info on parrot fish? are they freshwater or saltwater? can they go in a 10 gal. aquarium? are they agressive or calm? do they do better by themselves or with a mate? can i eat one?
2006-09-19 14:44:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
There's a salt water parrot fish and a fresh water. I assume you're talking about the fw one.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/categ.cfm?pcatid=830
They're a hybrid(cross bred not "man made") cichlid. No one really knows what they're cross bred with though, it's been kept a secret. They are not brackish water fish, but will tolerate a bit of aquarium salt in a tank. (Not all fish tolerate salt)
10 gal is too small for one. Need at least a 30 gal tank for one. They can grow anywhere from 6-12 inches. Some can be aggressive. I have 7 of them in various tanks, they rule the tank, but are not overly aggressive. The only thing I've ever lost was neons. They're fine alone or with a mate. Very good personable fish, just need a bigger tank for it. If you wanna eat one, s'pose you could :)
2006-09-19 17:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parrot fish are a hybrid from 2 different cichlids, one from Africa and one from South America. I think one is a red terror and the other I can't spell it right.
I had a few and most of them were nice, other then tearing up the tank to lay their eggs, (which I never saw.) We had a smaller one that killed off a catfish. Before I knew the fish died, the bad water weaken off most of the other fish in my tank.
Parrot fish are intelligent and like to watch people. Fish do need salt in their tanks. I use a hand-full for every 10 gallons. You can use either fish salt or canning salt, never use table salt.
A parrot fish would be too small to eat. Besides, you don't know what is in the fish food that you give it. As long as the animal isn't going to be use for human consumption, the ingredients that go into the fish food isn't regulated, or not very much.
2006-09-19 16:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda J 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
parrot fish are a hybrild fish , they are in the cichlid family , so brackish water i have 6 in a 30 gallon aquarium, temp at 80 -82 using salt in the water. ph at 7.2-7.6 they are a very social fish so better in groups. they do mate and lay eggs but the eggs dont hatch.
2006-09-19 15:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pixie Girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Parrot fish rule.
2006-09-19 14:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by Basch J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 points from the parrot eater!
2006-09-20 05:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh... those are the man-made ones right? i'm pretty sure they are freshwater, can go in 10gal, are agressive, need some friends and they taste bad. just ask the person selling the parrot fish, they'd know everything i told you. except maybe the last one... good luck!
2006-09-19 14:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by hmbn 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Here are a few websites on parrot fish..they are from my understanding a difficult type of fish to keep in captivity..
http://www.junglewalk.com/info/parrot-fish-information.htm
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupvNnRBFJpMA5sZXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE2bWhkbTZyBGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDNQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANRU1NIXzM1/SIG=12m2f0e9f/EXP=1158803277/**http%3a//saltaquarium.about.com/cs/parrotfishcare/l/blpickparrot.htm
2006-09-19 14:51:43 · answer #7 · answered by blondemom133 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. Here are sites on each one
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrotfish
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/blparrot.php
Salt water parrotfish are good eating, both raw and cooked
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2006-09-20 02:21:22 · answer #8 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you,some kind of nut ?
2006-09-19 14:46:34 · answer #9 · answered by g_man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋