anyone else have a blue spotted jawfish? or other jawfish?

fishkid6692 · 03/18/2008, 12:00 AM

i bought a blue spotted jawfish and i was wondering about how you jawfish made it's den. can you post pics? also what are other cool things about your jawfish? also what is there favorite food and are they territorial? can they be kept together?

kzickovich · 03/18/2008, 06:14 AM

I don't think you want to keep two even if you could, mine makes a gig enough mess in the tank by himself.

cloob · 03/18/2008, 07:17 AM

I have a jawfish and hardly see it except it comes out of it's hole to eat but never swims further than 3 inches from his burrow which is in the back of my L/R.

Capt_Cully · 03/18/2008, 07:48 AM

that's unusual. Typically, they are quite nosey and want to see all the action. I've had 3, lost the first to jumping, lost the second in a move. This current one, and its two predecessors built burrows right up front. I don't have a DSB, but I piled enough sand into a corner. They build a tunnel under rocks with a few different entrances. Mine is quite personable and usually comes out when I'm near the tank.

The funniest thing he does is baracade himself in at night using snail or hermit crab shells. He doesn't seem to care if the inhabitant is still in the shell when he does it, so sometimes his front door crawls away.

fishkid6692 · 03/18/2008, 10:11 AM

mine built tunnels under the rocks to but his main burrow is right in front. he's always out. but if i don't mind the mess can i get another?

Capt_Cully · 03/18/2008, 10:41 AM

I had 2 at once and for a while they shared a burrow. After all they were in the same tank at the FS. But one of them eventually jumped. That doesn't answer your ? and i don't know if keeping 2 in the same tank facilitated the jump, but it's just my experience with keeping 2 at the same time.

fishkid6692 · 03/18/2008, 11:22 AM

ok i guess i'll try it.

adammreef · 03/18/2008, 11:29 AM

jawfish will make their own den if you put small pieces of live rock in the tank for them to pick up and move they will make one themselves.

ghost48 · 03/18/2008, 11:36 AM

I have a yellow head that made its burrow in the front under the rock. He is always out and looking around just stays close to home. A great addition to my tank and the favorite of my wife.

fishkid6692 · 03/18/2008, 12:43 PM

yea he is my fav. fish too. lol but he's the only fish so far. i'm still waiting for my snowflakes. i'm nervous to put 2 in the tank because if they start fighting it will be really hard to get one out.

Capt_Cully · 03/18/2008, 01:38 PM

snowflakes? not eels I hope?

fishkid6692 · 03/18/2008, 01:49 PM

no snowflake clowns. they are going to be like my center piece fish.

03/18/2008, 12:00 AM	#1
fishkid6692 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: danbury, CT Posts: 3,193	anyone else have a blue spotted jawfish? or other jawfish? i bought a blue spotted jawfish and i was wondering about how you jawfish made it's den. can you post pics? also what are other cool things about your jawfish? also what is there favorite food and are they territorial? can they be kept together?

03/18/2008, 06:14 AM	#2
kzickovich Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Zion Il Posts: 959	I don't think you want to keep two even if you could, mine makes a gig enough mess in the tank by himself. __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 90 Gal mixed reef 55 Gallon basement pump up Sump 25 Gal fuge 2 Mp40 DIY led light fixture Bubble King Mini 200 Gen2 skimmer BRS Duel reactor

03/18/2008, 07:48 AM	#4
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	that's unusual. Typically, they are quite nosey and want to see all the action. I've had 3, lost the first to jumping, lost the second in a move. This current one, and its two predecessors built burrows right up front. I don't have a DSB, but I piled enough sand into a corner. They build a tunnel under rocks with a few different entrances. Mine is quite personable and usually comes out when I'm near the tank. The funniest thing he does is baracade himself in at night using snail or hermit crab shells. He doesn't seem to care if the inhabitant is still in the shell when he does it, so sometimes his front door crawls away. __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

03/18/2008, 10:11 AM	#5
fishkid6692 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: danbury, CT Posts: 3,193	mine built tunnels under the rocks to but his main burrow is right in front. he's always out. but if i don't mind the mess can i get another? __________________ ~matt~ Current Tank Info: 180g - 4' by 3' by 2'. bubbleking mini 180, apex controller, (2) vortech mp40's, phosban reactor, geissmen moonlight fixture

03/18/2008, 10:41 AM	#6
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	I had 2 at once and for a while they shared a burrow. After all they were in the same tank at the FS. But one of them eventually jumped. That doesn't answer your ? and i don't know if keeping 2 in the same tank facilitated the jump, but it's just my experience with keeping 2 at the same time. __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

03/18/2008, 07:17 AM	#3
cloob Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Posts: 133	I have a jawfish and hardly see it except it comes out of it's hole to eat but never swims further than 3 inches from his burrow which is in the back of my L/R.

03/18/2008, 11:22 AM	#7
fishkid6692 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: danbury, CT Posts: 3,193	ok i guess i'll try it. __________________ ~matt~ Current Tank Info: 180g - 4' by 3' by 2'. bubbleking mini 180, apex controller, (2) vortech mp40's, phosban reactor, geissmen moonlight fixture

03/18/2008, 11:29 AM	#8
adammreef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: new jersey Posts: 266	jawfish will make their own den if you put small pieces of live rock in the tank for them to pick up and move they will make one themselves. __________________ Adam Current Tank Info: 210

03/18/2008, 11:36 AM	#9
ghost48 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 122	I have a yellow head that made its burrow in the front under the rock. He is always out and looking around just stays close to home. A great addition to my tank and the favorite of my wife. __________________ Fly Fast - Live Slow Current Tank Info: 120 gal with 4 Radion XR 30 Blue Hippo Tang Pair false perc's flame hawk 3 fire fish Three blue chromis

03/18/2008, 12:43 PM	#10
fishkid6692 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: danbury, CT Posts: 3,193	yea he is my fav. fish too. lol but he's the only fish so far. i'm still waiting for my snowflakes. i'm nervous to put 2 in the tank because if they start fighting it will be really hard to get one out. __________________ ~matt~ Current Tank Info: 180g - 4' by 3' by 2'. bubbleking mini 180, apex controller, (2) vortech mp40's, phosban reactor, geissmen moonlight fixture

03/18/2008, 01:38 PM	#11
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	snowflakes? not eels I hope? __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2

03/18/2008, 01:49 PM	#12
fishkid6692 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: danbury, CT Posts: 3,193	no snowflake clowns. they are going to be like my center piece fish. __________________ ~matt~ Current Tank Info: 180g - 4' by 3' by 2'. bubbleking mini 180, apex controller, (2) vortech mp40's, phosban reactor, geissmen moonlight fixture