why is my yellow parrot fish fight by mouth and rounding each together ?

Updated On September 27th, 2018

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

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This "lip wrestling" can indicate aggression if you have two males or if you have a male and female, it may be breeding behavior. You'll need to watch them to differentiate between the behaviors. Males may need to be separated or placed in a larger tank. A female parrotfish will lay eggs on a hard surface in the tank and the pair will take turns caring for the eggs.

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