Tilefish question

Pls help!! Do they need sand to burrow? LA says so but I've also heard from others that they don't burrow and don't need sand. Pls let me know. Thanks.

 

I think you meant filefish? no, they don't need to burrow - mine never did that I noticed.

 

How about their susceptibility to disease, and compatibility to fish like angels, non reed wrasses, and tangs?

 

well really need clarification on what fish as there are sand tilefish

 

Skunk tilefish. One with its body mostly white other than a red stripe across its body.

 

I wasn't aware of sand filefish. My bad ...yes, what type do you have?

 

ok, plz ignore my entire posting here.....I'm not familiar with tilefish DOH!

 

Here is an image for further clarification.

 

not sure if you found this but for your reading. Not familiar with them but looks to me they need sandy/rubble mix from the reading.

Aquarium Fish: Reconsidering the Sand Tilefishes — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

Sand tilefish are great excavators and builders. These fishes construct (sometimes huge and elaborate) burrows for their protection. These structures might serve primarily as a safe place to sleep; if threatened during their waking hours, a tilefish is as likely to dart off into the distance as it is to dive into its burrow. Though they are disinclined to defend their homes from fishes of other species, they can be quite scrappy with neighboring conspecifics (squabbling over territory and even stealing building materials from each others' burrows).

Sand tilefish feed mainly on small crustaceans and crustacean larvae.

Hoplolatilus marcosi (redstripe tilefish, redback tilefish, Marcos' tilefish, skunk tilefish) is found in sandy rubble zones at 18-80 meters of depth throughout the Tropical Western Pacific. This species reaches 12-20 centimeters in length, requiring at least 100 liters of tank volume

 

Thanks Chris. That's a good reading article.