hawk? Whats on the Nitrite Salifert kit

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by MDeth, Mar 24, 2007.

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  1. MDeth

    MDeth Feather Star

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    I've been trying to decide what 2nd fish i want for my 14 and i think i found it

    What the hell is that on the Salifert brand "nitrite" test kit? It looks like a longnose hawkfish but its green and yellow. If its photoshop im gonna kill whoever designed the box for salifert.
     
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  3. Birchell

    Birchell Gigas Clam

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    Hawkfish are cool, but they like to eat shrimp. Plus they like to run a round so the 14g will probably be to small. You mite try a small goby, or a tang, :lol: .
     
  4. MDeth

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    no, i mean i WANT this fish but dont know what it is :(

    if you go to Nieuwe pagina 1 then testkit => marine => nitrite theres a pic of it

    but i agree about a hawk in a 14 :(
     
  5. m_lacom99

    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    Its a longnose filefish. NOT reef safe and hard to keep.

    Marc.
     
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  6. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Orangespotted Filefish...and no they aren't reef safe, so unless you want to feed this fish stony coral polyps, it will starve in captivity!
     
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  7. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    You say tomato he said tomoto Its one in the same thats the problem with common names there are always more then one depending on region you live in. But either name means its a Oxymonacanthus longirostris and as also mentioned not a good reef fish for the tank.. Some much for redundancy :)
     
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  9. sssnake

    sssnake Montipora Digitata

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    Yup...

    Oxymonacanthus longirostris
    Common name: Orangespotted filefish
    Also known as: Longnose filefish

    Guess the Tangster was quicker on the <enter> key :)
     
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  10. Tangster

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    I always called the old Amblygobius phalaena Dragon Goby just that until I came north and all where talking about a Bar Goby ??? what type is that I asked LOL I guess maybe with the invention of the net tank you (Al Gore for this great invention of yours) We will maybe get all the common names sorted out to just one :)
     
  11. MDeth

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    :'( That is one of the coolest looking fish ive seen in awhile. Hmmmm, stony polyps you say? I was only planning on keeping shrooms + hammer + torch + frogspawn + Toxic Spill Micro zoos from DLC... how fast do you think they'll eat a colony (assuming its SPS not LPS)? And will this fish have problems with small shrimp (sexy / thor)?

    edit - somebody needs to tell salifert to get that pic off the box...it makes newbies want one !

    edit 2 - marinecenter.com says try frozen herbivore foods, if i'm willing to spend as much time (and $) as needed to feed this guy, do you think he'll have a chance in a 14g? <-- only other fish will be a randall's goby

    edit 3 - Will they eat zoos? My LFS said that he has had one before and it would eat any type of polyp. I wont blame anybody if i get it (obviously) but wanna know what to stay away from coral-wise (that i want to keep)

    TY if you read that whole mess ^
     
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