HOGFISH AHOY

[nicescallop]

Dear fellow passionists;
Although I have been reading on this topic for quite some time, I am reletivitly new to sohe hobbie of keeping saltwater fish, so i call upon you unce again for your advice, which hogfish is best for the following conditios:
tank size; 35 gal hex
tank mates;1 scooter blennie
1 six lined wrasse
inverts: yes
thank you , i know you can get the info i need
p.s. any info on green and porclin crabs would be help full to

 

[pufferlover]

35 Hex a bit confined for a Hog they like to move around all day long. If it were I it would be the Coral Hogfish starting off as a smaller fish Juv or small adult. They get to 5 to 6 inches but are mellow and not expensive but very good looking. Dianas too aggressive for that tank; Cubans too expensive and are deep water fish often poorly collected and won't last; Lyretail about same facts as coral. If you have seen my posts you may have noticed that I have 4 Hogs and adore the fish. My favorites are the baby and adult Corals I have (different tanks) the baby is completely different in coloration then the adult but just as active, hardy, and hungry as the larger one is.

 

[nicescallop]

so scratch the hogfish?

 

[pufferlover]

Not saying to scratch it but start with a Juve if you can find one (colors I think are better looking the adult altho adult is far from draub). I just pointed out they like to swim a lot and in a hex they mainly have up and down to work with. As long as tank is not over crowded it should be ok.

 

[nicescallop]

and what would be crowded?

 

[pufferlover]

Well with the 6 line and blennie and say a Hog I would think one more small fish and that is it. When I say small one that stays around the size of 3 inches max. Frankly at this stage of my hobby I enjoy less fish in a tank then I did starting out- Things work better and in case of a major problem losses are much easier to take.