Thoughts on Harlequin Tusk

[ThatPhillyReefer]

What are your thoughts on adding a harlequin Tusk to a 100g Reef?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Get it small and for a while as they’re slow growers and one of my favorites

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Get it small and for a while as they’re slow growers and one of my favorites

will it be good in a reef tank tho, i am going for a SPS dominant tank?

 

[Jeffcb]

They have some serious teeth.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Those teeth are harmless and pretty blue
I had one in my mixed reef 360g and it bothered nothing

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Those teeth are harmless and pretty blue
I had one in my mixed reef 360g and it bothered nothing

so if i get it small it should be good?

 

[vetteguy53081]

so if i get it small it should be good?

Don’t see why not

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Don’t see why not

okay thanks

 

[Waters]

I have had two in my 105 gallon and had to remove them both. Both occasions they were fine until I added any additional fish....specifically other wrasses.

 

[PilotOfSubmarines]

Mine is the biggest fish in the tank. He ate all my established shrimp and any additional shrimp I tried to add.

He doesn't bother the other fish and he is a big baby. He only eats krill and clams on a half shell... he doesn't bother with smaller food. He is definitely a great addition....he swims laps around the tank and is very active. I don't see how you're going to keep even a large juvenile in a 100 gallon tank.

 

[HB AL]

Mine is still small and lives with 14 other fish and have no issues with it.

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

Mine is still small and lives with 14 other fish and have no issues with it.

how many gallons is your tank?

 

[HB AL]

90g soon to be 220g

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

90g soon to be 220g

nice

 

[ThatPhillyReefer]

90g soon to be 220g

wait you have a clown trigger in a 90? A clown trigger is my favorite fish, doesn’t it eat corals and inverts?

 

[HB AL]

wait you have a clown trigger in a 90? Thats my favorite fish, doesn’t it eat corals and inverts?

Mine too. I have 5 triggers and all the snails and hermits have learned to not come out when the lights are on. None of the triggers eat any of the wide variety of corals in the tank.