Home | Aquarium Fishes | Dartfish & Jawfish

Dartfish & Jawfish

image

Yellow Headed Jawfish

The Yellowheaded Jawfish, also known as the Yellow Head Jawfish or Yellow-headed Pearly Jawfish, has a yellow head and a light blue-green body. It inhabits the sandy, rubble-strewn areas on the reefs of the tropical Western Atlantic, and is found in close proximity to its burrow or cave.
Full story
image

Purple Firefish

It requires a 10 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of loose coral rubble as part of the aquascape, and a tight-fitting lid to prevent it from jumping out of the tank. It will rarely become aggressive towards other fish, but is territorial, and will fight with its own kind....
Full story
image

Firefish Goby

Keep in mind that a stressed Firefish Goby will try to jump out of your aquarium. As such, house the Firefish Goby in aquarium systems with a lid. Hobbyists who use a halide system with an open top should construct a Plexiglas "edge" around the trim, at least 10" tall. ...
Full story
image

Blue Spot Jawfish

The head and body on this beautiful fish are orange with irregular-shaped blue spots. It should be kept in a 30 gallon or larger aquarium with peaceful tank mates and at least 3 inches of mixed substrate for burrowing. ...
Full story
image

Black Fin Dartfish

They make very good reef tank inhabitants in the non-aggressive, community aquarium - either fish-only or reef tank. They do like to burrow under rocks in the sand, but they spend most of their time in the middle of the tank looking for for food....
Full story
total: 5 | displaying: 1 - 5