Just found this thread - I've had a happy and healthy quoy's parrotfish (called "beaker") for just over 2 years now. I believe I'm one of the few (only?) local reefers who's managed to have one live longer than 3-6 months.
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Mine seems to be just as happy, healthy and perky as the day I got it. And it's a good weight for its size.I really want one but I am worried it will just die in two years.
What size tank is yours in? Reef tank or fowlr? What’s the daily diet you feed it? How large is he now roughly?Mine seems to be just as happy, healthy and perky as the day I got it. And it's a good weight for its size.
200 gallons total (160 gallons display). Mixed reef (with probably equal amounts of each). The frozen diet consists of: LRS Reef Frenzy Herbivore, PE Mysis, PE Calanus, Hikari Brine, TLF SeaVeggies Green/Red and various pellets: NLS Algae Maxx, Algae Wafers and Marine Fish and Nyos Wild Goji, True Algae and Sweet Aloe. Plus whatever algae and rocks he scrapes the absolute crap out of...What size tank is yours in? Reef tank or fowlr? What’s the daily diet you feed it? How large is he now roughly?
Also get massive don't they?I ended up getting two princess parrots. Heard they do better than Quoyi but not as pretty.
From what I have been reading, no they both only get to about 10"Also get massive don't they?
Idk why I thought they got like 2 ft. Well hope they do well for you! I know I'll be trying a quoyi again once I have a large tank again.From what I have been reading, no they both only get to about 10"
How are the two getting along? I currently have a striped parrotfish and introduced a Quoyi that was about 2 inches larger. This is in a 450 gallon tank. The striped parrot killed the Quoyi before I could try to seperate them. I was devestated. So, for me, one parrotfish at a time only.I ended up getting two princess parrots. Heard they do better than Quoyi but not as pretty.
They are doing good now, but I may end up rehoming one. I had not planed to get two it was an accident. Somehow had QTY 2 not 1 on the online shopping cart and did not catch it in time. They shipped them the same day I placed the order. They are pretty shy and I have to stay pretty far back from the tank just to get a picture. They will bolt to the other side of the tank when ever I walk up to it.How are the two getting along? I currently have a striped parrotfish and introduced a Quoyi that was about 2 inches larger. This is in a 450 gallon tank. The striped parrot killed the Quoyi before I could try to seperate them. I was devestated. So, for me, one parrotfish at a time only.