bicolor parrotfish

[fishfatty]

can anyone give me some info on these fish? i just purchased one, and the guy at the LFS said they are very calm fish. any info would help!
Thanks

 

[natep206]

their diet is alot of hard coral and nothing else. hopfully u have a sps forest in your back yard
nate

 

[dogstar]

Very rarely lives in captivity in typical home aquariums.

 

[fishfatty]

Originally Posted by NateP206
their diet is alot of hard coral and nothing else. hopfully u have a sps forest in your back yard
nate

so that means that their diet is coral?!?!? i have toadstool leather in there

 

[my way]

Can I ask a question without you getting offended? I see you have 350 posts on these boards. In that time I'm sure you have read at least one post telling someone to do their research before purchasing a fish. So why have you bought a fish you obviously don't have any knowledge of?

 

[rara12]

they can live on frozen foods, but not for long

 

[rara12]

Originally Posted by My Way
Can I ask a question without you getting offended? I see you have 350 posts on these boards. In that time I'm sure you have read at least one post telling someone to do their research before purchasing a fish. So why have you bought a fish you obviously don't have any knowledge of?


you got served

 

[ejensen]

You can't believe those LFS. They will set you up so bad sometimes. They know you will just come back for some more fish to kill. I only know 1lfs that will tell you the truth and won't miss lead you.
Ouch...............

 

[fishfatty]

what should i do?

 

[my way]

Originally Posted by rara12

you got served
I did'nt mean it that way.
Originally Posted by FishFatty
what should i do?
First see if you can get it to eat frozen foods. You should always ask to see a fish eat before buying. If you cannot get it to eat, I would explain to the LFS you got it from that you now know it is a fish that you are'nt capable of meeting it's needs and ask if you could trade it for another fish.

 

[fishfatty]

the LFS took it back

 

[ejensen]

I see those fish at every LFS and I never knew that they eat sps corals. I never owned one. Even on different web sites they never say anything about them eating coral as there main diet. That would be a very expensive diet. Is this for all parrot fish?

 

[vt4lifecuf]

i have this fish for months now, and swim and eat thats all he do

 

[vt4lifecuf]

by the way i have FOWLR and i feed the parrot fish with Spectrum Thera-A Anti Parasitic Formula and sometime clip it spinach and he eat everything i feed him