PICTURES, my basic salt setup

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Hawaiianfishkee

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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
A.K.A. Glass Eye Squirrelfish A.K.A. the Dusky-finned Bullseye
or in hawaiian, aweweo.

My friends went fishing and they got some aweoweo for my newly set up sw tank.. its a 55 gal

i grabbed some rocks (not live rock) and made a little cave since they are nocturnal and are cave dweling.. i olan on getting live rock later.

i caught some ghost shrimp and threw them in the tank as well, hoping the aweoweo will take the offerings,,, no luck,, maybe cuz the light was on, or maybe they are still in shock from the transfer,, or maybe because they are captive.

any advice on feeding?

beautiful fish..

night time

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this was the first nite,, it didnt take long for the little one to check out this cave... camo

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daytime... they change color

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beautiful

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but yah. any thoughts on the feeding?
 
stunning fish...

you might wanna try some sea veggies/algaes, or some brine (not really nutritional, but get them eating first). if you can get it, live krill, or some copeopods might also work.

did you catch them on rod and line? what did you use for bait? if you did feed that. or if you netted them, check where you caught them to see if there are any other specimens feeding.spend some time watching them, see what theyre eating, collect some if possible.
 
Must be nice going out to your back yard to collect salties :)

they should take mysis or ghost shrimp after a day or two without any issues, nice find.
 
bromie88;3506020; said:
stunning fish...

you might wanna try some sea veggies/algaes, or some brine (not really nutritional, but get them eating first). if you can get it, live krill, or some copeopods might also work.

did you catch them on rod and line? what did you use for bait? if you did feed that. or if you netted them, check where you caught them to see if there are any other specimens feeding.spend some time watching them, see what theyre eating, collect some if possible.
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thanks guys!! yes i consider myself very lucky, for i am water locked... saves me a lot of money...
got my sand, rock, and fish all from the ocean..

yah i checked the fish tank this morning and it looks as if some of the ghost shrimp were gone... maybe possibly to the filters, but i have a feeling they ate some of the shrimp. the fish get lively when i turn off the lights..

i just grabbed some live rock from this beach by my house and there were the load of worms, slugs, crabs, and stars... plenty of algae... i made some caves so hopefully the fish will get comfortable.. i'll post more pics...just gotta clean the glass..
 
Ya gonna need a bigger tank for the heteropriacanthus cruentatus...they can grow up too 12 inches in length, even in captivity. Night time feeding is the way for these as they are not only cave dwellers, they are also nocturnal feeders..

Good luck with it.
 
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