cowfish

I am obsessed with this hobby and figured this would be a great way to keep tracks of my progress as well as share all my trials and tribulations. AIO Landen 26g 60p reef tank. 18mo into the hobby but I did move the tank into another room of my house 6 months ago...so basically started over...

Hey! I am a student in the Marine Science program at Central Campus in Des Moines, IA. In one of our aquariums, we have a Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta). Over the past few days, a classmate and I have observed a rapid growth underneath the cowfish's mouth. The growth looks to be some type...

Hey guys. Quite often I see juvenile cowfishes being misidentified due to their small size and similar looks, so I decided to make a simple ID guide using shapes and patterns to hopefully make it easier to Identify the species of these small fish. I hope this helps people here on the forum and...

Is it possible to house a baby cowfish in a 65 g JBJ aquarium? Would it outgrow the aquarium? If so, how long would it take before it would need to be rehoused in a larger aquarium? A worker at my LFS said that a baby cowfish wouldn’t outgrow the aquarium and that it’d fit perfectly. He said...

Take the fish for free. I live in Basking Ridge, can pick up tonight or tomorrow evening. I have bucket he can go in To take this pet, you must have: A. Steady tank 200G or more B. Do not have fishes that will bully him C. Can feed him daily -1 small shrimp or 4 krill or 2 cubes frozen He...

Today I noticed that a few of my smaller zoanthid colonies were gone and a rainbow clove polyp frag I just purchased that previously had two heads now has two chewed up stumps. I suspect I know who may be responsible… I have heard mixed things about whether cow fish will nibble on...

The cowfish has been star of my tank for 3 years... but I need to rehome, My Zebrasomas and other fishes are grown up and tank too busy and boisterous for the Cowfish He does not bother fishes, in fact my goatfish and Parotfish steal food from his mouth... he does not touch any CUC. He does not...

Selling my 2 year old healthy peaceful, puppy-like Longhorn Cowfish. No disease, eats nori and every frozen food. Eats from hand and love being pet. He does not bother any corals. My tank cannot support the bioload and thus this post. Selling for $100 (you can't find such big and beautiful...

My cow fish is having major issues. About 2 weeks ago he looked like picture #1 taken April 10 (velvet?) so we removed him from DT, did FW dip for 5 mins, Ruby Rally for 90 mins then QT tank (no copper because of his skin). Over the last 7 days, He seemed normal, ate, fewer white spots after a...

Hi! I currently have a small cowfish, that is doing great. But I wanted to see if anyone knows if you can have two cowfish in the same tank? Will they fight, or are they generally friendly to one another?

Hi Everyone, I currently have a ~1 inch baby camel cowfish in a 29 gallon reef tank. He's eating very well, and is on a diet of Rod's food and freeze-dried brine shrimp. It's such an inquisitive fish, and I feel kind of bad having it all by itself. Does anyone know of some fish that could get...

I recently got my Cowfish 2 weeks ago. I put this little guy in my 40 gallon and planning to upgrade my tank soon. Does my Cowfish have ich? What do I do? do I have to quarantine or can I put treatment in my current fish only tank. In tank: 2 clownfish, one cleaning shrimp, 2 firefish, 2...

So I did a dumb thing, I got a baby cowfish. I knew some info about them. I came a cross a tiny probably 1.5 or 2 inch long in a fish store and basically I got emotionally attached to it at the store and did an impulse buy. I currently have 2 small clown fish, 2 firefish, one cleaner shrimp...

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Hi, I have a medium sized cowfish in a 150 gallon tank with other tankmates. Got him about 2 months ago and he has been doing fine and eating really well. I just noticed about a week ago that he has ick. His eyes are cloudy. he stopped eating two days ago....not that he was not...

Hi! I would like to know your opinions on longhorn cowfish. I can't seem to find a lot of information about them online... I have a few questions about them: How big do they actually get? I've read they can grow up to 16 inches in lenght, but do they really? How fast do they grow? What do...

Recently I went to a lfs and saw one of the cutest fish ever, the cubicus boxfish. I am fully aware that they can grow up to around 10” in captivity, but this info is different depending on who you talk to. Also I know that they are recommended for experienced aquarists only due to the toxic...

I have a small ( about 1.5" or so) longhorn cowfish. When I came downstairs to feed him, he was stuck to the overflow and couldn't get off. I removed him, but he kept swimming up to it and getting stuck. None of my other fish (except my mandarinfish who can get off) do this. I also observed my...