Comments on: Harlequin sweetlips – Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

By: karen tailly

karen tailly — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:39:02 +0000

i brought one, and have found it to be the easiest fish i have had to keep, he eat straight away, eats anything, have had now 8 mths and is growing well,
i wouldnt rate this as a difficult fish at all

By: admin

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:25:42 +0000

I thought about it for a first fish for my 15 gallon reef years ago.
I also made a few mistake in the past.
Its too sad to lose live stock because of that so I now make my research before buying.

By: jeffry r. johnston

jeffry r. johnston — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:23:45 +0000

Thank you for posting this advice:

“Difficult. Expert Only! Juveniles often starve in captivity and must not be kept with aggressive tank mates. Most of them die in a short time.”

When I entered the hobby I bought one of these spontaneously (NEVER DO THAT, NEW REEFERS!) and it only made it like a week.

Even if it had lived, it would have grown far too large for the tank.

Do your research before buying, folks. I haven’t repeated this mistake but I still feel guilty for learning the hard way, losing a sweet lips and a nudibranch.

By: lunaticg

lunaticg — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:21:04 +0000

WooooooW!
beautiful aquarium picture. wish I have more time to keep pets.