Harlequin tusk in a mixed reef

gsiegel · 02/23/2019, 08:13 AM

Anyone keep a HT is a mixed reef. I do have some nacarius snails and hermits and know the risk. Coral is euphelia, leathers and have some anemonies.
Experiences and thoughts? My favorite fish.

My current fish are very well fed which will hopefully help.

Thanks

Ngoodermuth · 02/23/2019, 09:04 AM

I had one for a short amount of time, but had to re-home it because my 120 was very obviously too small (and he was a juvenile) and all he did was pace all day.

He didn’t bother any corals while he was there, but he did take out my cleaner shrimp pretty quickly...

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moondoggy4 · 02/24/2019, 11:57 AM

They will probably eat all your shrimp even cleaner shrimp) my wife called one of my Shrimp Killer, they will eat all of your snails and crabs. They like to turn over corals looking for food. I have one now, he can out eat as much as the rest of the fish in my tank. They are docile usually afraid, my last HT was so shy he would hide when I walked up to the tank, but of course that is when I feed, so he missed a lot of meals. Great fish but they can have all different personalities.

02/23/2019, 08:13 AM	#1
gsiegel Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 922	Harlequin tusk in a mixed reef Anyone keep a HT is a mixed reef. I do have some nacarius snails and hermits and know the risk. Coral is euphelia, leathers and have some anemonies. Experiences and thoughts? My favorite fish. My current fish are very well fed which will hopefully help. Thanks __________________ 300g mixed reef-BlueHippo/Midas&bicolorBenny/2FlameHawks/CoralBeauty/MagFoxFace/spotted rabbit/BlondNaso/2clowns/PurpleTang/chevron tang/2lyretails/wrasses-pintail,2flame,lineatus,radiant,pink margin,

02/23/2019, 09:04 AM	#2
Ngoodermuth Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: York, PA Posts: 162	I had one for a short amount of time, but had to re-home it because my 120 was very obviously too small (and he was a juvenile) and all he did was pace all day. He didn’t bother any corals while he was there, but he did take out my cleaner shrimp pretty quickly... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02/24/2019, 11:57 AM	#3
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	They will probably eat all your shrimp even cleaner shrimp) my wife called one of my Shrimp Killer, they will eat all of your snails and crabs. They like to turn over corals looking for food. I have one now, he can out eat as much as the rest of the fish in my tank. They are docile usually afraid, my last HT was so shy he would hide when I walked up to the tank, but of course that is when I feed, so he missed a lot of meals. Great fish but they can have all different personalities.