Thought on the fish I just ordered?

[4FordFamily]

Well it won't ship until Monday so maybe I can call today and switch that fish for something else

Highly recommend this course of action.

 

[phillygeeks]

I wish I could give you more insight on the boxfish. It looks like your sand bed is a little shallow at this point, but I agree with the suggestion of a melanarus wrasse as a nice alternative. However, I would make sure your sand bed is at least 2-3 inches or hide a tupperware with sand in it as a place to burrow

 

[carlson]

They will be here by 10:30 am tomorrow! I tried to cancel the wrasse but I couldn't without canceling the whole order and the boxfish was out of stock. I heard that six-lines are mainly only aggressive towards new arrivals, and I suppose I am going to be taking a chance. I am going to take a long time to acclimate them tomorrow, and I'll post pics and share the experience!

 

[carlson]

They will be here by 10:30 am tomorrow! I tried to cancel the wrasse but I couldn't without canceling the whole order and the boxfish was out of stock. I heard that six-lines are mainly only aggressive towards new arrivals, and I suppose I am going to be taking a chance. I am going to take a long time to acclimate them tomorrow, and I'll post pics and share the experience!

 

[Texas Reefer]

I wish I could give you more insight on the boxfish. It looks like your sand bed is a little shallow at this point, but I agree with the suggestion of a melanarus wrasse as a nice alternative. However, I would make sure your sand bed is at least 2-3 inches or hide a tupperware with sand in it as a place to burrow

I think 6 lines don't need to burrow. Mine does fine in my bare bottom frag tank.

 

[carlson]

I think 6 lines don't need to burrow. Mine does fine in my bare bottom frag tank.

I think he was saying if I did take his suggestion on the melanarus wrasse.

 

[carlson]

I'm going to introduce the wrasse a little later than the others.

 

[carlson]

One of the clowns didn't make it:/ I'm getting ready to drip them

 

[carlson]

All the fish are in and everything is doing good besides the blenny disappearing and one clown arriving dead.

 

[becks]

It's such a shame that six line wrasses are so evil, as they are so beautiful! I think nearly every tank would have one if they were peaceful.

 

[Charles4400]

Don' give up on your 6 line, I only had experience with one and he was fine, never bothered any of my fish and i had clowns and other smaller fish (had a lunar wrasse in there as well and they got along). I always read that 6 lines were terrors in other peoples' tanks, but mine was a perfect citizen.

I had lots of caves and rockwork in that tank so plenty of places for it to roam and explore, maybe that had something to do with it.

Give him a chance...

 

[carlson]

Don' give up on your 6 line, I only had experience with one and he was fine, never bothered any of my fish and i had clowns and other smaller fish (had a lunar wrasse in there as well and they got along). I always read that 6 lines were terrors in other peoples' tanks, but mine was a perfect citizen.

I had lots of caves and rockwork in that tank so plenty of places for it to roam and explore, maybe that had something to do with it.

Give him a chance...

Thanks! I am, so far he's doing good and making use of every possible nook and cranny

 

[carlson]

I think the reason the clown was dead in the box was that the heat pack was placed right against his bag so he was "cooked". I sent an email to liveaquaria advising them to tape the packs to the styrofoam lid.

 

[Twisted_Blenny]

ive had my sixline wrasse for 5 years and have never had an issue. never bullies any other fish and always keeps to himself. lol i guess i got lucky. watch ill go home tonight and hell be a terrorist lol

 

[phillygeeks]

I think 6 lines don't need to burrow. Mine does fine in my bare bottom frag tank.

Agreed. I was referring to the Melanarus Wrasse. I see how that may not have been clear in the way I worded it

 

[Salty1962]

If you can't cancel the 6 line, place him in an acclimation box long enough for your other fish to become established in your tank. It may cut down aggression until he gets so bad you have to remove him.

 

[carlson]

So now I have more bad news, I woke up this morning and the box fish was laying on the bottom unable to swim. He hasn't looked great since I got him, but now I noticed his beak looks really bad. I took him out and placed him in a bucket. I'm currently livid with liveaquaria

 

[CindyKz]

I have a valentini puffer in a 32 gal Biocube softie tank. So far he's been ok with the leathers and zoas. The only thing he's eaten is the entire CUC LOL. I've had to replace the original CUC with very large snails, an emerald crab, and a fighting conch to avoid him treating the CUC like his own personal snack bar. So far carefully selecting the CUC has worked out ok. I don't have any other fish in there with him yet though, so I can't speak to that.

 

[carlson]

I have a valentini puffer in a 32 gal Biocube softie tank. So far he's been ok with the leathers and zoas. The only thing he's eaten is the entire CUC LOL. I've had to replace the original CUC with very large snails, an emerald crab, and a fighting conch to avoid him treating the CUC like his own personal snack bar. So far carefully selecting the CUC has worked out ok. I don't have any other fish in there with him yet though, so I can't speak to that.

Hahaha thats funny, as soon as I put mine in the tank he went after a hermit crab. He's really small right now and I don't think he'll be able to eat them yet, but if he does it wouldn't bother me too much. They don't serve much of a purpose in my tank.

 

[carlson]