Jawfish and mixed substrate??

[WarEagleU1986]

I am looking at buying a Jawfish from liveaquaria along with a bunch of coral and a midas goby. My sandbed is about 1.5-2 inches deep and has a layer of crushed coral on top, maybe .25 inches if that. I know if i am going to get one i will need to add another inch of sand. My question is this. Could i just collect the crushed coral that is on the top then add the new sand around the rocks and then just replace the crushed coral or should i not even put the crushed coral back in there?

 

[eatbreakfast]

The jawfish will use the crushed coral in construction of its burrow. Your plan of moving it and adding sand and returning it to the tank sounds good.

 

[Betta132]

Shouldn't be an issue, your plan sounds good. And don't get too fussy with it, it's fine if you don't get all the crushed coral out. Jawfish won't mind.

 

[Costanza]

Yea the jawfish won't mind the crushed coral. I would be more worried about having a 100% jump-proof lid. If there is any opening they'll find it.

 

[nicdu]

Yea the jawfish won't mind the crushed coral. I would be more worried about having a 100% jump-proof lid. If there is any opening they'll find it.

+1. I have a Blue Spot Jawfish, and he's tank jumped twice, both at night. And both times through openings maybe 1/4"wide. Since the tank is in our bedroom, by some miracle from above, we've heard his jumps (the splashing for them to jump that high, makes a lot of noise) and have been able to put him back in the tank. I am now using that eggcrate grid with window screening wrap that cut to fit the top of the tank tightly.