Candy Stripe Hogfish?
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poniegirl
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They are beautiful fish, aren't they? Here's my take on them:
Be careful to find out exactly how large these fish can get.
Being listed as a carnivore, and judging by the way the fish looks, I would bet he will dine on hitchhiker worms. Another indication is that they warn the keeper about these fish dining on ornamental shrimp.
I have recently aquired 2 red cigar wrasse that are almost identical to the CC hogfish, except the tail is yellow, not black. Hogfish and wrasse are closely related, so I imagine similar in several ways.
Mine are not jumpers. They are VERY agressive feeders (not mean at all, just concerned about their own bellies) they eat a lot and quickly!
They have controlled my worm population exceedingly well.
They sleep in the sand bed, completely submerged, so you cannot see them at all, I don't know if hogfish do this.
I've include photos so you can see the similarity.
What size tank and what tankmates?
Be careful to find out exactly how large these fish can get.
Being listed as a carnivore, and judging by the way the fish looks, I would bet he will dine on hitchhiker worms. Another indication is that they warn the keeper about these fish dining on ornamental shrimp.
I have recently aquired 2 red cigar wrasse that are almost identical to the CC hogfish, except the tail is yellow, not black. Hogfish and wrasse are closely related, so I imagine similar in several ways.
Mine are not jumpers. They are VERY agressive feeders (not mean at all, just concerned about their own bellies) they eat a lot and quickly!
They have controlled my worm population exceedingly well.
They sleep in the sand bed, completely submerged, so you cannot see them at all, I don't know if hogfish do this.
I've include photos so you can see the similarity.
What size tank and what tankmates?