Has anyone personally had success with blue spot jawfish?

[Mattl22]

I?ll start by saying this is my favorite fish of all time by a long shot love it?s personality how it burrows and it?s gorgeous.

I have tried 5 0f these over the yrs can?t seem to pass them up when I see one eating at lfs most jump through smallest crack end up on floor just bought one eating burrowing this morning it?s on carpet jumped right through egg crate

Has anyone actually had long term success with them I?m considering working on sealing up all gaps and modding a tight fitting lid just to try 1 more time


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[44santababy]

No! Never kept one more than 6 months. Need a true burrow and I believe slightly cooler temps. Leave in the ocean.


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[marklugo23]

I have had two, but they keep jumping out, wrong forum BTW!!

 

[LongIslandPetVet]

I had one for about 6 months. It?s one of my favorite fish also.
Mine all got blue spotted jawfish disease.
Good luck.

 

[Nanoreefer415]

unfortunately blue dot jawfish are collected from areas where water temperatures average low to mid 60's so unless you run a coolwater tank the odds of these guys getting blue dot disease is very likely within the 3-6 mo. period. like mentioned before, they will need a true burrow and more optimally a tank with no other bottom dwelling fish unless the jawfish has about 18-24" of territorial space in a big tank.

good luck if you buy one and i recommend soaking foods in vitamins for him if you do

 

[fumanchu]

Smh...
Mine jumped in the first 48 ..
In even had a net top and that fool found the only 3/4 in gap to fit thru I said i will try again on my next build

 

[ohana888]

I?ll start by saying this is my favorite fish of all time by a long shot love it?s personality how it burrows and it?s gorgeous.

I have tried 5 0f these over the yrs can?t seem to pass them up when I see one eating at lfs most jump through smallest crack end up on floor just bought one eating burrowing this morning it?s on carpet jumped right through egg crate

Has anyone actually had long term success with them I?m considering working on sealing up all gaps and modding a tight fitting lid just to try 1 more time


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sorry to hear - that really sux...

 

[Mattl22]

Seems to be same story for most im considering setting up a 30 gal for just this fish and seal all gaps up nice big sand bed with plenty rubble for it to play with
But b4 I go through the trouble I was hoping to find at least 1 success story


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[Mattl22]

Most carpet surf the one I had for a few weeks was doing great so I don?t think the temp thing is the issue as long as u get a healthy one with no open scratches on it from transport and have it eating well I really think it?s just a matter of haveing escape proof tank which most don?t have


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[Mattl22]

Thanks Doug my fault I thought my top was good but obviously not


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[MIKE NY]

Sorry to hear Matt..I never tried one because of the cooler water requirement. ....and no tank is escape proof. With all my wrasses I thought mine was until a large Tamarin knocked off a piece of acrylic and I found it on the floor.....


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[Mattl22]

Yes I don?t know why but I just need to try again with this fish brain storming how to completely seal up my top or just add a Sm tank to my system wheels spinning


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