pearl jaw fish question

reefnut · 04-07-2007, 07:31 PM

Hey guys I just bought a jaw fish. I brought it home and slow drip for 30 min and put it in the tank, and its swimming at the top with its head out of the water, back and forth across the tank. the tank tested out fine, all my other fish are fine.
any ideas as to what is goin on? thks Rob

Snelly40 · 04-07-2007, 07:49 PM

they are jumpers, watch out.
i would cover the tank and turn the lights off, give him time to find a hiding spot and start burrowing, which is more likely to happen at night!!!

Dentoid · 04-07-2007, 08:45 PM

I agree. They need time to settle down. If you don't have the tank covered, it will be on the carpet in the morning!

Snelly40 · 04-07-2007, 08:51 PM

they are great though once they dig a hole

Snelly40 · 04-07-2007, 08:51 PM

i have not made up my mind weather i want 3/4 pearly, or one bluespot jawfish

reefnut · 04-07-2007, 09:19 PM

well he seems to have calm down in the over flow box inside the
tank at 24" down at the bottom with all sorts of pipes argh!!!!! ok ok
I feel better now lol, well at lest hes not swimming with his head out of the water, which is going to make for a very hard capture what a pain in the arse.

thks guys

lcstorc · 04-08-2007, 06:22 PM

Snelly, you want a bluespot. You know you do. Plus then you will have extra room for something else down the line. The blues are just so gorgeous and full of personality. I have had pearlys before and they are even bigger jumpers than the bluespots and spend even more time hiding IME.

Reefnut, Good luck getting him out of the overflow. Do it soon though. I lost one when it jumped into the overflow on my Aquapod and it got sucked into the pump beacuse I wasn't fast enough.

aquaman3680 · 04-08-2007, 06:36 PM

If i were to get a pearly for my display fuge... #1 would i have to cover it? #2 would they mess with the pipes or my high fin goby?

Thanks,

Matt

lcstorc · 04-08-2007, 06:42 PM

#1 yes. Covering the tank is an absolute must when keeping jawfish. They are major jumpers.
#2 I would think you would be fine. I have had 2 in my seahorse tank and they never gave my seahorses or my clown goby the time of day. Absolutely no agression that I have ever seen and the seahorses are perfectly fine. I lost both jawfish to jumps however which is why I answered as I did for #1.

04-07-2007, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
reefnut Star Polyps Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 165 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	pearl jaw fish question Hey guys I just bought a jaw fish. I brought it home and slow drip for 30 min and put it in the tank, and its swimming at the top with its head out of the water, back and forth across the tank. the tank tested out fine, all my other fish are fine. any ideas as to what is goin on? thks Rob

04-07-2007, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pearl jaw fish question they are jumpers, watch out. i would cover the tank and turn the lights off, give him time to find a hiding spot and start burrowing, which is more likely to happen at night!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

04-07-2007, 08:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,827 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pearl jaw fish question I agree. They need time to settle down. If you don't have the tank covered, it will be on the carpet in the morning! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

04-07-2007, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pearl jaw fish question they are great though once they dig a hole __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

04-07-2007, 08:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,043 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: pearl jaw fish question i have not made up my mind weather i want 3/4 pearly, or one bluespot jawfish __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

04-07-2007, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
reefnut Star Polyps Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 165 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: pearl jaw fish question well he seems to have calm down in the over flow box inside the tank at 24" down at the bottom with all sorts of pipes argh!!!!! ok ok I feel better now lol, well at lest hes not swimming with his head out of the water, which is going to make for a very hard capture what a pain in the arse. thks guys

04-08-2007, 06:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: pearl jaw fish question Snelly, you want a bluespot. You know you do. Plus then you will have extra room for something else down the line. The blues are just so gorgeous and full of personality. I have had pearlys before and they are even bigger jumpers than the bluespots and spend even more time hiding IME. Reefnut, Good luck getting him out of the overflow. Do it soon though. I lost one when it jumped into the overflow on my Aquapod and it got sucked into the pump beacuse I wasn't fast enough. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

04-08-2007, 06:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,155 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: pearl jaw fish question If i were to get a pearly for my display fuge... #1 would i have to cover it? #2 would they mess with the pipes or my high fin goby? Thanks, Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

04-08-2007, 06:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 21,928 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: pearl jaw fish question #1 yes. Covering the tank is an absolute must when keeping jawfish. They are major jumpers. #2 I would think you would be fine. I have had 2 in my seahorse tank and they never gave my seahorses or my clown goby the time of day. Absolutely no agression that I have ever seen and the seahorses are perfectly fine. I lost both jawfish to jumps however which is why I answered as I did for #1. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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