RedStrip Hogfish! Anyone ever had one?
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Bodianus sepiacaudus was a little too aggressive for my tank. I would classify their aggression as somewhere in between semiaggressive and aggressive.
They are active swimmers and quite hardy. They are jumpers and need a covered tank.
Lemec
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I have a Bodianus neoopercularis in my tank right now...he's very active, seems to get along with the two designer clowns in my tank and doesn't bother the coral...he will pick up a snail every once in a while and throw it around. I do keep my tank covered but he doesn't spook very easily, but better safe than sorry. He's an active swimmer and gets curious when I get close to the tank. Here's a crappy iPhone pic of him.
I have it in my tank... one of the peaceful tank mates i have... get aggressive on one of my wrasses while eating that too when my wrasse teases him... he eats well and dont much on my inverts and shrimps... beautiful fish i love him in tank and is open swimmer
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My Bodianus opercularis "owns the tank". He is very striking and lives in general peace with a Coral Beauty, Starry Blenny, Clown Goby, Mandarin, Bangaii cardianl & Yellow Assessor.
That said, he badgered my C.Johnsoni (rare fairy wrasse) to death :(
And he ate every shrimp, crab and snail in the tank!
So, not "blood thirsty" but definitely a predator.
That said, he badgered my C.Johnsoni (rare fairy wrasse) to death :(
And he ate every shrimp, crab and snail in the tank!
So, not "blood thirsty" but definitely a predator.
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