Tuskfish help

[hermitage]

Hey all

I'm calling out to all you Harlequin Tuskfish (HT) owners out there, or anyone with experience owning this species.

I'm restocking my 120 after losing some fish during a 6week hospital stay. I currently have the following.

1 yellowtail damsel
1 8" Volitans Lionfish
1 9" Snowflake eel
1 Condy anemone
1 small zooanthid colony
1 Colt coral
1 finger leather of some kind
3 Golf ball sized Turbo snails
3 Cerith snails
4 Hermit crabs
1 filter feeding crab (LR Hitchiker).

I've read varying reports on what the tuskfish will eat. From "it will only eat crustaceans small enough to fit in its mouth." to generalized statements like "it will eat all crustaceans in your tank."

Which of these comments would you all say is more true?

If the latter is true, than what do you all use as a clean up crew?

Thanks a lot for everyones help.

Wayne

 

[thor32766]

Odds are your clean up crew would be taken out. I had a tusk for 2 yrs , never touched a thing. But all i have read and few friends experiences are that your clean up crew will start to go missing.