Bluespot Jawfish

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alysak6075

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Will a bluespot fight with a bicolor blenny or a ruby red dragonnet? this is a corner 54G tank, all wish are peaceful? Any thoughts? also is a longnose hawkfish a good choice for a reef?
 
Read the forums on blue spot jaw fish most people who keep them suscessfully have them in there own little tank by them selfs. Ive tryed least 5 of them all eat great live six months then poof gone they supossely get stressed from other fish getting to close to there cave so then they keep moving and end up just dieing from stress or something also need right type of rubble to build there caves so they don't collapse on them . Beautiful fish but do some reading before wasting money i didnt 500$ later i did lol
 
madjoe said:
Read the forums on blue spot jaw fish most people who keep them suscessfully have them in there own little tank by them selfs. Ive tryed least 5 of them all eat great live six months then poof gone they supossely get stressed from other fish getting to close to there cave so then they keep moving and end up just dieing from stress or something also need right type of rubble to build there caves so they don't collapse on them . Beautiful fish but do some reading before wasting money i didnt 500$ later i did lol
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Thanks for the info. That was one of my must have fish for my current tank. I guess I'll wait to set up a separate tank for this one..
 
I have a BSJ in my 80 gal reef with 2 Wrasses, pair of clowns, a Tang and a Rabbitfish and they all get along very well IME...
at first the BSJ was apprehensive about coming out of his cave to eat but now he's out and about just as much as the others...
on occasion he will flare out his gills towards the Tang when they get too close together, but for the most part they are good neighbors :)

BSJ has been with me since April or May of this year and eats anything and everything ;)
 
cet98 said:
I have a BSJ in my 80 gal reef with 2 Wrasses, pair of clowns, a Tang and a Rabbitfish and they all get along very well IME...
at first the BSJ was apprehensive about coming out of his cave to eat but now he's out and about just as much as the others...
on occasion he will flare out his gills towards the Tang when they get too close together, but for the most part they are good neighbors :)

BSJ has been with me since April or May of this year and eats anything and everything ;)
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When did u get another one good luck with it didnt say it cant be done just saying read the forums get info on them they arent the cheapest fish to get without knowing what they need to survive
 
Those fish need cool water to do well long term, they don't survive long in typical reef. That's why people usually report them doing great and eating for few months, and then die for no apparent reason.
 
my understanding is that BSJ are native to the Gulf of California/Mexico where the reef temperatures will range somewhere between 61*and 79*F
sites such as Live Aquaria state the temp range for BSJ between 72-78*F...
personally I keep my reef temp between 76-78*F all year round and in the 7 months or so that I've had my BSJ, I've yet to see it show any signs of diminishing health...
but this is only my experience so I am not trying to infer that this is typical by any means...
 
MMreef said:
Those fish need cool water to do well long term, they don't survive long in typical reef. That's why people usually report them doing great and eating for few months, and then die for no apparent reason.
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What he said
 
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