I have had a blue spot jawfish for about a month. His behavior seems off to me. I have researched them pretty extensively, and he came pre quarantined from a trusted dealer. The tank was made with him in mind; its a 200g tank with a few inches of sand, but there is a 8x6 area with about 5-6 inches of sand and I try to keep the tank at 77/76. He just shares it with 2 clowns.
The Bad: he seems to move burrows daily (he has several). I caught him outside his burrow today, midday, curled up in a corner; AFAIK he has only done this once before, at night. We are having a heatwave and my cooling unit just busted, so the tank is hanging around 81. He seems to avoid the DSB and hanging out in areas with 1-2 inch beds.
The Good: He seems healthy. He doesnt seem shy/scared. He is eating well (almost greedy). He doesnt look stressed (skinny, fast breathing etc). I have a lid, and a variety of rubble for him and large grained sand...not sure how much more variety he needs. He has built several burrows. Its a 200g he shares with 2 clownfish.
I am not sure if this is normal behavior or if he is stressed. Not sure what else I can do for him. I really want him to live, these are my favorite fish, and apart from adding a 1k chiller and doubling my sand (both of which I am not able to do) I am not sure what else I *can* do. Any BSJ pros out there?
The Bad: he seems to move burrows daily (he has several). I caught him outside his burrow today, midday, curled up in a corner; AFAIK he has only done this once before, at night. We are having a heatwave and my cooling unit just busted, so the tank is hanging around 81. He seems to avoid the DSB and hanging out in areas with 1-2 inch beds.
The Good: He seems healthy. He doesnt seem shy/scared. He is eating well (almost greedy). He doesnt look stressed (skinny, fast breathing etc). I have a lid, and a variety of rubble for him and large grained sand...not sure how much more variety he needs. He has built several burrows. Its a 200g he shares with 2 clownfish.
I am not sure if this is normal behavior or if he is stressed. Not sure what else I can do for him. I really want him to live, these are my favorite fish, and apart from adding a 1k chiller and doubling my sand (both of which I am not able to do) I am not sure what else I *can* do. Any BSJ pros out there?