Chameleon/Flashing Tilefish

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3 or 5 is malarky. They are pairing fish and a pair will do just fine. I have a pair in a 125 and they are 4+ inches and I feed ONLY flake. They are, BTW, the nicest pair Ive ever seen... And they mostly glow a deep azure blue so to those who think the purples are more colorful- you are CRAZY! And mine change colors when they see me (food source obviously).

They also turn WAY MORE than just green and blue- white, yellow, orange, purple and pink are a few Ive seen personally. If you get to see them in the mood for a little mating then its even better... Though Ive never had any luck coming even close to breeding them.

They dont need babying or anything... except they are CRAZY skittish. Stand up from the couch abruptly and they will launch themselves if startled. Covered tank only.

They are EASY to keep if you meet these requirements-

100 gallon or bigger tank

3+ inches sand (they dive into it like bombs are exploding)

LOTS of cover

low light- I have 40 watts over the 125- thats it.

Mine eat flake from my fingers. A good high quality flake is the BEST food for your fish- sad but true. My entire tank is supposedly "carnivores" (wrasses, gobies, assessors, clowns- MOST ANYTHING) yet Ive only fed flake with bits of protein enhanced mysis on RARE occasion. Some fish do have fussy eating but 95% - its all about flake.

Sadly most information is to make money, not healthy fish!

Flashing tilefish are by far the best fish Ive seen in over 20 years...