Difference between revisions of "Sparisoma viride"

From The Aquarium Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "{{Fish Data |stub=No |name=Stoplight Parrotfish |extra_common_names=Dark Green Parrotfish, Parrot Chub, Moontail, Red Belly, Redbelly |species=Sparisoma viride |availability=U...")
 
m
Line 33: Line 33:
 
|max_water_hardness=12
 
|max_water_hardness=12
 
}}
 
}}
{{Basic fish page
+
 
|origin=:Found throughout the Caribbean.
+
== Origin ==
|sexing=:Hermaphroditic; males change to females, and back to males.
+
:Found throughout the Caribbean.
|tank_compatibility=:Peaceful
+
 
|diet=:Eats algae off corals by scraping off coral with their strong, beak like mouths.
+
     
|feeding_regime=:Daily
+
== Sexing ==
|environment_specifics=:Reef tank
+
:Hermaphroditic; males change to females, and back to males.
|behaviour=:Fairly Peaceful
+
 
|identification=:Juveniles are reddish-brown all over; when the fish are in initial phase, they are grey, and black with a red belly. When the fish are in terminal phase, they are blue-green, with a yellow bar on the tail's middle, with another one on the edge.
+
     
}}
+
== Tank compatibility ==
 +
:Peaceful
 +
 
 +
     
 +
== Diet ==
 +
:Eats algae off corals by scraping off coral with their strong, beak like mouths.
 +
 
 +
     
 +
== Feeding regime ==
 +
:Daily
 +
 
 +
     
 +
== Environment specifics ==
 +
:Reef tank
 +
 
 +
     
 +
== Behaviour ==
 +
:Fairly Peaceful
 +
 
 +
     
 +
== Identification ==
 +
:Juveniles are reddish-brown all over; when the fish are in initial phase, they are grey, and black with a red belly. When the fish are in terminal phase, they are blue-green, with a yellow bar on the tail's middle, with another one on the edge.
 +
 
 +
     
 
{{Categories
 
{{Categories
 
|Category=Fish, Fish (Saltwater), Parrotfish, Habitat Atlantic Ocean - Fish, Habitat Caribbean - Fish, Habitat Caribbean - Fish, Habitat Western Atlantic - Fish, Habitat Western Atlantic Ocean - Fish
 
|Category=Fish, Fish (Saltwater), Parrotfish, Habitat Atlantic Ocean - Fish, Habitat Caribbean - Fish, Habitat Caribbean - Fish, Habitat Western Atlantic - Fish, Habitat Western Atlantic Ocean - Fish
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 03:51, 13 December 2017

Stoplight Parrotfish

No Image.png

Sparisoma viride

568 Litres (150 US G.)

50.8-55.9cm (20-22 ")

pH

8.1 - 8.4

22.2-25.6°C (72 -78 °F)

8-12 °d

1:1 M:F

Omnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods
Other (See article)

15-20 years

Family

Scaridae



Additional names

Dark Green Parrotfish, Parrot Chub, Moontail, Red Belly, Redbelly


Origin

Found throughout the Caribbean.


Sexing

Hermaphroditic; males change to females, and back to males.


Tank compatibility

Peaceful


Diet

Eats algae off corals by scraping off coral with their strong, beak like mouths.


Feeding regime

Daily


Environment specifics

Reef tank


Behaviour

Fairly Peaceful


Identification

Juveniles are reddish-brown all over; when the fish are in initial phase, they are grey, and black with a red belly. When the fish are in terminal phase, they are blue-green, with a yellow bar on the tail's middle, with another one on the edge.