hey i was planing on getting a herli tusk i have a coral reef tank i kno it says they are reef safe but its hard to believe....also i currently have 2 clown fishes witch i plan on gettin rid of today i have a fire fish a dimond goby and a mystery wrasse do ya guys see a problem there would like to get sum feed back from sum one who owns this fishes or has in the past would like to kno there mood swings and all other helpful information lol wat happens it one of my corals tip over and fall how am i soppose to pick my fragl back up.xd them teeth r scary
lookin to get sum feedback on a fish
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Harlequins can be mean fish. I doubt that your mystery wrasse would be threatened as it is much smaller/faster and can keep out of the harlequins way, but some slower fish and certainly all your motile inverts would be at risk.
harlequin tuskfish also can get really friking big. hope you have a large tank...
harlequin tuskfish also can get really friking big. hope you have a large tank...
ryangrieder
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tusks are not an easy fish to keep. my buddy has had 4 and finally has been able to keep one for over a year. getting started they did not do well eating. there hardy rate is low and can be either very aggressive or not do anything back at all and die randomly. personally unless your tank is very established, id think again about this fish. not to mention price range is decently high for a non hardy fish..... dont let impulse get the best of you.
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2-3 inch? thats really small for one. my buddy always get one about 4-5 inch and he has a 180. its an aggressive tank only. his eats all his snails/hermits/inverts and feeder damsels.
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Yeah if your planning on upgrading wait til or if you do. You might plan on upgrading but everyone plans on upgrading there tank. That does not mean your going to in the next few weeks. Could be a year who knows. I would upgrade then wait a long time until you add a tusk. its not a rare fish and opportunities to get one will come again. Impulse buy because its pretty does not mean buy it. I like the ornate butterfly but I'm not going to run out and buy one cause of its looks. I know it most likely not thrive in my tank so I would rather see it in a lfs then my own personal tank.
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yeah me too since ive told him the samething a million times at my house and at his house ..once again im right and u wrong rick lol...such a young grasshopper ...
I have also read that depending on where the tusk fish is from that can affect the durability. I beleive the tusks form australian waters are hardier than the tusks from the indian ocean. I am not a biologist so I am not sure how true this is.
ryangrieder
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That is also true but I do not recall the locations on tusks. My buddys who had his for over a year is from Australia I believe. Others were bali
ryangrieder
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anytime...
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