Personally I don’t change my lighting for deep water species unless they’re found at depths where light is VERY minimal. Personally I find fish will do anything to survive - as with any animal, even plants will do anything to survive. I have some deep water fish and they have acclimated perfectly to
Can anyone explain the lighting situation for most deep water fish¿¿ I see that the smaller “Pygmy” and/or uniquely colored types of saltwater fish (^^Butterfly, Possum Wrasses, Pygmy Hawkfish, Basslets) are deep water so I’m curious if I can still grow coral when taking precautions for a low light situation. Anyone owned this fish¿ Temperament with similar to smaller sized fish¿¿
How many fish in the group?
It’s likely 3-4 since I’ve read to keep a male with a “group” of females but... wait do you think I would be more vulnerable to aggression in the tank if it was 2 females¿
Do you think I could get away with both number 1 and 2 options with a Fiji cube 48 gallon (less pricey in total but less space) or a Fiji cube 81 (more pricey in total but more space)
Personally I think you’d be best going for a group of all juveniles/young specimens. With 3-4 and 2-3 other fish I’d say 2’ cube minimum, 3’x2’x2’ best IMO. Others may say otherwise though.
I’m gonna pour one out for your possum wrasse RIP. I’ll go with the 81 Gallon Fiji cube (35.3”x23.62”x22.44”) unless space in the new apartment says otherwise then the 60g cube (2’X2’x2’) THANKS YOU (I’m beyond indecisive)
I had one for about 6 months and he did great in normal aquarium lighting and temperature. I unfortunately lost him after velvet got into the tank. Really unique butterfly for sure and id love to get another.
I don’t wish velvet on anyone’s tank, very sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing a photo¡ Did he ever have a taste for any coral (specifically any LPS & Mushrooms) or invertebrate in your tank¿ Also do they really only grow 4” in length¿¿
Yeah that run in with velvet kicked off my quarantine routine for sure. Never again. But he was actually great with corals, even my feather duster worms. He did nip on the clam here and there but never did any serious damage.
Sorry for bothering with all the questions there’s only a small amount of care information for these fish.
I’d recommend going with option B since it has the most variation but also I’m pretty sure (Will do more research in this for you) that these are much like Ctenochaetus and prefer to be in pairs instead of multiples like the larger wrasses do.
