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Long Horned Cow Fish

While badly suited to the home aquarium the longhorn cowfish or horned boxfish is becoming increasingly popular as a pet.

Long horned cow fish. Cowfish longhorn cowfish or long horned cowfish adults can grow to 50 0 cm 20 inches. The longhorn cowfish lactoria cornuta also called the horned boxfish is a species of boxfish from the family ostraciidae recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head rather like those of a cow or bull. Use caution if placing the cowfish longhorn in a reef tank as it may nibble on tubeworms.

The longhorn cowfish is found in the red sea and tropical indo pacific. Length 46cm depth. This week s curious creature is the adorable looking longhorn cowfish.

Longhorn cowfish are usually around 10 centimetres 4 inches in length. It is intolerant of other longhorns so keep it in a large tank with some live rock for algae scraping. Also known as cofferfish cowfish horned boxfish horned trunkfish long horned cowfish trunkfish.

The longhorn cowfish is a variety of boxfish from the ostraciidi family it is recognisable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head rather like those of a cow or bull. When housed correctly the cowfish longhorn is long lived. This fish feeds on sponges polychaete worms mollusks small crustaceans and small fishes.

Juveniles found in small schools in brackish waters near river mouths. They are a resident of the indo pacific region and can grow up to 50 cm 20 in long. Adults are reef fish often solitary and territorial and live around sand.

The longhorn cowfish or horned boxfish lactoria cornuta is a variety of boxfish recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head rather like those of a cow or bull. This charismatic fish is a member of the boxfish family and is easily recognizable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head. They are a resident of the indo pacific region and can grow up to 20 inches long.

When possible the longhorn cowfish should be the first fish introduced in the tank. Find out this little guy hunts for food and protects itself from predators as we go on. Found singly over mud sand and weedy bottoms of coastal bays estuaries and harbours.

Their size can be deceiving since they are usually very small at the pet stores.