filefish

I just wanted to give a shout out to Dr Reef! I ordered a pair of orange spotted filefish from affordable aquaria, and was prepared with a full arsenal of acropora, masstick, and a ton of other foods and research to get them converted to prepared foods. They arrived yesterday, were healthy, and...

Aiptasia took over my tank after a crash 10 days ago after the corals died. Now i only have a candy cane and one small colony of favites. Aiptasia for some reason grew so fast and big during the crash. Thinking of adding a aiptasia eating filefish to clear the aiptasia before i add corals. When...

Hey guys Struggling to stock my tank as everything I like seems to have an aggressive streak! I loved the royal gramma but my friends has beat up his whole tank which is deterring me. The guy at the LFS suggested an Aiptasia eating filefish, does anyone have any experience with these? I have...

Hey everyone My tank is coming up to 4 weeks old now and these rogue anemones have popped up! The guy in the lfs said they are ball anemones and to remove them with tweezers but I’m scared they’ll multiply and cause more issues! I wasn’t worried about them but I plan on adding sexy shrimp and...

Honeycomb Filefish (Cantherhines Pardalis)-$100 Size - 4 inches Delivery-50 Box-10

The Orange Body Filefish, or to avoid confusion, Pervagor melanocephalus is a very unique fish, both in looks and in activity. As such, there isn't really any surprise that it sometimes finds its way into people's aquariums. These very peaceful fish stay relatively small, with a record size of...

I noticed a strange growth or adhesion to my filefish's mouth this afternoon. As far as I know it wasn't there last night when I fed and she was eating like normal. From other threads the suggestions seem to be either an injury or some super glue from a drag or rock in the tank? I don't have...

I want to add a file fish for aiptasia. I have a fire fish, green clown goby and 6-line. Not sure if it a good idea to add him in but heard it’s ok to. What’s your thoughts? 29 gallon

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I have a matted filefish that's kept in the sump (has become his home to aggression with other fish). Today I found him lodged at the bottom of the tank due to the spikes on its horn. They were lodged into some filter foam that I use to buffer the protein skimmer. There was a pencil sea urchin...

Hello all, I am finishing up my cycle for a 34g display tank with a 9g sump for a mixed reef with a section of sand at 4" and a cover. Can anyone let me know if the following stocking list would work and, if so, what order of introduction I should follow? 1. pearly jawfish 2. green clown goby...

Alright, i’m thinking about getting a tassled filefish for my 150g, they’re a beautiful and unique fish, yes I know all filefish bother inverts, but those of you with experience with Tassled filefish, did yours bother your snails, starfish, conches etc.? I assume so, but mine are bigger, would...

I’ve had a heavy digitate hydroids infestation for about a year now. Seemed to be the more ‘mild’ kind as only one type of zoa seemed a little bothered by contact. I cut back on feeding, stopped broadcast feeding, added Halloween hermits, but saw no population reductions. 3 days ago, I was at...

I'm finally getting around to introducing myself. I have had a reef tank in my garage since we moved back to southern California in 2007. I've had tanks much of my life but I've never wanted to automate them as I prefer to tinker. I'm thinking about changing and getting a reef controller or just...

Hey Y'all We know hobbyists want Matted filefish that eat already Aiptasia, so we feed our matted filefish aiptasia and hydroids weekly so they can recognize them in your tanks. Check out the GoPro video below. If you have a huge Aiptasia problem I recommend a few of these guys with our...

I've been veeerrry interested in filefish-es quirky behavior and cool swimming pattern and colors. I've always wanted to get a huge one but you know, i only have a reef tank. Iven seen some people keeping this whitespots in reef tanks. Any info on these guys? Information is kind of scarce, at...

Hi, So I have a 32.5 gallon tank, it’s been running for a couple months now, and I decided to add some more fish. I had a clowfish, and then added a black Molly because I was interested in converting a simple freshwater fish to saltwater. It was successful and the Molly is very very active...

SO - somehow - no clue how - I ended up with some aiptasia anemones. I just tried to kill them with 'removal' - and a month later - I had 50. They weren't spreading - and I personally don't mind them - they didnt seem to hurt anything - when it increased to more than that - I thought - hmmm...

Everything says to hatch the eggs first then add the live brine a little at a time as food. But what if I want a constant food supply for picky fish. Can I add eggs directly to the tank so they can pick them off as they hatch? I’m thinking of wrasses and filefish in particular.

So I’m planning a large 360 gallon SPS tank. My question is, will this tank have enough coral growth to feed a Harlequin Filefish and make sure not too many corals are lost? Of course I’ll wait until the system is very mature.

I bought a pair of "bonded" white-spotted pygmy filefish from live aquaria and they swam together for a bit when I first put them in my tank, but now it seems like they hate each other. The video is of the smaller one chasing the big one, but it happens the other way around as well and is...

Hello all, this is my first post on this forum over the past 8 weeks I have been setting up my reef tank with my LFS and everything was going pretty well until yesterday. Cycled water for 4-5 weeks then added a black and white clownfish followed by a yellow clown goby a week or so later. Fast...

About 6 months ago I bought a pair of orange spotted filefish. I know they’re supposed to eat exclusively live coral but can sometimes be trained to accept prepared foods. I couldn’t supply my filefish with live coral but the whole reason I bought them was because they were eating frozen food in...

Looking for fellow reefers help. I just bought a filefish a few weeks ago to remove all the aptasia from my small tank. The fish did it's job but there's a few issues. 1. The wife does not want it. 2. it's in my 13Gallon and we think it's eating the zoas from our 13 gallon tank. All my frags are...