YellowHead Jawfish

Azurel · Feb 28, 2010

I bought a yellowhead Jawfish the other day and it acclimated put in the tank and haven't seen it since. I have had them before and never had issues with them showing themselves. This is day 4 and no signs of him.

I have checked the tank over even moved some stuff around looking and nothing. I checked all around the tank and didn't find a dried up body, not in the overflow or sump.....The only other thing is the cat ate him after he jumped but doubt that.....What is the chance that he is still hiding? Or did the clean up crew do their job and that is way I don't see a body......

I have checked and looked for him since the first night and have not seen him.....What is the longest anyone has had them hide on them? I really want one but don't want toget another one till I know for sure this one has disappeared in to the ethos.

I have some spots for him to dig a hole and even have one spot with a PVC tube and have not seen him at all in any of the spots I am at a loss.....

damac20 · Feb 28, 2010

He might still be in there I had one that made his home on the backside of the tank. The only time I saw him was when I fed the tank he would pop out every now and then.

Alpha Aquaculture · Feb 28, 2010

same thing happened to me with a different fish... found him dried up under the couch when I cleaned my carpets... they can jump around for a while after being out of the water and could potentially get pretty far

Azurel · Feb 28, 2010

Yea good point I guess I should move the search out a little farther.....

125tank · Feb 28, 2010

my bluespot jumped into the overflow and ended up in the filter sock twice already... so if you have a sump, check it out..

Azurel · Mar 2, 2010

I found him today was watching TV and kinda looking at my tank. Out of the corner of my eye I see a white movement in the back corner for just a sec. Well it turns out it was the Jawfish, I only have sand in half the tank the other half is egg create so I can blow detritus up and off the bottom....Not the type of setting I would think a jawfish would like.

It's under a rock, I figured it would rather have sand and be more out front mabe even find my tube I fixed up. Maybe once it settles it will move. I hope so anyway other wise it was a waste of $25 a fish I won't see. I wanted toget 2 that day but settled on one. Maybe I will get another on let it go by the PVC tube in hopes it finds it to it's liking this way we can enjoy it...Silly fish.