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07-02-2008, 12:35 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 21
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 |  My new Pearly Jawfish :)
I just got a pearly jawfish yesterday! 
I was so excited I happened to find one at my LFS as I have been looking to get one for quite some time (they are my absolute favorite on reef dives). I think he's a juvenile (about 1 and a half inches) and ate pretty readily in the store. Paid for him and picked him up later that evening.
The introduction went well (did it with the light off); he swam right to the bottom and made a burrow in the back over night. He even ate the next day just fine
Only problem i had was I think the light coming on today (day 2 for jawfish in the tank) startled him and he tried to jump (known jumpers so i hear and i've taken the proper precautions with my lid); i woke up to find him struggling on the top in a current and I think my female false percula took a nip out of his fin. Little worried about that, but otherwise everything is good.
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28 Gallon Bowfront
2 False Perculas
1 Long Tentacled Anemone
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp
1 Royal Gramma | 
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07-02-2008, 12:35 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 21
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and ive been trying to get a picture, but he moves pretty quick in and out of his burrow | |
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07-02-2008, 12:36 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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they are pretty fishies! _________ [center]Renaming Our Corals "Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide | |
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07-02-2008, 12:41 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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I love those little fish...I just added a red spotted blenny to our nano...He is awesome...  _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
125 gallon African Cichlid Tank http://home.comcast.net/~pizzal/index.html
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07-02-2008, 01:28 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Awesome fish... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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07-02-2008, 01:38 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Modesto,Cali Age: 29
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They are a pretty little fish. I would worry about it knocking over rocks though. | |
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07-02-2008, 09:15 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barberton, Ohio Age: 29
Posts: 166
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The last two that I've had have jumped, found a way/spot to get out. I've decided that is it no more, but best of luck to you.
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75g (7/04), 4x65watt cf, ASM G3, 65g refug, turbo-twist UV sterilizer, 2 koralia, Quiet One 3000, 123# LF, solar fairy wrasse, blue hippo tang, banggai cardinal, green chromis, O. clownfish, royal gramma, yellowheaded jawfish, serpent star, xenia
29g (9/04), 65 watt cf, coralife needle wheel, wet/dry, 1 koralia, 25# LF, coral beauty, b/w percula, yellow watchman
75g (8/07) 4x65watt cf, ASM G2, 2 koralia, 30 g refug, Quiet One 3000, 100# LF, Blonde naso tang, frogfish | |
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07-14-2008, 01:40 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bayside, NY Age: 33
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I have one also and he is the coolest fish in the tank. They definitely take some time acclimating though - sometimes up to 2 weeks until they find the perfect spot to dig the burrow. You will notice it may change its burrow very often in the beginning because its still getting used to its surroundings. Make sure that you do have plenty of live sand for him to burrow and watch your other tankmates - even if you have peaceful fish, they can intimidate him. | |
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