Do anyone have Harlequin Tusk/Choerodon fasciatus in your reef tank?

kamkam1999 · Nov 2, 2023

recently I have a 6cm Harlequin Tusk/Choerodon fasciatus, it still in my QT. Will it eat my corals SPS or LPS or clams(i have 2)?

JoJosReef · Nov 2, 2023

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Waters · Nov 2, 2023

Shouldn't touch your coral but it will decimate your CUC. Not positive on clams but I would think those would be fine.

kamkam1999 · Nov 2, 2023

Waters said:
Shouldn't touch your coral but it will decimate your CUC. Not positive on clams but I would think those would be fine.

Thanks a lot, i did have 3 Urchins in my tank

littlefoxx · Nov 2, 2023

I have one in a softies/LPS mixed reef. She doesnt care about my corals at all. She does like to munch on my smaller hermits if she finds them and get them out of the shell.

vetteguy53081 · Nov 2, 2023

kamkam1999 said:
recently I have a 6cm Harlequin Tusk/Choerodon fasciatus, it still in my QT. Will it eat my corals SPS or LPS or clams(i have 2)?

Clams , possibly, and leaves my corals alone however if it does not like where coral are placed, it may try to move them

littlefoxx · Nov 2, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Clams , possibly, and leaves my corals alone however if it does not like where coral are placed, it may try to move them

Is yours the Australian one?? Beautiful and bright colors

vetteguy53081 · Nov 2, 2023

littlefoxx said:
Is yours the Australian one?? Beautiful and bright colors

yes

kamkam1999 · Nov 2, 2023

littlefoxx said:
I have one in a softies/LPS mixed reef. She doesnt care about my corals at all. She does like to munch on my smaller hermits if she finds them and get them out of the shell.

vetteguy53081 said:
Clams , possibly, and leaves my corals alone however if it does not like where coral are placed, it may try to move them

Thanks everyone! after finished Quarantine it will go into my tank, i love their colour

MnFish1 · Nov 2, 2023

Mine was about 6 inches - very good fish - though I was always afraid to put my hand on the tank to feed - He definitely ate every clean up crew (snails, crabs, shrimp) - such that there were none left - never saw a difference though. I would think a clam would be a risk. Never touched corals

kamkam1999 · Nov 7, 2023

MnFish1 said:
Mine was about 6 inches - very good fish - though I was always afraid to put my hand on the tank to feed - He definitely ate every clean up crew (snails, crabs, shrimp) - such that there were none left - never saw a difference though. I would think a clam would be a risk. Never touched corals

I've put it into my main tank 4 days.. although it eat all kinds of fish food and no harm to all creature in tank,, however it jump out last night

littlefoxx · Nov 7, 2023

kamkam1999 said:
I've put it into my main tank 4 days.. although it eat all kinds of fish food and no harm to all creature in tank,, however it jump out last night

Yeah lots of fish jump! Is it okay?

albano · Nov 7, 2023

Have had Tusks since 1973… definitely on my ‘must have’ list … prefer Aussey… hasn’t eaten every snail and crab, but most!

MnFish1 · Nov 7, 2023

kamkam1999 said:
I've put it into my main tank 4 days.. although it eat all kinds of fish food and no harm to all creature in tank,, however it jump out last night

If you have one of those - a cover of some type is mandatory. Sorry - I meant to mention that...

littlefoxx · Nov 8, 2023

albano said:
Have had Tusks since 1973… definitely on my ‘must have’ list … prefer Aussey… hasn’t eaten every snail and crab, but most!

Lol you said the same about bettas! I see why for sure, what else is on that list out of curiosity! And agree with the Australian, expensive though! Mines a phillipines and shes beautiful!