Flashing Tilefish pic

Coralgurl · #1 09-10-2012, 12:23 AM

Picked this guy up on Friday. So far he only comes out to eat, hides under a rock most of the time. He stays blue and hasn't flashed since I first added him, which is good as the flashing indicates stress. This is a horrible picture, but my skills are seriously lacking with the camera.

mrhasan · #2 09-10-2012, 01:09 AM

Great fishy

And nice to know that its eating because I heard that they can be a bit picky when it comes to food.

Why don't you just give it a small poke and see whether it flashes. Because other than that, you would never know whether its a flashing tilefish or just a regular one (a.k.a got ripped off by the seller) :P . JK

Coralgurl · #3 09-10-2012, 01:51 AM

Thanks! Oh he flashes, did it constantly while acclimating and even for a while after he went in the tank. He's venturing out a bit more when it's quiet around the tank. I've read that too about feeding, he's quite aggressive when I drop in food and goes for the big pieces

I'm glad I covered the tank, the first night after the lights went out, he beelined for the surface constantly. I was up late last night and didn't see him out at all. Was told to keep the tank covered for a few weeks while he settles in.

mrhasan · #4 09-10-2012, 01:54 AM

Great

Eating fish = happy fish. That's how I judge :P

Do get a video up when it starts flashing. That fish is a gem

Coralgurl · #5 09-10-2012, 01:58 AM

A video is a must. I have my camera by the tank every time I feed so hopefully I can get something decent.

lpsreefer · #6 09-10-2012, 02:32 AM

very nice fish!

Coralgurl · #7 09-27-2012, 08:35 PM

This morning I checked both tanks as I normally do, and found my tilefish stuck to the power head - dead. Not sure why. I noticed abrasions on his head but don't know if something in the tank caused it or just the powerhead. I had the tank covered to keep him from jumping, he was very active, ate like a pig and had become quite "social". He didn't flash often and if he did, it was at feeding time and did it to the other fish. Hate losing fish...

mrhasan · #8 09-27-2012, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

This morning I checked both tanks as I normally do, and found my tilefish stuck to the power head - dead. Not sure why. I noticed abrasions on his head but don't know if something in the tank caused it or just the powerhead. I had the tank covered to keep him from jumping, he was very active, ate like a pig and had become quite "social". He didn't flash often and if he did, it was at feeding time and did it to the other fish. Hate losing fish...

Ah sorry to hear about your loss

I guess the curiosity got its life

lpsreefer · #9 09-27-2012, 09:48 PM

im thinking you might need something like a foam piece around your power heads.
or something to stop the fish from being sucked into it

Coralgurl · #10 09-27-2012, 10:27 PM

This was in my 55 gl tank, not the 180 and its a koralia 2. I don't believe the power head was the issue as he was a pretty strong swimmer and was all over the tank. Hard to say though, you might be right...