yellowhead jawfish and black cap basslet 40 breeder??

joec · Dec 8, 2017

I would establish the jawfish first.

I was all think of adding a flamehawk and leapard toby also

Thoughts on compatabilty with yellowhead jawfish?

shrimped · Dec 8, 2017

Yellow Head Jawfish usually will attempt to scare off other fish by opening its mouth wide or spit sand at em. If none works he will feel ticked off and close his den and with a rock. He then shall not see you or any other uninteresting tank mates until a few hours past. But yea the basslet or any other aggressive fish with similar body shape will likely bully the Jawfish. Establish the Jawfish as you planed and see what happens. It's a gamble.

eatbreakfast · Dec 8, 2017

The basslet will ignore the jawfish entirely. I've kept the two together a few times before.

None of the fish mentioned will be a problem with the jawfish.

joec · Dec 8, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
The basslet will ignore the jawfish entirely. I've kept the two together a few times before.

None of the fish mentioned will be a problem with the jawfish.

Great, you made my day

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I've read many of your posts, you are a great resource here, thanks for your contribution!

nautical_nathaniel · Dec 8, 2017

I agree with @eatbreakfast, my Pearly Jawfish (practically the same as a yellow head Jawfish) got along well with everything and nothing bothered it. It was shy for maybe two weeks and then it was out of it's burrow begging for food with all the other fish!

The only thing it didn't like was hermit crabs coming into its burrow, it would immediately pick them up and tote them to the other side of the tank, drop them, and then head back to it's burrow. It was a very inquisitive fish and extremely fun to watch. Sadly it didn't take too well to me moving to a new apartment and died from stress during the moving process.

joec · Dec 8, 2017

nautical_nathaniel said:
I agree with @eatbreakfast, my Pearly Jawfish (practically the same as a yellow head Jawfish) got along well with everything and nothing bothered it. It was shy for maybe two weeks and then it was out of it's burrow begging for food with all the other fish!

The only thing it didn't like was hermit crabs coming into its burrow, it would immediately pick them up and tote them to the other side of the tank, drop them, and then head back to it's burrow. It was a very inquisitive fish and extremely fun to watch. Sadly it didn't take too well to me moving to a new apartment and died from stress during the moving process.

Thanks, I didn't realize there was two types, Yellowhead and Pearly. Do you know what the differences are by chance?

nautical_nathaniel · Dec 8, 2017

joec said:
Thanks, I didn't realize there was two types, Yellowhead and Pearly. Do you know what the differences are by chance?

Coloration of their head pretty much, both are carribean/sub-tropical Atlantic species. The pearly's tend to stick towards the carribean whereas the yellowheads can be found on the East coast of Florida. Apparently in Key West and surround areas you can find both species (rumor I've heard, not something I can confirm through personal experience).