Quoyi Parrotfish reef safe?

[CoralClasher]

I’m wondering if it would be safe to add one to my reef tank? 120 gallon mixed reef with a fox face, purple and yellow tang, three clowns, a cleaner wrasse, two leopard wrasse and a blenny.

 

[mtfish]

You should have no issues. They are algae eating fish from morning until they go to bed.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Mine is a model citizen. Keep him in a mixed reef with a Cow/Box/Gem tang, and many inverts

 

[CoralClasher]

Are they crazy fast swimmers? I like my calm swimming fish.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Are they crazy fast swimmers? I like my calm swimming fish.

Fairly skittish, but mostly a slow swimmer

 

[CoralClasher]

Fairly skittish, but mostly a slow swimmer

Are they jumpers?

 

[IKD]

I had one for years and it was perfectly reef safe. Great personalities and not too fast of swimmers.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Are they jumpers?

I was told very unlikely, as I will never have a top, I asked........ but I guess any fish “can” I suppose

 

[IKD]

Are they jumpers?

I never saw any jumping from mine. He stayed mid/low level in the tank unless I was feeding

 

[Jon Fishman]

I never saw any jumping from mine. He stayed mid/low level in the tank unless I was feeding

Mine doesn’t even come to the top to eat. Mostly a low/mid tank leisurely swimmer

 

[CoralClasher]

Very cool fish already hard at work.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Yep. They remind me of a larger/slower wrasse. very colorful

 

[CoralClasher]

Would a copper band butterfly do well with my tangs?

 

[Jon Fishman]

Would a copper band butterfly do well with my tangs?

I think the tangs will largely ignore non-tangs...... but the 2 tangs and Parrot are already 3 fish that will be getting quite large in a 120.... That’d be my issue.

But if you add, there are never any guarantees so just plan for contingencies

 

[CoralClasher]

Well my purple tang is a bully. Is there anything I should try to calm down the tang?

 

[CoralClasher]

Should I be worried about a battle wound from the purple tang?

 

[CoralClasher]

I did separate them Monday but it was to late.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Ouch. Maybe antibiotics? If it were me, I would leave/observe

 

[Jon Fishman]

Did the tang continue to go at it, or was it a dominance and done situation?

My Parrot went after my Gem Tang the day after I put him in (first time he started swimming the tank and not hiding) and after 2 scary snaps, he never did it again, and they eat/swim together ever since

 

[CoralClasher]

Ouch. Maybe antibiotics? If it were me, I would leave/observe

What do you think about Dr. Tim’s first Defense?