Qt. It loved the New era pellets (I had to lump them up to create larger Pellet balls). The Quoyi parrot that i acquired didn't actually swim much in the QT but now that its in my fowlr DT, its much better. It's shredding my large live rocks though![]()
Where is a good place to look for a Qouyi these days? I've watched the price climb on DD and now that my tank is ready , I want one. But not for $300![]()
Thank you Dmorty. I've dealt with Michael in the past so I'll give him a call.
That's a Quoyi for sure, they are often mislabeled as queens. Probably got him for a good price too being labeled a queen. Congrats, one of my favorite fish
He should color up, he looked great in the picture. The smallest I have ever seen one available for was 5". The Quoyi will be happy in the pool!
Peter's has lost color over time.
Peter's has lost color over time.
I would imagine that has to do with something lacking in the natural diet much like orange tail emperors lose the orange. Could be totally wrong too
AFAIK they eat algae... I feed the most high in spirulina content pellet food that I can find, and there is plenty on the rocks. I'd be really surprised if it's a food issue. I'm thinking sexual issues, like with anthias and fairy wrasses.
Yeah from that picture I would agree. Wow