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Hi everyone, I've had my two yellowheaded jawfish in the 30-gallon tank for just over a week now and they're being super elusive. I knew they'd be shy, but this is taking it to a whole new level. My main worry is they're not getting enough food - has anyone else had a similar experience with these guys? I did my research beforehand, so the substrate should be spot on and the only other fish in the tank is a firtideflow at the moment. Any advice would be appreciated.

I'm pretty sure they'll surface more often once they've settled in. Jawfish are notorious for digging burrows, so it's likely they're just busy constructing their new home.

Similar thing happened when I added my Flame Angel, took a while but it's out now.

Thanks for the reassurances guys, but I've got some bad news - found one of my jawfish on the carpet this morning, dried out. I'd made a perspex cover specifically for them, but I guess it wasn't enough - there's a small gap of about a centimetre or so along two sides that it must have jumped through. Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but thanks for the input.

Still got the other jawfish, right?

Fingers crossed the last one decides to make an appearance soon. I recall when I first got mine, he was a bit of a ghost for a couple of weeks, busy digging his burrow at the back of the tank. What I found interesting was that at night, he'd venture out and explore the tank.

I took a chance and created a new hole in a spot I thought would be perfect for viewing him, adding a few small rocks nearby. And to my surprise, a couple of days later, he made the new hole his home. I've got a photo of him in his little hideout.

I also managed to capture him sneaking out for food. And I've included a shot of the tank to show where he chose to set up shop.

Flynta's tank setup looks really great, love the work you've put into it.

Looks nice Flynta, I've been keeping an eye on the substrate and in the morning I could see where they'd been digging the previous night, but nothing's changed in about 5 days now. Hopefully all is not lost, I really struggled to find them in stock anywhere, it took me about 3 months to finally track them down. How is your tank covered?

Only managed to get one decent video of my jawfish, here it is: http/s179.photobucket.com/albums/w312/n3...nt=100_2493.flv

Aurumix wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2024 8:10 am Hi everyone, I've had my two yellowheaded jawfish in the 30-gallon tank for just over a week now and they're being super elusive. I knew they'd be shy, but this is taking it to a whole new level. My main worry is they're not getting enough food - has anyone else had a similar experience with these guys? I did my research beforehand, so the substrate should be spot on and the only other fish in the tank is a firtideflow at the moment. Any advice would be appreciated.

Fingers crossed he turns up, doesn't sound good though.

My tank's an Aquaone UFO 700, 175 litres. I kept the front part of the hood but modified the lights - now I've got 7 T5s in there. I removed the back compartment that housed the pump and filter media and replaced it with a Deltec MCE600 skimmer at the back, a homemade refugium on one side and a pair of computer fans on the other. I used the original lid to hide all that. If you're interested, I'll take some pics.

One thing I do struggle with is keeping the pH around the 8 mark.