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i have my tank at 78 80f does anyone on her have it at 82f? i just bought true parrot fish and i think they like it warmer and they seem a little stress so im think it might be cold for the fish

You shouldn't be housing parrot fish and an Mbu together.

I'd be stressed if I was all deformed like that, a bad swimmer & living with a predator that could outweigh me by 30x.

i think he said "true parrot fish" which is Hoplarchus psittacus

Nah, he means the cichlid.

it is Hoplarchus psittacus

johnnyfishtanks wrote:it is Hoplarchus psittacus

and well what do you know . NO ONE ANSWERED THE QUESTION

Have you ever heard the saying you attract more flies with honey than with vinegar? I'm not sure why anyone wants flies but there's a good point to it. You chronically come across as rude, whether you mean to or not. This causes people to be less likely to go out of their way to help you, especially when you can find the information just as easily as they can.

Information can be found on the mbu under the Pufferpedia section of the forum. It gives a temperature range of 74-80F. As a result, 80F is at the top end of their range, I would not go higher than that. From a quick Google search your other fish ranges from 78F to something higher than that. This means that 78-80F is within the range of both of their appropriate water temperatures. Keep your tank temperature in that range if you'd like as it is probably suitable for both fish. Do remember that higher temperatures cause higher metabolisms so you will have to feed more as well as do larger water changes if you increase the temperature. It is obviously best however that no one keep incompatible fish together.

Flutter wrote:Have you ever heard the saying you attract more flies with honey than with vinegar? I'm not sure why anyone wants flies but there's a good point to it. You chronically come across as rude, whether you mean to or not. This causes people to be less likely to go out of their way to help you, especially when you can find the information just as easily as they can.

Information can be found on the mbu under the Pufferpedia section of the forum. It gives a temperature range of 74-80F. As a result, 80F is at the top end of their range, I would not go higher than that. From a quick Google search your other fish ranges from 78F to something higher than that. This means that 78-80F is within the range of both of their appropriate water temperatures. Keep your tank temperature in that range if you'd like as it is probably suitable for both fish. Do remember that higher temperatures cause higher metabolisms so you will have to feed more as well as do larger water changes if you increase the temperature. It is obviously best however that no one keep incompatible fish together.

I think they call it ' Karma ' lol

We banned the jerk, BTW.