A little help please

[mdavi]

This pretty little guy was gifted and my husband can't remember what it is. Any help on this one?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

File fish, great for apstatia

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Great colours

 

[Sleeping Giant]

 

[Chrisv.]

Fairly sure this is not one of the aiptasia eating species.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Fairly sure this is not one of the aiptasia eating species.

I didn't know that there was species of file fish that don't eat apstatia. Good to know.

 

[Karen00]

I didn't know that there was species of file fish that don't eat apstatia. Good to know.

I think there is only one type that supposedly eats aiptasia and this definitely isn't it.

 

[Karen00]

That's a beautiful fish! What a great gift to receive.

 

[bnord]

Not sure what type of File this is - cool looking though - kind of chuncky

I think nearly all FileFish will be nippers. - even the Aptasia - photo below

Just moved it as he took after some Duncans

 

[Chrisv.]

@Sleeping Giant I think you correctly identified the species as the yellow tail (aka orange tail) filefish. This article will be useful for the OP: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-03/hcs3/index.php

 

[Rmckoy]

I didn't know that there was species of file fish that don't eat apstatia. Good to know.

I’ve always thought it was only the matted file fish that ate them .

 

[CoralB]

The matted or bristle tailed file fish is what eats aptasia .