Oxycirrhites typus
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he's not shy at all...it's the first time that a new fish can handfed after so little time. He's not scared of any other fishies, he's changing location to find a look-a-like gorgonian. A shrimp tried to jump on him to check him out, he didn't jumped on it, but finally the shrimp didn't cleaned it..she tough he was ok 
He feels right at home, an even my tang is nice with this guy...first time too, my tang can be a killer. I am amazed...for now
He feels right at home, an even my tang is nice with this guy...first time too, my tang can be a killer. I am amazed...for now
ok OCCFan023 and Saltwater4life, you were interested in this specimen. So far, he's doing great, no aggressions by him or other inmates. I have to tell you it's not a great swimmer, but it's a great ornemental fishie. Every 5 mn he changes locations, and he's very easy to see. Not a shy fish, when i come near the tank, he comes to me. He only likes big chunks of food. I noticed his mouth is telescopic, "alien style"; he can double the length of his mouth...weird. He can be perched vertically, he uses his fins as hands; his fins aren't palmed, it's like fingers ! His best spot in the tank is where the coral rubbles are, i think it's because of the "gorgonian" look.
Anyways, so far so good..
Anyways, so far so good..
Sounds like a more interesting fish than I had thought before and since I dont even have to worry about shrimp issues I think it would be a great.
I noticed you said it isnt a good swimmer, have you noticed it getting blown around in the water column a bit when its not perched?
I dont even want to ask this but Im just gonna throw it out there (I am not sure to the extent of the cameras ability) but any way you could get a picture of it eating/ its alien mouth? Or just it eating as mouth open would take way too much effort.
I noticed you said it isnt a good swimmer, have you noticed it getting blown around in the water column a bit when its not perched?
I dont even want to ask this but Im just gonna throw it out there (I am not sure to the extent of the cameras ability) but any way you could get a picture of it eating/ its alien mouth? Or just it eating as mouth open would take way too much effort.
i was thinking about it, yeah i'll try, but if it's too difficult i'll upload a video to my photobuckey account so you can see it.
Occ -> Yeah he can be pushed around a little bit by my Seio and other powerheads, but consider that i have around 1500 gph of water movement in my tank alone, and he's ok. He can move a bit like a lawmower blenny, jumping around rocks, but with more agility, and he's careful with corals. He hides inside one of my giant hairy mush, and the mush isn't closing. When i wrote that he isn't a great swimmer, i was talking about his speed and endurance. Anyways i'll better make a video of this
Occ -> Yeah he can be pushed around a little bit by my Seio and other powerheads, but consider that i have around 1500 gph of water movement in my tank alone, and he's ok. He can move a bit like a lawmower blenny, jumping around rocks, but with more agility, and he's careful with corals. He hides inside one of my giant hairy mush, and the mush isn't closing. When i wrote that he isn't a great swimmer, i was talking about his speed and endurance. Anyways i'll better make a video of this
ok i got him while he eats, but he doesn't do his mouth trick...and photobucket compressed the video so badly it isn't very cute..also the color suck but oh well here's the vid :
kahluazzz - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
kahluazzz - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
lol try putting your hand in the tank while you feed them lol jk he looks very nice and thx for the info i seen you remembered i liked him i might get one down the road since now i'm going to turn my tank into a mini reef i got new lighting on the way but i cant have untill Christmas... but nice job on the pic's and video
i might get one down the road since now i'm going to turn my tank into a mini reef i got new lighting on the way but i cant have untill Christmas... but nice job on the pic's and video
Your LNH just jumped ship...?
Man I just read that part of the thread that you just got him and now he is gone that lasted like 2 minutes for me... sorry to hear! They are great little guys though. I loved my Flame hawk when I had him but same thing happend to me... though my guy lasted quite some time before he did.
Are you going to get another after you add the eggcrate?
Man I just read that part of the thread that you just got him and now he is gone that lasted like 2 minutes for me... sorry to hear! They are great little guys though. I loved my Flame hawk when I had him but same thing happend to me... though my guy lasted quite some time before he did.
Are you going to get another after you add the eggcrate?