Still_human January 29, 2018 Share January 29, 2018 I've heard flashlight fish should be in cooler water, but apparently they do alright in tanks that would definitely be more standard temperatures. Does anyone have experience with them and that? Also, I'm about to get a pinecone fish or 2. I see totally different labels, even on the same site, about them being easy or difficult. I know some of the issues with them, like antibiotics and copper meds, and how them may need live food to start. Does anyone have personal experience with them? Im definitely pretty advanced, but for that price I'd like to know if I'm getting into a situation where they will constantly need additional attention and problem solving. I'd prefer to avoid having it come to where advanced care is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k January 30, 2018 Share January 30, 2018 There was an article on them in a recent issue of CORAL magazine. General consensus being that they were difficult to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human January 30, 2018 Author Share January 30, 2018 Yeah ive heard that about them. The people I've been talking to for them admitted they can be, but claim that with just a little bit of additional care of packing/shipping, the risk is minimalized. One can only hope that is really the case, and the additional care is actually given. Thanks for responding, it's much appreciated! And thanks for the heads up-I'll hafta see if I can get ahold of that article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 30, 2018 Share January 30, 2018 CORAL Magazine - Jan/Feb 2017 - has Flashlight Fishes mentioned on their front cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human January 30, 2018 Author Share January 30, 2018 Oh maaaaaaan:/ the downloads only go back to June 2017, on every site:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 30, 2018 Share January 30, 2018 Sent you a PM. Did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 4, 2018 Share February 4, 2018 My advice is to appreciate them in nature or at a public aquarium where they will have professional care. There's a reason why they aren't regularly collected and sold. The only way to "take the extra care" in collection is to know the diver or collect it yourself. Holding facilities aren't exactly fish friendly and this is most likely where the most stressors occur in the chain of custody from the sea to the home aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human February 14, 2018 Author Share February 14, 2018 (edited) I've actually talked to, and read about a number of people who have kept pinecone fish very successfully for many years, so im starting to believe that many people rush into it and just don't do their research, or cut corners. The way I'm looking at it right now is that is SOMEones gonna buy them, it might as well be someone who's been researching them and willing to house and care for them properly. Hey, IM one of those people! The big thing I'm trying to find out, that I can't, is if they(and flashlight fish)are safe with cleaner shrimp or not. I know they're reef fish but not all reef fish are friendly to cleaner fish. <I definitely understand what you mean, and I whole heartedly agree about with you about fish that aren't able to be kept alive, short term or long term, like most butterflyfish, and some filefish, or animals like garden eels, upside down jellyfish, and nautilus, that can be but never are, and some fish that SHOULDNT be kept, like lion fish(at least in states anywhere near the coast)that are wiping out the Caribbean and are working their way up the coast, even being found as far north as New York. Like snakeheads and pacu also. And also fish that commonly don't last long like some deep sea fish that are commonly collected by causing harm. I get sad every time I see something for sale that I know is bound to die soon. I would absolutely LOVE to have a chambered nautilus, but I'd don't know if they even CAN be kept successfully at all, & even if they can, I'm sure it would be more than I could or would want to deal with Edited February 14, 2018 by Still_human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still_human February 18, 2018 Author Share February 18, 2018 (edited) Does anyone know if it's ok to use red light to view pinecone/flashlight/nocturnal fish? I feel like Iv seen something in the past that said unlike most animals, the red light thing doesn't work for/good for them. at least for pinecones and flashlights. I know it works for deepwater fish, so maybe I'm wrong, but I'd really like to find out. I want to watch to see if it's eating after dark. I can't find anything about that anymore. Pinecone fish give off red light when older, so searching with the word "red" pulls up practically every page that talks about them:/ Edited February 18, 2018 by Still_human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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