[Jon_Hewett_85]

Did you mail order this fish and would you recommend mail order this fish? We kept it on display at the LFS where i work
Are there captive-raised/bred specimen available and where? no
Any tips on how you picked a healthy specimen of this species from LFS? make sure they are parasite free
What do you think is the ideal size to get? 4-5"
Are there any noticeable differences in body shape, pattern or color among the same species or between juvenile and adult of this species? no
Is there a way to tell the sex of this fish? no

ACCLIMATION AND INTRODUCTION
Any special tips about the acclimation and introduction of this fish? same for other sw fish
Same for other fish
Any special needs for this fish or special considerations for young specimen? nope
Should this fish be the first or the last to introduce to a tank? THE VERY LAST!

COMPATIBILITY
What tankmates do you have with this fish?Is it a reef or FO tank? We had it with a BIG niger, and a big angle...and a BIG naso tang
Have you had more than one of this species in the same tank? If so, is there a certain male/female ratio or group number worked for you (to have a harem or pecking order)? Do they school? NO
Have you had other species of the same genus/family in the same tank? yes, a BIG niger
What’s the stocking order (considering the above factors) that worked for you?the last fish introduced
Did this fish hurt/eat any of other fish (or vice versa)? YEs...will eat anything
Did this fish hurt/eat Cnidaria (corals, mushrooms or anemones)?Yup ate corals
Did this fish hurt/eat ornamental crustaceans (shrimps, hermits, crabs)? ...nothing but a snack
Did this fish hurt/eat Mollusks (snails, clams, oysters, mussels)?loved em
Did this fish hurt/eat Echinoderms (sea cucumbers, sea stars, urchins)? ate em
Did this fish hurt/eat Worms (feather dusters, flat worms, etc)?ate them to
FEEDING
How did you get this fish to eat at first? dumped food in the tank
If this fish only accepted live food, how did you wean it over to prepared food?
What’s the diet? anything and everything
How much and how often do you feed? every other day....mix of stuff..mysis, squid, shrimp, noi
How does this fish eat?(grazers, active or sedentary predators, sand sifters, etc) all of the above
Does this fish eat any microalgae no

GROWTH RATE AND LIFE SPAN
What is the initial size of your fish and maximum size it reached? 14" How fast did it grow (how much growth over a given period of time)? noe
What size tank did this fish live in? (or how soon did this fish 240outgrow what size tank)? What do you think is the minimum tank size required for an adult specimen of this fish? as BIG as possible
If this fish went through body pattern change from juvenile to adult, was the change complete?n/a How long did it take?
How long have you kept this fish?
we had it for severalIf you no longer have this fish, what was the cause? passed onto a bigger system
What is the longest lifespan and the maximum size of this fish in home aquarium and/or in the wild reported? 20 years in captivity
DISEASE AND TREATMENT
What disease has this fish had? How did you treat it, for how long? What's the effect of the treatment? It would occasionally develop some sort of whitish parasites on the eyes/skin. A FW dip would clear them right up

BEHAVIOR
Does this fish change body color under any circumstances? pale when stressed
Does this fish dig the substrate often? yup
How active is this fish? Is this fish shy? VERY active...not shy at all
How territorial or aggressive is this fish? How does this fish interact with tankmates? definatly one MEAN mofo...he would fight the mag-float. Left goges in the acrylic a couple of times trying to get through the glass at me.
Did this fish ever jump out of the tank? mp[e
How does this fish sleep? in a cave
Does this fish allow cleaners to clean? If so which cleaner and how often? no....it eats em
How does this fish interact with human? Trys to attack
Did the fish release toxic substance that killed other creatures in the tank? no
Any other interesting observation of this fish?
this is one of the meanest fish i've ever seen...for some reason it would tolerate one or two other fish...but if they got in its way.. it would let them know who's boss.