The cutest fish I've ever owned. Aussie Harlequin Tuskfish.

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  1. hasek1639

    hasek1639 Fire Shrimp

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    Wow he is so amazing. I was looking at him too for my baby pred tank. Congrats on him and can't wait to see pics of him growing up. He went to an amazing home.
     
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  2. MoJoe

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    Well I did have bad luck with my 1st attempt at the Juvie Aussie. He was pretty small, prob 2.5" with tail. I had him for about 3 weeks and then I found him perished on the sand one day. No visible signs of disease, no signs of being attacked. He was acting fine the days leading up to his death. I am still stumped but I'm thinking it was cyanide poisining.

    My new Aussie has been doing great, seems he is past the point of worry about cyanide harvesting methods.
     
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  3. Renee@LionfishLair

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    The only problem with suspecting cyanide poison with an Aussie is that cyanide collection is really not a problem in Australia. It's more of a issue in the Philippines and Indonesia. Now an Indo tusk, I would suspect cyanide with them if they suddenly dropped dead.
     
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  4. Dingo

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    I have cared for an adult for a few years. Literally would eat anything you put in the tank. I know it was quite a hardy fish and very personable.
    Unfortunately it was sucked into an iwaki pump intake one day while we were cleaning the strainer :(
     
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  5. MoJoe

    MoJoe Dragon Wrasse

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    Good to know, there's a slight possiblity I had an Indo but my LFS is pretty good about not confusing them as I specifically asked for an Aussie. I'll never truly know what happened.

    My new one is def an Aussie though :)
     
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  6. MoJoe

    MoJoe Dragon Wrasse

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    made a little vid of my Aussie a few mins ago, wanted to share:

    (best in HD of course)
     
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  7. missionsix

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    One of my favorite fish! Congrats on the new add... 8)
     
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  8. Renee@LionfishLair

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  9. evolved

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    Adorable right now; surely to be stunning later. :)
     
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  10. Renee@LionfishLair

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    They are certainly not a fish that starts off striking and ends up dull. He's flipped the other way.

    I'm going to drag some of the big lights up there tonight to see if I can get a decent pic. I think he's ready for the spotlight!

    How fast will he grow? Right now he's in a 24-28g nanocube (I forget which it is). He looks like he's in a huge ocean right now, but I'm feeding him well. Last night he ate salmon shavings and I'm buying from fresh urchin roe this weekend.
     
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