cowfish

Hi guys! I currently have a 80 gallon tank with a blue spotted toby puffer - I’m upgrading to a 180 and in between getting a cow fish or box fish. Any advice, recommendations, and knowledge would be greatly appreciated! TIA!

Acanthostracion quadricornis is the “Correctly Pronounce a Binomial Nomenclature Challenge” for today. The first bit (Acanthostracion) is Greek and basically means thorny shell. This makes sense as all the fish in this genus have external, rigid, bony armor, composed of oversized scales that...

Hello, about 2 weeks ago, I purchased my first cowfish. So far, its been doing great (eating well and not stressed) this morning I woke up and noticed a cloudy white film growing on its nose and into its eye. I've checked my water multiple times and everything is coming back with a normal range...

The Boston Bean Cowfish is a striking blue-and-yellow boxfish relative, is a fascinating but challenging marine species to keep in aquariums. It requires a large, mature tank with open swimming space and minimal sharp rockwork to prevent injury, as it’s a slow, awkward swimmer. Cowfish are...

Suddenly, today, my cowfish decided it wants out of the tank and desperately. He jets back-and-forth and then will from the bottom of the tank, propel himself to get out and he would make it if I did not have netting over top. I’ve never seen him this desperate to try getting out the only time I...

Hey everybody, I am breaking down my tank but I need to get rid of the fish first. A list of what I have. I chose to pick shipping not available because I don't have the capability to ship really. Unless you really want me to we can talk about it. Can also get more pictures if requested. I am...

I have 180 gallon Peaceful community but I put a red pot blenny in there 2.5 moths ago, and the blenny is a terrorist. He use to pick on the one spot Foxface, but recently, he started to pick on my cowfish. The blenny swims up quickly and bites the underside of the cowfish. When I stick my hand...

I am obsessed with this hobby and figured this would be a great way to keep tracks of my progress as well as share all my trials and tribulations. AIO Landen 26g 60p reef tank. 18mo into the hobby but I did move the tank into another room of my house 6 months ago...so basically started over...

Hey! I am a student in the Marine Science program at Central Campus in Des Moines, IA. In one of our aquariums, we have a Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta). Over the past few days, a classmate and I have observed a rapid growth underneath the cowfish's mouth. The growth looks to be some type...

Hey guys. Quite often I see juvenile cowfishes being misidentified due to their small size and similar looks, so I decided to make a simple ID guide using shapes and patterns to hopefully make it easier to Identify the species of these small fish. I hope this helps people here on the forum and...

Is it possible to house a baby cowfish in a 65 g JBJ aquarium? Would it outgrow the aquarium? If so, how long would it take before it would need to be rehoused in a larger aquarium? A worker at my LFS said that a baby cowfish wouldn’t outgrow the aquarium and that it’d fit perfectly. He said...

Take the fish for free. I live in Basking Ridge, can pick up tonight or tomorrow evening. I have bucket he can go in To take this pet, you must have: A. Steady tank 200G or more B. Do not have fishes that will bully him C. Can feed him daily -1 small shrimp or 4 krill or 2 cubes frozen He...

Today I noticed that a few of my smaller zoanthid colonies were gone and a rainbow clove polyp frag I just purchased that previously had two heads now has two chewed up stumps. I suspect I know who may be responsible… I have heard mixed things about whether cow fish will nibble on...

The cowfish has been star of my tank for 3 years... but I need to rehome, My Zebrasomas and other fishes are grown up and tank too busy and boisterous for the Cowfish He does not bother fishes, in fact my goatfish and Parotfish steal food from his mouth... he does not touch any CUC. He does not...

Selling my 2 year old healthy peaceful, puppy-like Longhorn Cowfish. No disease, eats nori and every frozen food. Eats from hand and love being pet. He does not bother any corals. My tank cannot support the bioload and thus this post. Selling for $100 (you can't find such big and beautiful...

My cow fish is having major issues. About 2 weeks ago he looked like picture #1 taken April 10 (velvet?) so we removed him from DT, did FW dip for 5 mins, Ruby Rally for 90 mins then QT tank (no copper because of his skin). Over the last 7 days, He seemed normal, ate, fewer white spots after a...

Hi! I currently have a small cowfish, that is doing great. But I wanted to see if anyone knows if you can have two cowfish in the same tank? Will they fight, or are they generally friendly to one another?

Hi Everyone, I currently have a ~1 inch baby camel cowfish in a 29 gallon reef tank. He's eating very well, and is on a diet of Rod's food and freeze-dried brine shrimp. It's such an inquisitive fish, and I feel kind of bad having it all by itself. Does anyone know of some fish that could get...

I recently got my Cowfish 2 weeks ago. I put this little guy in my 40 gallon and planning to upgrade my tank soon. Does my Cowfish have ich? What do I do? do I have to quarantine or can I put treatment in my current fish only tank. In tank: 2 clownfish, one cleaning shrimp, 2 firefish, 2...

So I did a dumb thing, I got a baby cowfish. I knew some info about them. I came a cross a tiny probably 1.5 or 2 inch long in a fish store and basically I got emotionally attached to it at the store and did an impulse buy. I currently have 2 small clown fish, 2 firefish, one cleaner shrimp...

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Hi, I have a medium sized cowfish in a 150 gallon tank with other tankmates. Got him about 2 months ago and he has been doing fine and eating really well. I just noticed about a week ago that he has ick. His eyes are cloudy. he stopped eating two days ago....not that he was not...

Hi! I would like to know your opinions on longhorn cowfish. I can't seem to find a lot of information about them online... I have a few questions about them: How big do they actually get? I've read they can grow up to 16 inches in lenght, but do they really? How fast do they grow? What do...

Recently I went to a lfs and saw one of the cutest fish ever, the cubicus boxfish. I am fully aware that they can grow up to around 10” in captivity, but this info is different depending on who you talk to. Also I know that they are recommended for experienced aquarists only due to the toxic...