Advice With Cowfish Placement

[SourAngelfish]

The time has finally come and i'm in an optimal situation to where i can have my Boxfish species tank up and running within the next 3 months. I realized the tank may be too big for the little guy when i get him and figured i may need to grow him out. Do you think my 14g Biocube is safe for a grow out tank? I'm worried about my tomato clown picking at him but not so much my geometric anthias. The clown is from a broken pair and was severely picked on by the female and is pretty small and not aggressive with the geometric or inverts... Good or bad idea? also its going to be a thornback cowfish (one of the smaller species).

 

[lion king]

I would like to at least have a 40B for a grow out tank, I feel a 14g will not be sufficient. The itty bitties are very delicate and even they would need to move from a 14g in just a few months. Do you have a line on a thornback, they are very difficult to come by, be careful because they will be misidentified when small.

Funny, there's actually one here, right now: https://m.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/496142/helmet-cowfish-expert-only

 

[vetteguy53081]

As a former full line pet store owner, i do not recommend cowfish as they do not do well in captivity, quickly shut down with feeding and then get sunken eyes right before death. Spotted box fish are 50/50 but also a risk.
They’re all cool looking but not a good captive fish in the aquarium

 

[SourAngelfish]

I would like to at least have a 40B for a grow out tank, I feel a 14g will not be sufficient. The itty bitties are very delicate and even they would need to move from a 14g in just a few months. Do you have a line on a thornback, they are very difficult to come by, be careful because they will be misidentified when small.

Funny, there's actually one here, right now: https://m.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/496142/helmet-cowfish-expert-only

I saw that one too, but I realized it’s actually a larger species. The one i’m looking for is Lactoria fornasini which usually maxes out at 6-7 inches in captivity

 

[SourAngelfish]

I’ve done my fair amount of research and I feel i’m prepared to take the plunge. If it doesn’t happen to work out then I can always rework the tank to something else.

 

[kput]

I have a Longhorn Cowfish, and have read just about every piece of information I can find on them.
If you've got a fish that you are worried about picking on the boxfish, I'd avoid putting him with that fish.

Damsels are said to be big no-no's, but if yours isn't aggressive at all then it might work. It's reccommended the boxfish is the first in the tank. Frim there just watch everything you put in and make sure everything is peachy