Searching for a Large Bottom Dweller

[kingfisherflesh]

Don't jawfish need a deeper sand bed and quieter tank?

The sand bed Im not too concerned with.

They can dig themselves a cave underneath a rock etc...tons of jawfish tanks out there with similar situations.

In order for them to build their vertical burrows...they need like 4-6" of crushed coral/mixed grain sand. Not many people are doing this either.

The busy tank thing is a concern...its looking more and more like whatever I get might not come out bc of the tangs.

 

[Monkeyfish]

IMO, avoid a goatfish. They need to be fed a lot and often in order to survive. This could wreak havoc on a 125g reef. Brotulas are supposedly very difficult to keep. Not sure why, I've just read that they generally don't fare well in home aquaria.

 

[kingfisherflesh]

IMO, avoid a goatfish. They need to be fed a lot and often in order to survive. This could wreak havoc on a 125g reef. Brotulas are supposedly very difficult to keep. Not sure why, I've just read that they generally don't fare well in home aquaria.

Thanks eric...at this point the door is wide open.

Still searching for some suggestions people!

Im at a loss and want something unique!

 

[Sigmund]

Loved your 2nd option in your original email. Do not have any experience with it though.

I did have the Yellow Brotulid for a few years, this fish is cryptic to the extreme, you will never see it. Plus mine would eat cleaner shrimp when they molted.

I love jawfish, but you may have some worries with the other tank mates and how big bold they are. May want to consider an Orange Throat Pike Blenny, have a pic of one in my avatar. You can do a search in this forum for other info I have shared about this species.

 

[kingfisherflesh]

Loved your 2nd option in your original email. Do not have any experience with it though.

I did have the Yellow Brotulid for a few years, this fish is cryptic to the extreme, you will never see it. Plus mine would eat cleaner shrimp when they molted.

I love jawfish, but you may have some worries with the other tank mates and how big bold they are. May want to consider an Orange Throat Pike Blenny, have a pic of one in my avatar. You can do a search in this forum for other info I have shared about this species.

You are talking about the indica?

I have decided against the brutulid.

Have you kept the indica?

We are still completely up in the air...I would love to hear anything you know about that second option from my original post though.

 

[Monkeyfish]

"We are still completely up in the air...I would love to hear anything you know about that second option from my original post though"

From wetwebmedia
They get to be about 10 inches long and eat benthic crustaceans; i.e. sand-bed critters


From Monsterfishkeepers
...but the info on them in captivity is basically non existent. I only know one other person in the world that had them and he lives in Sweden

From Wikipedia
They dig burrows in sandy or muddy seabed and eat zooplankton.

Haven't found any other info as of yet. I'll ask a friend over at Atlantis Marine World Aquarium if he knows anything about them.

 

[kingfisherflesh]

Well, as lame as this sounds - I ended up buying a tiny little engineer goby.

I got him from an LFS at less than 2" and he is now probably close to four. That being said, I have only seen him once (earlier this week) since I bought him.

Now I know where he lives, and I was kinda hoping that I would see him out again today as I fed, but being a carbon doser I guess that enough stuff gets to him that he doesnt have to show himself. Either that or his burrow allows him to get food at other locations as well. Hope to see him more as he gets larger.