designing around a Flashlight Fish - Aquarium Advice

penguinsix · 10-09-2004, 06:30 PM

when i do get my first sw set-up i wish to design it around a flashlight fish. what other fish could go in with it, and what would lighting needs and all the other stuff that would be needed? thanks.

BBReef · 10-10-2004, 02:06 AM

a flashlight fish? do u have a picture or description of one?

indy · 10-10-2004, 02:10 AM

Flashlight fish are pretty new to the home aquarium industry. You're going to have a tough time finding information about them. I think they are fairly hard to keep alive. I'd guess they are nocturnal in nature, so a low light aquarium would probably suit them best.

BBReef · 10-10-2004, 02:16 AM

ya after reading some on them, id do a low light tank with a lot of caves and such for them to hide. they are nocturnal so you will have to keep that in account. there is some info on the net so id read as much about them as possible before designing the tank or buying one.

XXFirefighter · 10-11-2004, 03:40 AM

Good luck with him...
I had 2 of them..
One lasted 1 night and the other 3 nights..

They need little to no light. You will not see them all day losg and they only come out at night for food. They were very cool. I would not suggest getting them. My water levels were perfect too. They just didn't eat, couldnt' find anything. They didn't come out till all the lights were off. I even had to kill my moon lights for them to come out.

Cool fish but not for the home...

XXFirefighter · 10-11-2004, 03:42 AM

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...shlight#236310

penguinsix · 10-11-2004, 03:48 PM

ok so i guess i won't get one then

10-09-2004, 06:30 PM	#1
penguinsix Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 70	designing around a Flashlight Fish when i do get my first sw set-up i wish to design it around a flashlight fish. what other fish could go in with it, and what would lighting needs and all the other stuff that would be needed? thanks.

10-10-2004, 02:10 AM	#3
indy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Omicron Persia 8 Posts: 677 Images: 1	Flashlight fish are pretty new to the home aquarium industry. You're going to have a tough time finding information about them. I think they are fairly hard to keep alive. I'd guess they are nocturnal in nature, so a low light aquarium would probably suit them best. __________________ 112g main with 29g sump w/sqwd 150+lbs [acronym:aa165e6962="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:aa165e6962] 6"[acronym:aa165e6962="Deep Sand Bed"]dsb[/acronym:aa165e6962] PRIZM skimmer hehehehe Clarkii clown x 1 chromis x4 green BTA Big tank O'death

10-11-2004, 03:40 AM	#5
XXFirefighter Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lompoc, Ca Posts: 1,199 Images: 16	Good luck with him... I had 2 of them.. One lasted 1 night and the other 3 nights.. They need little to no light. You will not see them all day losg and they only come out at night for food. They were very cool. I would not suggest getting them. My water levels were perfect too. They just didn't eat, couldnt' find anything. They didn't come out till all the lights were off. I even had to kill my moon lights for them to come out. Cool fish but not for the home... __________________ 55 [acronym:1cbf82f712="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:1cbf82f712] 260 watt [acronym:1cbf82f712="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:1cbf82f712]- home made 2 blue 2 white moonlights Emporer 400 carbon only 2 Maxijet 1200's 200 watt Ebo Jager heater Powder Blue Tang Neon pseudochromis Lawnmorwe Blennie Occ Clown 3 Chromis Blue green gold clam 1 Yellow Clown Goby 1 Blue Tux Urchin Orange Star few hermits few snails www.bikecrazy.org - For Bike People...By Bike People

10-11-2004, 03:42 AM	#6
XXFirefighter Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lompoc, Ca Posts: 1,199 Images: 16	http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewto...shlight#236310 __________________ 55 [acronym:1cbf82f712="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:1cbf82f712] 260 watt [acronym:1cbf82f712="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:1cbf82f712]- home made 2 blue 2 white moonlights Emporer 400 carbon only 2 Maxijet 1200's 200 watt Ebo Jager heater Powder Blue Tang Neon pseudochromis Lawnmorwe Blennie Occ Clown 3 Chromis Blue green gold clam 1 Yellow Clown Goby 1 Blue Tux Urchin Orange Star few hermits few snails www.bikecrazy.org - For Bike People...By Bike People

10-11-2004, 03:48 PM	#7
penguinsix Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 70	ok so i guess i won't get one then __________________ Tanks: 2.5 gallon nano -3lb of [acronym:22e54134ce="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:22e54134ce], 3 LBS of [acronym:22e54134ce="Live sand"]LS[/acronym:22e54134ce] and some Caulerpa prolifera and a trumpet coral and some xenia. 29 gallon - getting ready to cycle.

10-10-2004, 02:06 AM	#2
BBReef Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 412 Images: 32	a flashlight fish? do u have a picture or description of one?

10-10-2004, 02:16 AM	#4
BBReef Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 412 Images: 32	ya after reading some on them, id do a low light tank with a lot of caves and such for them to hide. they are nocturnal so you will have to keep that in account. there is some info on the net so id read as much about them as possible before designing the tank or buying one.

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