Yellow candy hogfish for pests?

hobbzz · 03/11/2016, 07:53 PM

I've got a barebottom tank and I'm looking for a wrasse that's good for pests and suitable for BB. Are these guys known to be good pest hunters like the halichoeres genus ones? Thanks in advance.

heathlindner25 · 03/11/2016, 09:29 PM

The hogfish is not a wrasse?

hobbzz · 03/11/2016, 09:57 PM

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking, or making a statement? Hogfish are members of the wrasse family, but not all wrasses hunt for pest type prey. Some are planktivores. I'm just wondering if these hogfish typically eat pests.

whosurcaddie · 03/11/2016, 10:57 PM

You would be better off with a wrasse from the Halichoeres genus. The Yellow Candy Hogfish is a planktivore.

A dusky or a yellow wrasse are probably the best choices.

Dkuhlmann · 03/12/2016, 03:54 AM

I just ordered one today from DD, can't wait to get it

I know they eat pods and bristle worms, I'm pretty sure they'll eat flat worms too.

pyithar · 03/12/2016, 04:44 AM

all three of my wrasses (ornate leopard, melanurus, McCosker) don't eat aefw nor monti eating nudis off the corals.

heathlindner25 · 03/12/2016, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbzz

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking, or making a statement? Hogfish are members of the wrasse family, but not all wrasses hunt for pest type prey. Some are planktivores. I'm just wondering if these hogfish typically eat pests.

I didn't know that ?....lol
Thankyou

hobbzz · 03/12/2016, 08:14 AM

No problem Heath. Thanks guys, looks like I'll be adding a bucket of sand and going with some type of halichoeres.

CStrickland · 03/12/2016, 10:46 AM

You can always put a little sandbox wrasse bed in a bb tank. People use Tupperware, or get more creative. I think most halichoeres require a few inches to sleep in.

hobbzz · 03/12/2016, 10:57 AM

Oh that's definitely what I meant by bucket lol. Not going back to sand. I have a black leopard in our 300 right now, which is also bb. Sand is in a tupperware behind the rocks. Started about 4 inches deep but whenever he buries to sleep he throws the sand around. I've refilled the tupperware a few times and now there sand strewn all over the tank. I was trying to avoid that, but this will be for a 120 so it should be easier to clean.

03/11/2016, 07:53 PM	#1
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	Yellow candy hogfish for pests? I've got a barebottom tank and I'm looking for a wrasse that's good for pests and suitable for BB. Are these guys known to be good pest hunters like the halichoeres genus ones? Thanks in advance. __________________ 150g system. 120g reef, sro3000, Apex, Tunze 6255/6105/6095, T5 w/led supplement, 29g reef, MP10, led only.

03/11/2016, 09:57 PM	#3
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking, or making a statement? Hogfish are members of the wrasse family, but not all wrasses hunt for pest type prey. Some are planktivores. I'm just wondering if these hogfish typically eat pests. __________________ 150g system. 120g reef, sro3000, Apex, Tunze 6255/6105/6095, T5 w/led supplement, 29g reef, MP10, led only.

03/12/2016, 03:54 AM	#5
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I just ordered one today from DD, can't wait to get it I know they eat pods and bristle worms, I'm pretty sure they'll eat flat worms too. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

03/12/2016, 04:44 AM	#6
pyithar Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: yangon,burma(myanmar) Posts: 1,786	all three of my wrasses (ornate leopard, melanurus, McCosker) don't eat aefw nor monti eating nudis off the corals. __________________ take it easy, pyithar Current Tank Info: 150G display, 50G sump, mixed reef

03/12/2016, 08:14 AM	#8
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	No problem Heath. Thanks guys, looks like I'll be adding a bucket of sand and going with some type of halichoeres. __________________ 150g system. 120g reef, sro3000, Apex, Tunze 6255/6105/6095, T5 w/led supplement, 29g reef, MP10, led only.

03/11/2016, 09:29 PM	#2
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	The hogfish is not a wrasse?

03/11/2016, 10:57 PM	#4
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	You would be better off with a wrasse from the Halichoeres genus. The Yellow Candy Hogfish is a planktivore. A dusky or a yellow wrasse are probably the best choices.

03/12/2016, 10:46 AM	#9
CStrickland Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New England, U.S. Posts: 4,595	You can always put a little sandbox wrasse bed in a bb tank. People use Tupperware, or get more creative. I think most halichoeres require a few inches to sleep in. __________________ If you're havin tank problems I feel bad for you, son. I got 99 problems but a fish ain't one Current Tank Info: 3/2016 upgrade to 120g. Chalk bass, melanurus, firefish, starry blenny, canary blenny, lyretail anthias, engineer gobys, kole tang. Softies / LPS / NPS. <3 noob4life <3

03/12/2016, 10:57 AM	#10
hobbzz How do I change this? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,037	Oh that's definitely what I meant by bucket lol. Not going back to sand. I have a black leopard in our 300 right now, which is also bb. Sand is in a tupperware behind the rocks. Started about 4 inches deep but whenever he buries to sleep he throws the sand around. I've refilled the tupperware a few times and now there sand strewn all over the tank. I was trying to avoid that, but this will be for a 120 so it should be easier to clean. __________________ 150g system. 120g reef, sro3000, Apex, Tunze 6255/6105/6095, T5 w/led supplement, 29g reef, MP10, led only.