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Where can I get a blue spotted jawfish for under $100? (1 Viewer)

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Is it possiable to get a blue spotted jawfish for under $100? I really want one but I have never payed that much for a fish. Any help is appreciated!
 
I have a friend who maybe selling his ill ask him he has had it for 1 and a half years
 
Alright cool! If I do get one it will be in mid january afternI upgrade from my BC29 to a Solana 34. Out of curiosity how big is your friends and are they mostly peaceful? Because I have (2) 3/4" Baby Snowflake clowns that I don't want getting bullied.
 
with a blue spot your are going to want to make sure that you have a top on your tank
 
I just realised they need to be fed 3 times a day!!! I think I will pass but thanks for the help!
 
Not being rude, but is feeding 3x per day too much to feed your fish? Again, not trying to be rude. 3x per day is the minimum amount I would feed my tank, and I'm not feeding much at each feeding. I feed like this because in the wild, most fish are getting a constant supply of food and feeding. Predators like groupers, trigs, scorps, etc. are the exception as they eat larger portions less often. If you can't feed that much an automatic feeder to feed flakes and/or pellets is a great option if you set it to drop small enough portions.

Also, blue spotted jawfish are a cold water species. This means you need mid 60s to low 70s (72 is about as high as I would go) for temperatures in your tank.
 
Not rude at all, I feel my clowns twice a day and an automatic feeder is not an issue but I have heard that the Jawfish will get out competed for food. Which I tak as this fish needs to have a turkey baster shooting food to it so it gets some. Feel free to correct me if Im wrong. Also liveaquaria lists the fish as 72F-78F I wouldnt call that cold water but definately cooler.
 
As if the call for grand size systems with none to few roommates, and bunches of sand wasn't enough, these fishes are not really tropical animals. That's right, they live in cooler water. The Eastern Pacific coast receives as part of the North Pacific Gyre (remember the Coriolis Effect?) the California Current off the coast of the United States and Mexico's two States/Estados of that name'¦ this is cold water propagating from the north (as in Alaska) down to about the equator, where it takes a gliding western turn, going back up north generally in the now much warmer Western Pacific Ocean as the Japanese Current. The practical implication is that water off the Californias is appreciably cooler than the same latitudes in the W. Pacific, with the habitat of the Blue-Spotted Jaw being mostly in the upper 50's F. to upper 60's, and rarely lower 70's F'¦. Brrr? Yes. Being an old/er timer in this interest, including the hobby, trade and sciences, I have seen a few cycles of cool to colder water organisms sold, or may I state, mis-represented as tropicals (Catalina Gobies, Garibaldi, Metridium and Tealia Anemones, Moon Snails, many types of Algae'¦)'¦ These won't live for long in too-warm surroundings and neither will this cool water Jawfish. Soooo, if you live in most anywhere you don't have to wear coats and sweaters, you will likely need to buy and run a chiller to keep this fish long-term.
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That is quoted from Wet Web Media's, Bob Fenner (link below).

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/BlueSptJawArt.htm
 
Woah. Thanks for the heads up! A midas blenny seems just as cool so no big loss really! Thanks for the help!
 
Regardless, I have seen them in normal tanks enough that I wouldnt worry about the temp too much...maybe try to find one already used to living in a tank.

There has to be success with them otherwise not as many people would have them.
 
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Kveekx said:
Woah. Thanks for the heads up! A midas blenny seems just as cool so no big loss really! Thanks for the help!
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Its shape is very similar to the jawfish except for the blue spots. I have a Midas and personally think this fish is amazing. It has tons of quirky personality. It will perch and hide in holes, but will still come out to swim throughout the day, so you will see it a lot more than the usual burrowers.
 
In all honesty I normally feed my tank once a day. I have Anthias, tangs, etc. all 1.5-2+ years old and I still have every fish minus a mandarin who are frozen every day who disappeared and a watchman goby which I'm not to sure on where he went either. But all fat, healthy. By all means more feedings are better I'm just home 11 hours a day and sleep 7-8 of it. So as your already at 2 I think you would be just fine.

Ps not starting an argument just stating my personal situation.
 
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Cold water, frequent feedings with a 3"+ sand bed- all the things which have stopped me from getting on of these guys.

This guy plus some Ventralis Anthias and a deep water angel would make a fun tank dedicated to their common needs.
 
marty9876 said:
Cold water, frequent feedings with a 3"+ sand bed- all the things which have stopped me from getting on of these guys.

This guy plus some Ventralis Anthias and a deep water angel would make a fun tank dedicated to their common needs.
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That would be a cool setup. I once saw a tank spotlight (I think it was on reefkeeper magazine). This guy had 3 display tanks all plumbed together but one was a cold water reef. He chilled the water going in and heated the water going back out. Pretty clever but horrible on the electric bill. ;)
 
This jawfish has been feed once a day for over a year and is fat and happy. I also only feed my tank once a day and have a powder blue and 2 other tangs and they are all fat and anyone who has seen them can verify that
 
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