Box Cowfish - What You Need to Know | Reef2Reef It's been my experience that Boxfish care in general stays the same, regardless of color type So, don't stress anything of you get a baby Black Boxfish or a adult Yellow Boxfish DIET: What don’t they eat? Cowfish Boxfish, once they are settled are absolute gluttons for food Both of mine eat anything that hits the water – including Nori
How dangerous are boxfish? | Reef2Reef I have had boxfish and long-horned cowfish and not once have I ever had a problem in the 7+ years I kept either In fact, I didn't even know a problem existed until the good ol inter-webs said so I tend to look at my tank multiple times a day So not enough time for a dead fish to start to decay
Just how toxic are boxfish? - Reef2Reef Given that the damage is irreversible and lethal even at relatively small doses (and that boxfish themselves aren't immune to the toxin, though they are more resistant to it than other fish), I'd guess it's probably not an overblown risk (though it is something you could likely try to prepare for by running carbon and having a water change and
Cube Boxfish, Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus | Reef2Reef COMMON NAME - Cube Boxfish (Yellow Boxfish) SIZE - 17 7" (45 cm) MIN AQUARIUM SIZE - 180 US Gal (681 L) FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, Marine meaty foods, chopped shrimp, squid, clams, fish, Mysid shrimp, enriched freeze dried krill, herbivore preparations containing marine algae Feed minimum 3 times a day
Fish of the Day: Cube Boxfish, Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus COMMON NAME - Cube Boxfish (Yellow Boxfish) SIZE - 17 7" (45 cm) MIN AQUARIUM SIZE - 180 US Gal (681 L) FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, Marine meaty foods, chopped shrimp, squid, clams, fish, Mysid shrimp, enriched freeze dried krill, herbivore preparations containing marine algae Feed minimum 3 times a day
Is it possible to keep a male and female boxfish in the same tank? I'm searching around for a pair of striped boxfish which stay relatively smaller that most other species around 4 5 inches The scape would consist mostly of different types of macros with the occasional soft coral and the tankmates I'm planning of are blue stripe pipefish, either spotted or striped garden eels and a few cardinals probably the
boxfish long-term success | Reef2Reef about 6 months ago I upgraded my setup to a 125 gallon mainly softies dominated tank Been looking into getting a boxfish but i am yet to find a long-term success story on keeping them (any kind) On bluezooaquatics com, i read that the horn nosed boxfish is hardier than the other ones, but I haven´t found anyone who has kept those
boxfish with ich | Reef2Reef He is an Ostracion solorensis, scribbled or reticulate boxfish They are more delicate than the horned nose boxfish The two were together in the tank at the LFS They are in separate QT tanks Both have ich but no other signs The scribbled boxfish had an odd swimming pattern (rocking back and forth) and was attracted to the bubbler
Fish of the Day: Spotted Boxfish | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF Saltwater and . . . Spotted Boxfish, Blue Boxfish Ostracion meleagris image via MICHAEL SHERIDAN SCIENTIFIC NAME - Ostracion meleagris COMMON NAME - Spotted Boxfish (Blue Boxfish) SIZE - 6 3" (16 cm) MIN AQUARIUM SIZE - 55 US Gal (208 L) FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, May need to start
Yellow boxfish in a reef | Reef2Reef Guys, Lfs has a small yellow boxfish and long horn cowfish I have kept them before and they see to do well but never had them in a reef Are they safe with sps? They are very small so hoping they survive Super cute I know about toxins but looking for real life experience from anyone Thanks all