Caribbean Deepwater Moustache Jawfish

Fish Biscuit

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Anyone have any experience with this fish? There's one on DD right now & one of the LFS has one in stock that will be on sale Saturday.

My tank isn't ready for fish yet & I'm not running out to buy one tomorrow but there is just something about this fish I really like.
 
Would love to get some experience, but cost is more than I am willing to pay. Have had just about every otherjawfish commercially sold. Been on my list for a while, currently have a red-headed and a varigated in my reef right now.
 
It will be on sale for under $400 so that made me a little more interested lol. I don't usually like to spend that much on a fish because I've only been doing this just under 3 years but I'm getting pretty confident in my abilities so far. Maybe if he's still around when I'm ready it will be an early Christmas present to myself :)

Are there any jawfish that are a real pia to take care of & that I should stay away from? I'm looking for fish with personality too.
 
Do these jawfish have a decent lifespan compared to their relatives? That much money for a fish that lives a few years seems unrealistic...
 
Fish Biscuit,

Most jawfish if provided the proper habitat are pretty hardy. There are thousands of threads on BSJ, but if provided the right water temp and depth of gravel and rocks for house building, nearly everything I have had has been pretty hardy.

Black Cap / Tiger Jawfish - In my experience are nearly bullet proof

Dusky - Same (although there are a few different species that get listed as Dusky, some get bigger than others).

BSJ - Mentioned above

Red Head / Red Devil - Behavior much like a BSJ, very alert, pretty bold

Maldives Varigated / Green Sided- Behavior much like a Dusky, amazing color

Chin-Strap - Stays a little smaller, very hardy, little shy

Pastel / Swordtail - Prefer sandy bottoms over gravel, very shy, hard to get them comfortable in the aquarium

Yellowhead - Can be hard to get acclimated in a mixed reef, especially with larger fish. Had most luck with these in smaller tanks of their own, and or one of the first fish introduced.
 
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