Blue spot jawfish not eating

[nereefpat]

Personally, I would just let it be. If its life was shortened by high temps, lowering it now won't help. 2 years is a good run for this fish at 78 degrees.

 

[The Ginga Ninja]

Good to know, i raised it to 80 for a few days trying to to get rid of an algea issue about 2 weeks ago. Now that's gone it is at 78. What temp do they prefer? My tank has always been 78-80 and like i said I've had him a while. Just looked back at my records and I will have have 2 years come September.

Yeah definitely be careful with raising temperatures on these guys I’ve kept mine for over 6 months at 77 degrees, but these guys are more sensitive to environment changes (temp, ph, etc.) than most fish:

How To Care For Blue Spotted Jaw Fish (The Story of William )

 

[nereefpat]

Yeah definitely be careful with raising temperatures on these guys I’ve kept mine for over 6 months at 77 degrees, but these guys are more sensitive to environment changes (temp, ph, etc.) than most fish:

How To Care For Blue Spotted Jaw Fish (The Story of William )

After a month of having this fish at 77, you're calling their need for cooler temps inaccurate? That's pretty silly.

It wasn't going to immediately drop dead at 77. The effect will be shortened lifespan.