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stangchris

new fish addition

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So my girlfriend Emily loves boxfish. we have had a couple tries at it with longest lasting six months. i really do not like the fish because how hard they are to get eating. Well i broke down after seeing this guy come in where i work on ocasion. he was eating fine and had been in a system with copper for a week, so pulled the trigger. he was very timid the first three days but going about picking at the rocks and staying out of the other fish way. then he finally starting eating, he now has a big appetite and is coming up to water surface at feeding time. ive been feeding him dr g medicated food for parasites and de-wormer to make sure is healthy. video was taken on about day 4 or 5 of him in my tank.

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  1. Alaska_Phil's Avatar
    Awesome. I've always found boxfish fasinating too, but too big for my tank.
  2. melev's Avatar
    Those are the kind I saw in Hawaii. Beautiful colors! Congrats on the getting one to feed so quickly. Due to the competition, you may need to figure out a way to target him with food he can get to really fill up once or twice a week.
  3. stangchris's Avatar
    actually he's a very good eater comes all the way up to surface and is the first to grab the big pieces. he also pics at the algae clip, he has really settled in.
  4. melev's Avatar
    Awesome! Take more pictures of him to share with us - he's not what we usually see in our tanks, which makes him special.