Bicolor Parrotfish ?????

[987654321]

I was looking at this fish and im thinking about getting one. Anybody have one or know anything about them?

 

[alix2.0]

not reef safe. they also get biiiiigggggg

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
not reef safe. they also get biiiiigggggg

Agree, also extremely difficult fish to keep, hard to properly feed, they'll chomp on anything. I have never heard or read anything that doesn't say parrot fish are poor fish for home aquaria.

 

[iluvswfish]

The bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) gets 30" long and has an extremely poor survival record in captivity due to the fact that they eat mostly algae from between the polyps of corals. They are pelagic swimmers and most definately not reef safe. They will munch on corals looking for the algae as well as sampling anything else they feel like tasting. They also eat and digest pieces of LR, excreting it as sand - because this is the primary way they wear their teeth down, it is difficult to provide enough material in a closed system to keep the teeth/beak from overgrowing. From what I've seen, they aren't commonly offered at LFS.

 

[987654321]

I had no idea they got that big. I guess I wont be getting one. Sad because it is a very interesting looking fish.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by 987654321
I had no idea they got that big. I guess I wont be getting one. Sad because it is a very interesting looking fish.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/
That's a juvi; here's what it'll look like down the road:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

 

[saltwaterfish.com]

https://www.saltwaterfish.com/