Question for Long Term Harlequin Tusk Owners

[Fred A.]

Large oh swing is no good to any fish.

Yeah, but he was suggesting tusks in particular were very sensitive to it. Not sure he was right, just sayin'

 

[sc50964]

Yeah, but he was suggesting tusks in particular were very sensitive to it. Not sure he was right, just sayin'

Ooh I wouldn’t think that large wrasse like tusk is particularly more sensitive to ph swing. That’s never been my experience unless we are talking about small and infant fish.

 

[jasonrusso]

I've had a few over the years, my current one was a baby from Biota. The only ones I have had last a long time were bought as juveniles, I had 2 that were 5-6", both blind. One was returned, one died when it accidentally bit my lionfish's spine.

I believe that they stress easily and the wild adults don't take to captivity. The blindness is either cyanide or stress induced, but it's heartbreaking watching a beautiful blind fish.

 

[sc50964]

I've had a few over the years, my current one was a baby from Biota. The only ones I have had last a long time were bought as juveniles, I had 2 that were 5-6", both blind. One was returned, one died when it accidentally bit my lionfish's spine.

I believe that they stress easily and the wild adults don't take to captivity. The blindness is either cyanide or stress induced, but it's heartbreaking watching a beautiful blind fish.

Were the larger ones from Australia or Indo?

 

[jasonrusso]

Were the larger ones from Australia or Indo?

All Aussie. TBH, I don't believe that Indos come from Indonesia and Aussies come from Australia. I think that the coloration determines what they are called. Some of us believe (me included) they may be different but close species.

 

[sc50964]

All Aussie. TBH, I don't believe that Indos come from Indonesia and Aussies come from Australia. I think that the coloration determines what they are called. Some of us believe (me included) they may be different but close species.

There is a large LFS near me and they import fish directly from Australia and Philippine. They would get at least 10 from each country when they do get them, and they look drastically different.

 

[C_AWOL]

Wow, 11 years.

Picture pls, and how big is he now? Wonder about his growth rate.

Also, what are his tank mates?

He's about 9" and lives with a new caledonia emperor, magnifent fox face, achilles tang, moorish idol, achilles hybrid, powder blue, and blue tang.
He was 4" and purchased from divers den when I first got him and been with all his tank mates besides the hybrid achilles (purchased in 2015) since I got him (other fish are from 2007-2010)
The one I rehomed (due to being bullied) was purchased in 2015 and is currently housed with butterflies and dwarf angels (a desjardini wouldnt stop swatting it after a year of being together) that one is about 7" (purchased at 5" at an lfs)

 

[sc50964]

He's about 9" and lives with a new caledonia emperor, magnifent fox face, achilles tang, moorish idol, achilles hybrid, powder blue, and blue tang.
He was 4" and purchased from divers den when I first got him and been with all his tank mates besides the hybrid achilles (purchased in 2015) since I got him (other fish are from 2007-2010)
The one I rehomed (due to being bullied) was purchased in 2015 and is currently housed with butterflies and dwarf angels (a desjardini wouldnt stop swatting it after a year of being together) that one is about 7" (purchased at 5" at an lfs)

Is the 9” bigger than the rest of the fish by at least 3”?

 

[C_AWOL]

Is the 9” bigger than the rest of the fish by at least 3”?

He's one of the smaller fish in that tank actually. The achilles, pbt, achilles hybrid are all roughlt the same length but overall bigger and the fox face + blue tang are bigger with the emperor being the biggest by far.

Some old photos from way back if that helps with scale of how they used to be size wise

 

[sc50964]

He's one of the smaller fish in that tank actually. The achilles, pbt, achilles hybrid are all roughlt the same length but overall bigger and the fox face + blue tang are bigger with the emperor being the biggest by far.

Some old photos from way back if that helps with scale of how they used to be size wise

How big is your tank? I like how you have a rock wall with many in-between paths in the middle as the hard scape. I had that before and it provided blockage of views to reduce issues and yet still open enough to minimize dead flows. I do have it to become too restrictive and taking up too much space as my fish getting to 12 to 20 inches long.

Wonder what your experiences are with this hard scape.

Sorry to Op for the derailment.

 

[C_AWOL]

How big is your tank? I like how you have a rock wall with many in-between paths in the middle as the hard scape. I had that before and it provided blockage of views to reduce issues and yet still open enough to minimize dead flows. I do have it to become too restrictive and taking up too much space as my fish getting to 12 to 20 inches long.

Wonder what your experiences are with this hard scape.

Sorry to Op for the derailment.

This particular tank is a 240g.

It's one of many style aquascapes I utilize in some of my tanks and overall the open area is a huge benefit along with ease of using a lot of flow

Some other samples of my tanks.

 

[BigMax]

All Aussie. TBH, I don't believe that Indos come from Indonesia and Aussies come from Australia. I think that the coloration determines what they are called. Some of us believe (me included) they may be different but close species.

I agree with your premise. I believe the coloration determines whether they're called an Aussie or Indo, not the absolute territory they come from. I assume there are areas where both colorations are present and may be caught by Indo divers, which could be more problematic in terms of how they are captured. I also assume that's a small percentage of the imported fish that come from overlap regions. However, when I've recently seen a lot of Aussie tusks available at low prices, I wonder where they came from, meaning which collectors caught them and how they were captured.