hi-hat drum in reef?!

[fishmanstan]

Hi,
I would like to add a small one to my 4' 120g sps dominated reef. Any comments/testimonials??

Thank you.

 

[snorvich]

Not reef safe. Not even small fish safe. Juveniles are interesting, however, because of their behavior.

 

[fishmanstan]

Thanks

 

[tcmfish]

It won't eat coral though.

 

[snorvich]

It won't eat coral though.

Yes, that is correct.

 

[jazzman7838]

I think they are fine in reefs as long as you don't want small shrimp. Unless you have very small gobies they will leave your fish alone too. I have a 6" specimen with royal grammas and it leaves them alone. I think a jack knife or spotted drum would be a nicer looking choice however.

 

[rachenbrazil]

My jacknife does not bother any coral. I would not recomend sinal shrimps but my peppermint are still with him after 3 months. Just pai attention to qt as they are prone to ich and require frequent feeding...

 

[fishmanstan]

How big do jack knives get

 

[rachenbrazil]

They say maximum size is 9 inch.... Mine is 3 1/4 inches

 

[fishmanstan]

Cool fish?

 

[rachenbrazil]

I like it and my fishes including Pb tang and queen angel do not care about him. Black and white colors are cool

 

[jazzman7838]

Max wild size is 9" but realistically they get about 6" in captivity. Most of that is tail, too. These fish are sort of like dumb puppies, you can easily get them to take food from your hands but they aren't "smart" like a wrasse, angel, dottyback, etc. IME other fish tend to ignore them and vice versa.

 

[fishmanstan]

Do you like yours?

 

[jazzman7838]

It's not my favorite but it's a cool looking fish. They just don't have much personality.