Yellow Candy Hogfish: Friendly or shy

[rookie07]

I want to add a Yellow Candy Hogfish to my 34 gl tank. It is comatible with my livestock....but, I want a very active fish. Will this fish hide or hang out in view? I understand that all fish are different...but Im looking for a general rule of thumb.

WILL THIS FISH BE OK WITH MY 2 FIREFISH? VERY SMALL 1.5"

Thanks

 

[marrone]

They're not shy and will be out in the open. You need to make sure you have a tight lid as they can and will jump.

Unless you can get a very small one I would say your tank is too small for one.

 

[rookie07]

yeah...4" is kinda big....im thinking about it. I think my 34 is alittle on the small side, but not by to much.
I will have netting on the tank(and a cover above that)...I get my 2 firefish tomorrow

oh yeah...thank you

 

[ireefny]

very active & social, my guy thinks he is a cleaner wrasse....but so does the rest of his tank mates, lets him do his thing

 

[rookie07]

anymore opinions?

 

[ellebelle]

They are super active fish, and probably won't hide at all. I agree with Mike Marrone though - I think the main problem is not with the gallonage of your tank (which is perfectly good for a candy hog) but the way the gallonage is apportioned. Because they're active fish, they tend to zip around the tank a lot, so horizontal width is more important for these fish than height. If you go for it, just watch and make sure he doesn't get stressed out and look for one on the smaller side.

The other thing to keep in mind is that wrasses and hogfish will pick your rock all the time. They will decimate your pod population. If your mandarin is still alive, this could really hurt his chances.

 

[ellebelle]

Have you considered Escenius blennies at all? I've had two (Midas blenny - african color variant) and a tailspot blenny), and both are REALLY active and fun to watch. (They will also eat pods.)

 

[rookie07]

I dont have a wrasse...mandarin is gone

 

[ellebelle]

I meant wrasses and hogfish as a group.

 

[NYreefNoob]

i have had mine for about 4 or 5 months in a 24g ap along with 2 lubbock wrasse's and it swim's with them like it is one of them. no problems but they are jumpers

 

[rookie07]

Tank is covered....

 

[rookie07]

WILL THIS FISH BE OK WITH MY 2 FIREFISH? VERY SMALL 1.5"

so for the double post...its more effective, I think

 

[rookie07]

Lissa,
Im not really a fan of blennies...
They just dont do it for me, except the stary night blenny, or what ever the all black w/ white dots is called. That one is just cool

 

[ellebelle]

Shouldn't bother your firefish.

 

[rookie07]

thanks...