Got a Yellowhead Jawfish Yesterday

[Packersfan21]

Ok i put him in the DT last night. I dripped acclimated him for an hour and then i put him in the tank. He immediately swam to the back of the tank and i haven't seen him since.

 

[Timbor]

I would give him some time. As long as there are no aggressive fish bothering him, he should eventually choose a burrow site. Make sure he has ample rock rubble to build it too.

Tim

 

[Packersfan21]

The fish I have in the tank now are:

1. percula clown
2. false percula clown
3. purple tang
4. royal gramma


I read before that they can be really shy if there are tangs and angels in the tank before the jawfish. The purple tang isn't that agressive. I also have a purple reef lobster that killed a blood shrimp before. Could be a problem?

 

[Packersfan21]

****** Could he be a problem?

 

[-BlackJack-]

not sure about the lobster, but with the jawfish, mine is on day 5 or 6 in the DT, and he's made 3 differrent burrows so far, and he still only works on them when he knows no people are around. Also, if he starts making a burrow in the front of the tank, resist the urge to shine a flashlight down in it, because that will lengthen the amount of time before he feels secure, and will likely relocate and start all over again.

 

[Timbor]

Yeah, they can be very shy - especially in the beginning. That's why they are a good candidate to be the first fish in a setup.

I'm not sure about the lobster either. I would be wary of it personally, as the jawfish lives on the bottom so the lobster could get it easily. How big is the lobster?

Tim

 

[Packersfan21]

I would have a dded the jawfish first, but the tank crashed a little over a year ago, and the purple tang and the royal gramma were the only fish that survived. The lobster is about 3in.