Oxycirrhites typus in SPS tank ?

[Fatboy]

I was wondering if it would be a problem to have a pair of Oxycirrhites typus in an SPS tank. This fish is supposed to hide in gorgonians but I don't have any in my tank.



This is my tank..... and I wouldn't want these fish to damage the acros just because they want to seat on them.

Any experience with this fish in an SPS tank ?

By the way...... I don't have any shrimp.

 

[Orochimaru]

yep, they like to perch on corals, hence reduce PE. Not a good idea.

 

[jjjimmy]

Agreed that they will perch on corals but I have not know of them to cause any damage.

 

[Fatboy]

Thanks for the answers.......

I had the same concerns about perchin on corals. I guess then that this is a no no.

Thanks again.

 

[ranran]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=909916

this tank has that hawk in it with no worries.

 

[RichConley]

I wouldnt worry about it. Is it any worse than your snails "perching" on corals, or crabs "perching on corals", etc?

I think people are way too paranoid about this stuff... IMO, if its not trying to eat, or damaging the flesh of the coral, dont worry about it

 

[Fatboy]

WOW...... that is a beautiful tank.

Are they aggressive with other fish ?

 

[bnlimit10]

theres absolutely nothing wrong with them perching, I have a couple of lawnmower blennies and they perch all the time on my corals, and never have I seen any problems from it.

 

[DarkXerox]

They are more of a danger to small shrimp like Peppermints than the SPS. Plus they are prone to jumping so be careful with that.

 

[Mr.Furious]

Nice bike and nice tank

 

[Fatboy]

Wel..... I decided to give the Oxycirrhites typus a try so I bought a couple of them. Until know, there have been no problems with them. They haven't been aggresive with other fish and they are spending a lot of time on the rocks instead of the corals.

This is a picture of one of them.

 

[slojmn]

They are great little fish but they are jumpers. I had one jump out and somehow ended up on the floor in front of the tank with a full canopy on it. Amazing that it found some way to get out. Poor little guy shriveled up in the night. Now I have an open top so there is no way to have these fish in my tank. I hope they work out for you, they are pretty.

 

[Project Reef]

They'll be fine, don't stress over the perching one bit.