To make parrotfish grow rapidly, the key lies in providing a suitable environment and reasonable feeding methods.
Stable Environment: Parrotfish don't have very high requirements for the environment, but the stability of water temperature is an important factor in promoting their rapid growth. It is recommended to keep the water temperature at around 28 °C. This can boost their metabolism and accelerate their growth and development. In terms of water quality, parrotfish don't demand much either, as long as the water is slightly acidic. Usually, you can change the water once every three days, and control the amount of water changed to one-fourth each time.
Adequate Feeding: To promote the rapid growth of parrotfish, it's necessary to feed them adequately and diversely. Parrotfish fry can be fed more foods like brine shrimp, daphnia, water lice, bloodworms, mealworms, and yellow mealworms. This can ensure they have sufficient nutrition and promote their development. However, if only live bait is fed for a long time, it's easy to cause them to be picky eaters. So, it's also necessary to combine some synthetic feeds at ordinary times to ensure a comprehensive nutrition.
Disease Prevention: Young parrotfish have relatively weak resistance, so breeders need to sterilize and disinfect them regularly to reduce the occurrence of diseases. Once a disease occurs, it's necessary to treat it immediately according to the symptoms to avoid the deterioration of the condition.
By adopting the above methods, it can effectively promote the rapid growth of parrotfish and maintain their healthy state.