Saltwater Boxfish
Due to their odd shape and heavy scales they are extremely slow swimmers.
Saltwater boxfish. This fish needs a low stress environment and will be a pretty fish to look at and enjoy in the aquarium. The male is the more colorful of the two with a vibrant blue body and a wide black swath covering the top of the body like a cap. The yellow cubicus ostracion cubicus also known as the cubicus boxfish yellow boxfish polka dot boxfish or cube boxfish this fish is one of the most unique marine fish species available.
Cowfish though similar to the boxfish in shape and size the cowfish has one notable distinction. This is a very difficult fish to keep in the aquarium setting by any other than the most experienced aquarist. The polka dot boxfish also called the yellow boxfish or cube boxfish is another fish that thinks it s a dog.
A boxfish is a colorful fish that will make a great addition to any saltwater aquarium. Order online or in person at our new fishkill new york aquarium store location. The cubicus boxfish is sometimes confused with the longhorn cowfish lactoria cornuta which is occasionally also called the yellow boxfish.
They are very peaceful and need lots of places to hide when first added to the tank. They need to be fed at least 3 times a day or more and never fed floating food since they will develop buoyancy problems if they ingest air. They are easy to feed but they can be aggressive with other types of fish.
Pete s aquariums fish is your 1 source for online and in store sales of marine saltwater aquarium fish like horned boxfish cowfish yellow boxfish white spotted boxfish and more. Facebook page opens in new window instagram page opens in new window. At the juvenile stage they are easily identifiable as they have a yellow box shaped body with brown spots.
It should have a minimum of a 125 gallon tank. Also known as trunkfish cowfish and cofferfish. The boxfish is also referred to as the spotted boxfish blue boxfish black boxfish or whitespotted boxfish.
They are characterized by their square shaped body and heavy armored scales. Boxfish are a family of bony marine fish. Boxfish boxfish are easily recognizable as the square puffy fish found in the ocean.
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