Different types of jawfish in the same tank

[brubakron]

Upgrading to a large tank (265 gallons), and I really enjoy jawfish. I am going to keep several different types in the tank, and would like to keep a blue spot along with the other jawfish. One end of the tank will be open for viewing, and I am going to try to set up a cove area. In this area I would like to have a few pearly jawfish, a dusky, and maybe another type of jawfish. If I go with a blue spot I will try to introduce it at the other end of the tank. Should I introduce the blue spot first, so that it sets up its territory? And then the other jawfish that tend to "stay home" more? Or should I put in the blue spot last like you would with more territorial fish? Thanks for the input.

 

[small alien]

My only thought is, jaws will go where they want to go. Both pearlys and blue spots are sensitive but since blue spots are more so (and much more expensive) I would add them first. If I were you, I'd skip the blue spots and do a group of pearlys. I've heard they need about a square foot each but I'm not sure. I've only had singles. Good luck.

 

[grcforce327]

Looks like my blue spot settled on his 4th location at one end of the tank(2days).I'm going to try another jawfish soon.My blue is already eating from tongs.

 

[brubakron]

My only thought is, jaws will go where they want to go. Both pearlys and blue spots are sensitive but since blue spots are more so (and much more expensive) I would add them first. If I were you, I'd skip the blue spots and do a group of pearlys. I've heard they need about a square foot each but I'm not sure. I've only had singles. Good luck.

Blue spots are amazing looking fish, so I would like to have at least one in the tank. I am going to have a group of pearlys though for sure. They look awesome when they are floating about their holes, almost ghost like. I know of a tank where there are three or four them with their homes all within a square foot. I am hoping to have something along those lines, but we will see where they decide to set up at. I also like the dusky jaws and red spots, so I will have decide how many I will have in the tank.

 

[small alien]

Looks like my blue spot settled on his 4th location at one end of the tank(2days).I'm going to try another jawfish soon.My blue is already eating from tongs.

Mine eats out of my left nostril, but tongs is pretty good.:rollface: