parrot fish

Question
I recently bought a 75 gallon tank that came with 4 parrot fish. I have had freshwater tanks for years but with community type fish and no ciclids. They do pretty well but the smaller of the four is going very pale and is being picked on by the bigger fish. So not sure what to do here. Feel the pale color may be a sign of distress? Time to rehome this one maybe? And what is the best diet for these guys. The tank also came with two small puffer fish black and yellow guys. Not sure best diet for them either. I am worried that the tank size is too small for what is in there. The puffers are maybe 2 inches each and the parrots are about 4 each. Any info on these guys is greatly appreciated. They are great fish love the personalitys but just want them to be happy and stay healthy. Thank

Answer
Hi Melissa,
  Yes the pale color is probably a sign of stress. One solution is to add a whole bunch of structure (rock, wood, plants) to the tank  to break up the space -- that should help with reducing aggression.  

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