In general, parrot fish live between 5-10 years. Wild breeds tend to live longer than captive breeds. If the parrot fish are artificially raised in the family, they generally only live for 4-5 years. Depending on the breeding method, the lifespan of parrot fish is also different.

Experienced breeders will make the environment around parrot fish suitable, and they can Live longer, and the lifespan can reach 6 years or more, but if you just start learning to breed parrot fish, the lifespan of parrot fish may be reduced due to inexperience. Furthermore, the life span of different species of parrot fish is not the same. Relatively speaking, the life span of macaw fish is the longest.

If you want to make parrot fish live longer, you need to pay attention to many problems when breeding. For example, the number of breeding fish, do not raise too many, otherwise they may fight with each other and reduce the lifespan of parrot fish. It is best to feed them every day and provide sufficient food, but they need to be cleaned up in time if there is any residual food in the water.