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Old 07-12-2007, 06:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just put a parrot fish in my 35 gallon fresh water tank. Its tank mates are 4 large angels & 2 large silver dollars. So far, everything is calm.

Is there anyone out there who can tell me something about the parrot fish ?
 
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Old 07-12-2007, 06:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I beleive the parrot fish is a true hybrid a cross between sevrons and the red devil, I have seen some that become deformed as they age, they tend to be good fish I used to have several they grow slower than many fish , the down is the angels will become aggresive as they grow and may pair up and attack anything in the tank this will take a while though.
Good luck angels tend to like acetic tanks, I ve seen them spawn on slate after a small amount of acid was added to the water.
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oh yea they tend to loose that orange color if fed alot of meat ,or flake I only fed mine KOI food with the color enhancer. lower protien with a balance of good plant fiber to prevent bloat many large belly fish can get bloat...mostly alarming to see its failry harmless they get gas and float over till they blow a bubble.. hehe

maybe you meant saltwater DUH they are on the avoid list I believe and eat coral...


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Old 07-12-2007, 06:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Parrots are a man made fish. You can buy them in every color of the rainbow and then some. They commonly have deformties when they get older.


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I hope he didn't put a SW parrotfish in a FW tank!


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No, fresh water parrot fish in a fresh water tank
 
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Old 07-13-2007, 03:23 AM   #6 (permalink)
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That shows all the different colors (chemicals) injected into them.
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I want a purple one. Do they come in cheetah patterns too ?
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I like the purple and yellow ones as I am a Minnesota Vikings "fin"atic!!!! hahah
It looks like their head got stuck in a hole and had to be pried out of the hole leaving their heads much smaller than their body!
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