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Multiple specimens are fine together providing very interesting behavior. The Yellowhead Jawfish can attain a length of approximately 4 inches in the aquarium.
Tank Recommendations: A 30 gallon or larger aquarium is acceptable. It needs to be kept on inches of fine soft substrate such as sand of various particle sizes not fine.
Known for being a jumper when startled or frightened, the tank should have a tight-fitting lid. This fish will spend much of its time in its burrow and when it does venture out, if it is startled, it will bolt back into its burrow tail first with lightning speed. As long as the tank is large enough, several can be kept in the same tank. Multiple specimens provide very interesting behavior as they "dance" up and down in the burrow. Supply various size rocks among the soft substrate to help reinforce the burrows against them; rockpiles are ideal.
Food and diet: Feed a varied diet consisting of chopped meaty marine foods. These foods include krill, raw table shrimp, squid, clam and mussel.
It is also a good idea to occasionally supplement with some type of herbivore diet. Select Qty 1 Its head and body are orange with different shaped metallic blue spots covering all but the fins. As a matter of fact, the neon blue dots actually glow under the aquarium actinic lights! Consider to be the most beautiful and desirable of the jawfish. The Blue Dot Jawfish spends the majority of its time in and around its burrow which serves as its home.
A fish that loves to people watch, keep a tight fitting lid to prevent jumping out of the aquarium if startled from your movements. At first, you may need to deposit the food near the burrow opening to entice them to eat. After they become acclimated they may become less shy and may come out of the burrow to eat.
Be warned, they may nip at and eat small crustaceans. They seem to be fairly disease resistant but you still need to take proper pre-cautions and use a quarantine tank before introducing them into your main tank. You can keep multiples in the same tank. Take your time getting them acclimated to your tank. Breeding : These fish are mouth brooders, meaning that the males incubate the eggs in their mouths. It has been bred in captivity. Yellow-head Jawfish Tank Mates : Use caution when selecting tank mates.
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