Jasmine Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 What would you say the minimum size tank for this fish could be? Would he be alright in a four footer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 It come down to what you want to keep and how big the fish grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Max size for one of these is 40cms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 no problems in a 4ft tank, very nice fish, something i want to keep. Just got to make sure they get good water quality otherwise they dont do well and can poison other fish if they die. The jewel tanks are very nice, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Awesome What other fish get on with them? And what do you mean by jewel tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 You can keep most fish with them, depends what you want. box fish is also nice. Jewel is a brand of germany tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Juwel do make very nice tanks, I've had 2 myself. Although they are quite pricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Ah I see, I've got a four foot tank already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 They are pricey, but worth it, the asian stuff is poor. looks good but after a year with the wear it starts to show its age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I had a long horned cowfish for several years, in a 3 foot tank. It was really the best fish I ever had, i think they are very intelligent. It was very aware of what was going on in the room and would study any new people carefully. If there was a few of us by the tank it would always be right next to me. Most cowfish eat from the water but this one would only eat if I hand fed it. If he was getting hungry he would spit water out of the tank. Large numbers of neighbourhood kids had turned up and knocked on the door just to ask if they could have a look at it. The big negative is they eat coral, mine was in a FO. They don't like too much flow either. And the biggy is to not let them eat from the water surface. They can gulp air and this wreaks havoc with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 I agree wasp, they are cool fish, i have seen box fish in some coral tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Thanks Wasp, it'll be in a FOWLR tank anyways if I did get it Bonus is, it's being brought for me, so I don't even have to pay for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Cool, you will love it. You MUST post some pics when you get it. Favourite food for it - get a live mussel and shell it. Chop very fine or freeze and grate with a coarse cheese grater. Serve. Your cowfish will love you. Freeze what's left, one mussel will feed it for at least several weeks. In the wild they poke around where little crustaceans live, and their mouth is adapted to blow puffs of water, to blow detritus and sand away and expose the worms / crustaceans etc. So mussel and other shellfish is perfect food although they will readily eat flake etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Cool, you will love it. You MUST post some pics when you get it. Favourite food for it - get a live mussel and shell it. Chop very fine or freeze and grate with a coarse cheese grater. Serve. Your cowfish will love you. Freeze what's left, one mussel will feed it for at least several weeks. In the wild they poke around where little crustaceans live, and their mouth is adapted to blow puffs of water, to blow detritus and sand away and expose the worms / crustaceans etc. So mussel and other shellfish is perfect food although they will readily eat flake etc. Sounds easy enough I seem to like the more unusual type of fish. My Green Spotted Puffers are still my loves at the moment though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 no problems in a 4ft tank, very nice fish, something i want to keep. 4 foot seems a bit on the small size for a 16" long fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 They can grow up to 18 inches in the wild, but seldom reach more than 12 inches in captivity Took that from a website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I have one in my fish only (well mostly fish only, tank has a few softies in it but he hasn't eaten any *yet* :lol: ) Called Spike Lee. He is so great, I could spend hours watching him flap his little fins around. Knows me already and swims up and down the glass begging for food whenever I come near 8) I definitely recommend them if you have a spare fish only tank, personality wise he is the coolest and most 'interactive' fish I've got. PS I was lucky enough to have my fiance buy him for me too :bounce: Hehehe we are lucky girls Jasmine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yes, us girls are lucky :lol: How big is your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollergirl Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Only small, it's a 120L hex. He is going to go into a 4+ foot FOWLR when we buy a place (which fingers x'd should be within the year). He's only a bubba (about 5cm long maybe) so has plenty of room for now :lol: I'll try and borrow a cam to get pictures of him so I can show him off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Only small, it's a 120L hex. He is going to go into a 4+ foot FOWLR when we buy a place (which fingers x'd should be within the year). He's only a bubba (about 5cm long maybe) so has plenty of room for now :lol: I'll try and borrow a cam to get pictures of him so I can show him off That'd be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 He's only a bubba (about 5cm long maybe) so has plenty of room for now They grow slow as. Mine never got more than about 10 cm and I had it for several years. Perhaps it would have only got bigger if the tank was bigger, not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I've now got my cowfish! He's so cute! What would be some good tankmates for him? Trying to think up a name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Is it a 4 foot tank? If so nearly all the commonly kept reef fish will be OK with him. Hate to tell you this the only fish that bothered my cowfish was the puffer, it use to sneak up then bite his fin. But yours are a different puffer so you may be OK. Got a camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Trying to think up a name. Daisy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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