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Has anybody ever kept a yellowhead or pearly jawfish?

Ive kept a jawfish for a short time (Humbug damsel didnt take well to him) here what ive read.

The Yellowhead Jawfish is moderately hardy. It tends to be shy and is best kept with other docile fish. It will not bother other tank inhabitants, but other burrowing fish may bully it. It needs to be kept on 5-7 inches of fine soft substrate such as sand of various particle sizes (not fine). Known for being a jumper when startled or frightened, the tank should have a tight-fitting lid. This fish will spend much of its time in its burrow and when it does venture out, if it is startled, it will bolt back into its burrow tail first with lightning speed. As long as the tank is large enough, several can be kept in the same tank. Multiple specimens provide very interesting behavior as they "dance" up and down in the burrow. Supply various size rocks among the soft substrate to help reinforce the burrows against them; rockpiles are ideal.

just dont have to agressive fish, cause he will need a little time to make his little cave where he is safe.

Good luck

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I'm looking at getting one of these myself, and from my research, they don't need a very large tank, just a deep substrate...the only other thing that wasn't mentioned before is that they are reef compatible too...

PM/email/msg me if you have any questions/comments regarding me or my knowledge or if you want me to read a thread.

ill prolly have one in my tank in a few months and will try to post some pics!

Ben:88)

They do need a deep substrate that has mixed sizes of sand, crushed coral, and live rock rubble. A sand bed of 6-8 inches is needed to truly keep one happy and make it comfy.







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where can I buy rubble?

Your LFS should have plenty of rubble to sell.Just try to make sure your not buying the silt and mud off the bottom of thier tanks as there could be some nasty stuff in there.