couch potato jawfish

[mle421]

ok, so i got my yellowheaded jawfish on thursday, and here it is saturday night and hes still just hiding out under a rock. he didn't even make much of a burrow, hes in plain sight, just dug all the way under my 3 inch sand bed and is laying on the glass a bit under one of my live rocks. and his whole body is in plain sight, not just his head. He hasn't even touched all the crushed coral i thought he'd enjoy that i put in for him wednesday night. will he ever become more active? i drip acclimated him for an hour. and all my readings are fine, a little high on phosphates, but that shouldnt bug him. is he just getting used to being here? or is he just the most boring fish ever? oh, and i saw him eat too. so its not like hes over stressed, he had no problem sticking his head out to munch on some mysid shrimp. i really just think he's lazy.

 

[mle421]

bump

 

[lando]

I think he is just getting use to things. Give it a few more days.

 

[seaham358]

Those fish do best in pairs or larger numbers.... Are there any other fish in that tank?
They are very timid, i had 2 in my 20 gal fuge and they were timid in there all by themselves. They would just hover over there nest and if you moved fast they were gone. I would get another and hope they find each other. They are a very cool fish but in a tank with other fast moving fish not sure how well they will do.
Good luck with him...

 

[mle421]

my only other fish is a true perc. my tank is only 10 gal, so i'm not sure that i can get another one.

 

[seaham358]

A fish that size does not add much bio load IMO. to make the fish comfortable I would think about getting another. If you do regular water changes it should not be a issue. How much Lr do you have in there?
With only a clown he should do fine.... again they are timid... I would think about a pair...
PS they are jumpers......

 

[mle421]

well i would love to get another one, but does everyone else agree that my bio load will be ok? i do water changes once a week, and i'd be more than willing to do them twice a week, since its only a 10 gallon tank, a 10% is only a gallon, so its no big deal at all. but i'd want to hear from a few people that that would be ok first oh, and i have 10 lbs of lr, and i have a secure cover with mesh over any open spots so he cant jump out, but so that my gas can still exchange better.

 

[mle421]

bumped again

 

[mle421]

does anyone wanna give me their opinion? anyone at all? buhler?

 

[seaham358]

I guess I don't count

 

[mle421]

oh i didnt mean it that way, i just wanted to be sure that was the general concensis. but it doesnt even matter now. he died today. i just started a new post about it.

 

[seaham358]

Sorry to hear that.... ... they are sensitive fish.... I was just busting chops.... :?

 

[mle421]

i know i'm so bummed! he was just starting to become less shy too and was starting last night to build a burrow, he didn't even seem to care that i was watching, he was so awesome to watch, he gulped and spit sand so fast!