What is this Fish? (1 Viewer)

[HongT713]

wells just added this fish to my DT. I have no clue what it is but my guess would be some sort of tile fish what you guys think?

My newest addition just got him to eat frozen food after he decided to eat one of my brain in the picture above, i would say the biggest idol i have ever gotten!

 

[flexrac]

Of all the people on this site, you should know what you are putting in your tank. tell me you are just joking.

 

[RockNReef]

I thought I told you the name of that fish.

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=706&cid=283

 

[mike13oy]

Idol will eat all ur brains and lps. Happened to me before. I had one for a year without any problem and then he started to eat my candy candy colony and Lps. I was happy when he die. Lol

 

[HongT713]

Haha its ok I am going to keep the idol for now and moce it to the shop as a show fish

 

[HongT713]

I thought I told you the name of that fish.

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=706&cid=283

cool thanks brotha mike

 

[HongT713]

no man mike thats not it man look at it closely they look different

 

[HongT713]

look at them both closely looks totatly different... but very similiar to the untrain eye.

mines clear fin on top goes all the way to the back and has lower clear fins all the way to the back as well.

blue gudeon top fin stops in the middle and head a little different

 

[flexrac]

where did you get it from?

 

[flexrac]

here's a better pic of the blue gudgeon

 

[RockNReef]

http://images.search.yahoo.com/imag...&sigr=11ergimqi&sigi=1155c8e3l&sigb=132e8k566

 

[flexrac]

DUDE! That fish gets huge.

 

[djreef]

Yep, that's a sand tilefish. You're going to need more food.

DJ

 

[Tangs]

An Idol is one fish I never tried out. Are there any tricks to keeping them. few years back, I didn't have a coral reef but a show fish tank. After talking to a fish store owner we came to the conclusion that the low salinity trick was the way to go if I wanted an idol. any suggestions?

 

[djreef]

An Idol is one fish I never tried out. Are there any tricks to keeping them. few years back, I didn't have a coral reef but a show fish tank. After talking to a fish store owner we came to the conclusion that the low salinity trick was the way to go if I wanted an idol. any suggestions?[/quote

They are notoriously difficult, and honestly should be left in the ocean. Way too many end up in the trash.

DJ

 

[Tangs]

that is what I have always thought and told people... but aparently they get some sort of parasite.. why I think low salinity trick may help them out.

 

[HongT713]

iv gotten rid of the fish when i found out how big they get.. lol i got lucky too that fish just jumped out of the tank and luckily i saw it

 

[djreef]

Here you go -

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/9/fish


DJ