blue boxfish

[Big_Pun]

well hes got a good appetite and is eating frozen foods will also be using dr g's medicated food to clean him out a lil. just happy to see him respond and eat


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVgVZfFKIw

[hobogato]

i am so happy for you! i have tried a couple of them without success. looks like you are past the most difficult hurtle, getting them to eat. i had one make it about a month, and then ich took him.

[Big_Pun]

i am so happy for you! i have tried a couple of them without success. looks like you are past the most difficult hurtle, getting them to eat. i had one make it about a month, and then ich took him.

I have dr g medicated foods and a hospital tank ready for that also. they are very susceptible to ich. I'm ready for most issues, this wasn't a spur of the moment buy, emily loves box fish and I'm not too crazy about them but this one is so beautiful I couldn't say no.

[electricrcplane]

sweet fish!

[Bill S]

That is insane.

[Big_Pun]

going to up feedings to twice a day for next month, get him fat and happy

[reefreak]

Stunning Chris.

[Big_Pun]

so far hes still very active and loves blood worms and PE misis with a lil garlic extreme

[Ms_Big_Pun]

LOL, I am laughing because Chris just read my mind and posted in this thread. This morning I had food ready (bloodworms, PE Mysis, Cyclopse Ez) and I was looking around to see where he was, thinking he would still be to himself while all the other fatties are at the surface ready to eat, and there he was at the top of the tank ready with the rest of the crew. He isn't shy about eating anymore. Took him a couple of days to settle in and we were really nervous about that.

[Europhyllia]

Wow, Chris. He is gorgeous! Congrats! So do these stay smaller than other box fish?

[Big_Pun]

Wow, Chris. He is gorgeous! Congrats! So do these stay smaller than other box fish?

10 inches is what live aquaria states. he's really becoming a character as he settles in.

[Europhyllia]

ah 10 inches is not very small. lol
so as he grows he will require different (bigger?) foods?

[Big_Pun]

by then i should have emilys arms twited enough to get a 300g tank lol

[Europhyllia]

I don't think it will take much twisting ;)
But what will the critter eat? Foods similar to cowfish like shrimp etc?

[Big_Pun]

squid, krill, clams chopped

[Big_Pun]

update he is now eating pellets !!

[Paul28]

i was just watching a vid last night and there he was a male white spoted boxfish he is on 43.35 min :) it looks like your little guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncUVddkK3Q

[Big_Pun]

well the lil guy has parished, got his face scrapped up when goat fish startled him and then got ich , lasted about 5 days but didnt pull through.

[Scutterborn]

I'm so sorry to hear that, Chris. It was a truly beautiful fish.


-Ben-

[hobogato]

darnit. sorry to hear this.

[Paul28]

ahhhh man that sucks :(