Show off your tilefish!

[Doctor Faust]

Well, I can now say the tilefish has died…
I don’t know why it died but I needed to get food into him and he was normally out before the third day so I tried to tear the rock work apart and he was just laying there breathing heavily. I got him in a net and put a towel over the part of the tank where the net was (All along the length of the tank) to try calm him down without stressing the others out. I went out for a couple minutes, got home and unfortunately he was dead. One of the hardest deaths to come by, not even with price but because of personality.


I’m not hunting for another one, if I can find a pair I’ll take them. The Jade will possibly be going depending on how I feel when I find another Chlupatyi.

Sorry to hear, mate. Flashers are more nervous than some of the other available tilefish. Try to find liteus, purpureus, fourmanoiri, and perhaps more than one. Once these set up and eat and get a rhythm going, I think then it will be easier to incorporate a flasher in there.
In my experience, contrary to what ive read, adding new tilefish to a tank with existing ones isnt problematic as it is with other fish. They get along.

 

[i cant think]

Chlupatyis that I’ve had (1 of them is dubious) have been very reclusive, scared, and in my assessment, needing a much more empty tank with lots of quick darting places. That’s also kind of what i mean by wrong tank. That hiding out, unless just the first few days, is not a very good sign. Maybe try a bit dimmer lights overall. But once they get used to you and eat, they are pretty tough fish, both healthwise and with other aggressive fish. Just not overly aggressive ones.

Yeah, none of my fish are aggressive and this guy knew what I meant and didn’t care about me being near the tank. He was out much more when I was near actually. He just decided to flip unfortunately, nothing looked wrong with the body, no signs of aggression against him or illness. He was a tough fish for sure, the hiding was only after a fight between the tang and foxface broke out and he jumped.

IME these fish are tough when established and thriving (Much like mine was) but any form of stress and they may go into hiding. Mine jumped and so went into hiding for 3-4 days just to be found weak and slow.

Sorry to hear, mate. Flashers are more nervous than some of the other available tilefish. Try to find liteus, purpureus, fourmanoiri, and perhaps more than one. Once these set up and eat and get a rhythm going, I think then it will be easier to incorporate a flasher in there.
In my experience, contrary to what ive read, adding new tilefish to a tank with existing ones isnt problematic as it is with other fish. They get along.

this is the issue - I have experience with the easy species however only have room for one more “large” fish. I’d prefer for it to be a chlupatyi as I don’t actually like any of the other tilefish (Even orenis aren’t nice in my eyes) as much and the only one I like as much isn’t often seen in my LFS which is the marcosi.

Thanks for the advice and it helps a lot but I would rather get some helpful information out there about these guys instead of more information about the other species which are quite well known.

 

[i cant think]

The other thing was how he flashed and was happy… man I miss that, I’m watching the tank and it looks so empty because I don’t have him hovering at the surface and flashing but not stressing.

 

[Doctor Faust]

The other thing was how he flashed and was happy… man I miss that, I’m watching the tank and it looks so empty because I don’t have him hovering at the surface and flashing but not stressing.

I dare say I know the feels :/ Felt that after my flashlight fish and slingjaw wrasse.
I think marcosi and flasher are alike in that both prefer a bit deeper, emptier tanks and a bit colder water. Plus theres less pathogens if temp is down and you cant always tell with flashers whats ailing them. If you do want marcosi, you may be able to find it soonest on www.ReefBeauties.com. Under gobies, and usually available. Marcosi for sure prefer to be in pairs or more.

 

[djhinrich]

Some of my favorites in my reef. My two that are paired up are around six inches now. Very aggressive eaters

 

[Tcook]

Some of my favorites in my reef. My two that are paired up are around six inches now. Very aggressive eaters

I'm starting to like those more than purples.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

This guy seems super intelligent. Incredibly curious and always photobombs

 

[Doctor Faust]

This guy seems super intelligent. Incredibly curious and always photobombs

Looks awesome! Fourmanoiri?
Try petting him

 

[Doctor Faust]

Had this Blue Blanquillo, aka Blue Dolphin, which is also a tilefish. Very personable, but after a while I realized he's too big for the setup, and took him to a 300gal one. Loved being petted, loved minnows, and digging nice tunnel shafts lol.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Anyone looking to try keeping a tilefish, fourmanoiri seem to be a little hardier than the others and settle in better in captivity.

@Reef Pro has some in stock for only $99 right now if you want something different in your tank! They have them labeled as luteus, but they are fourmanoiri and they've had them for over a month now so should be pretty well settled into captivity at this point.

Yellow Headed Tilefish

reefprostore.com

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Some of my favorites in my reef. My two that are paired up are around six inches now. Very aggressive eaters

Nice how much and where you got them from?

 

[cdw79]

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[cdw79]

Or actually, it seems it may just be an unusual colloquial name for a flashing tilefish? Not sure, still beautiful videos included on the listing though

 

[NoahLikesFish]

whats the minimum tank size for a tilefish, im debating getting a breeding group of them along with some deepwater fish

 

[i cant think]

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Meet the one fish that is potentially worse than a moorish idol/achilles tang to keep. The Hoplolatilus chlupatyi, after research it seems these guys like to die for unknown reasons randomly. Even when settled they do the good old expert only move of dying for no apparent reason.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Meet the one fish that is potentially worse than a moorish idol/achilles tang to keep. The Hoplolatilus chlupatyi, after research it seems these guys like to die for unknown reasons randomly. Even when settled they do the good old expert only move of dying for no apparent reason.

I'm still tempted to try one if I find one locally. I might see if one of my LFS can order me in a marcosi or 2 and a starckii or 2 for me to acclimate in a tank by themselves (or maybe with just a couple chromis or cardinals as dithers) for a month or so before moving them to the display. See if it makes a difference in their longterm survival.

 

[i cant think]

I'm still tempted to try one if I find one locally. I might see if one of my LFS can order me in a marcosi or 2 and a starckii or 2 for me to acclimate in a tank by themselves (or maybe with just a couple chromis or cardinals as dithers) for a month or so before moving them to the display. See if it makes a difference in their longterm survival.

You should totally do that! I’d love to know - Hoping that I can eventually have multiple tiles in a tank, and not have the whole lot decide to bomb the floor.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

You should totally do that! I’d love to know - Hoping that I can eventually have multiple tiles in a tank, and not have the whole lot decide to bomb the floor.

Solid glass tops and only opening while working on the tank has worked well for the fourmanoiri tile and all the wrasses so far for me. Also cut WAY down on evaporation.

Honestly, I think being in a really busy spot in the house also helps. My crazy hyper coonhounds constantly run past the tank, and now that doesn't phase the tilefish any more.

 

[i cant think]

I personally think glass tops are bad because the chance of spinal injury is higher than a mesh lid is. Possibly not though, I’ve never really done that experiment.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I personally think glass tops are bad because the chance of spinal injury is higher than a mesh lid is. Possibly not though, I’ve never really done that experiment.

Haven't had a fish damage themselves yet pinballing off the top? Although my fish aren't very jumpy now. They've settled in well. Lots of rock and other places to hide also makes a difference.