Harlequin Tusk

[lil.guppy]

what exactly would they eat in a reef aquarium?

 

[jackri]

By looking at their teeth... anything they want

 

[hlcroghan]

All the inverts. I don't believe they eat corals though.

 

[uneverno]

+1 they are voracious and predatory - especially to shrimp.

 

[lil.guppy]

I hear that they wont touch coral bandid shrimp though.
So what would happen if you had no snails or shrimp in a reef tank?

 

[florida joe]

I have read that they may eat small gobies, blennies, etc.. Reef tank invertebrates are definitely on their menu.

 

[uneverno]

I wouldn't count on it not eating a CB. Spectacular fish, but not reef safe. They also get fairly large. SWF sell @ 3-4 inches. I've never seen one smaller than 5-6":
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

 

[pastor b.]

Dear hobbyist, I have an Australian Harlequin tusk in my 150 ,which loves krill and raw shrimp. However, I did have a coral banded shrimp, but one day I came home late,and all that was left of the coral banded shrimp were its antennae

. I dare not even put a star fish within the aquarium, if the tusk gets hungry,it will even eat snails that are in your aquarium

.

 

[prime311]

My tusk ate all inverts except for starfish and urchins and would probly eat small fish. He was also a bit of a bully.

 

[srfisher17]

They will eat any invert or small fish they can. I hope you're not thinking of putting on into your 46 gal with the PB tang.