Any experience with Liopropoma basslets?

Dave1993 · Feb 20, 2022

Have a L. Rubre only really see it at feed time

Chrisv. · Feb 20, 2022

Dave1993 said:
Have a L. Rubre only really see it at feed time

Kind of a bummer, given what a cool fish it is!

Zionas · Feb 21, 2022

Yeah that kind of sucks. Have you thought about getting a second? How long have you had yours for and what are its tankmates? What size is your setup?

Dave1993 · Feb 22, 2022

if i was going to get another 1 i would probs get a candy 90 gallon and had it 1-2 months

Zionas · Feb 22, 2022

I see. Good luck. If I can find any captive bred ones that would be cool. What does yours eat and is it picky?

Dave1993 · Feb 23, 2022

Zionas said:
I see. Good luck. If I can find any captive bred ones that would be cool. What does yours eat and is it picky?

Yea it eats it was out and about last night so maybe it comes out when i'm not looking when i first got it didnt eat for like 3 days but it started

i cant think · Feb 23, 2022

Dave1993 said:
Yea it eats it was out and about last night so maybe it comes out when i'm not looking when i first got it didnt eat for like 3 days but it started

I have found with timid fish they don’t come out when someone is infront of the tank unless they know it’s around feeding time or are used to the person. My tilefish didn’t come out unless it was feeding until he got used to me, there are some other times where I have had fish for two years and they still rarely come out when I’m looking at the tank (Most notable my Yasha Goby).

VO6 · Feb 28, 2022

I just recently acquired an L. mowbrayi (Carribean Cave Basslet). I’ve had the fish for almost 2 weeks. She’s the most inquisitive fish I’ve ever had - though she is shy and sticks to her caves I had built for her. I’ve noticed her becoming bolder day by day. She’s in a species only aquarium that has a large cave system and the temp of the water is between 72-74 F. There isn’t a direct light on the aquarium. The only light the tank is getting is from the T5’s on my reef or from the kitchen lights. One of my favorite fish!

i cant think · Feb 28, 2022

VO6 said:
I just recently acquired an L. mowbrayi (Carribean Cave Basslet). I’ve had the fish for almost 2 weeks. She’s the most inquisitive fish I’ve ever had - though she is shy and sticks to her caves I had built for her. I’ve noticed her becoming bolder day by day. She’s in a species only aquarium that has a large cave system and the temp of the water is between 72-74 F. There isn’t a direct light on the aquarium. The only light the tank is getting is from the T5’s on my reef or from the kitchen lights. One of my favorite fish!

Got any plan for cooler water tank mates like another basslet? She looks beautiful!