Where to buy Stoplight Parrotfish
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About Stoplight Parrotfish
Terminal-phase males display distinctive bright red coloration on the head and front body with yellow-green rear body and tail; initial-phase fish and females are drab greenish-brown. All phases have the characteristic heavy parrotfish beak and moderately robust body.
Key facts
- Appearance
- Terminal-phase males display distinctive bright red coloration on the head and front body with yellow-green rear body and tail; initial-phase fish and females are drab greenish-brown. All phases have the characteristic heavy parrotfish beak and moderately robust body.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-82°F pH: 8.1-8.4 Salinity: 1.02-1.026
- Family
- Scaridae
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Diet
- herbivore
- Diet Details
- Stoplight parrotfish are primarily herbivorous, feeding on macroalgae, turf algae, and detritus in the wild. In captivity, provide high-quality marine herbivore pellets, nori, and frozen spirulina-based foods daily, with occasional meaty supplements.
- Care Level
- Hard
- Max Size
- 12
- Min tank size
- 180 gallons
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 180-gallon tank; active, large species requiring ample space • Stable 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, moderate to strong water flow • Herbivorous grazer; feed marine algae, quality pellets, and vegetable matter • Coral and invertebrate predator; will consume LPS, soft corals, and crustaceans • Territorial and aggressive toward other parrotfish; best kept singly
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