coral nipping file fish??

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Mine have been 70% well behaved. Of those 30% that weren’t, 15% ate Aiptasia and majano exclusively before. I simply removed them with a net at night. They hide at the top of the tank by the power head so they’re really easy to remove IME
 

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Plenty of bad reports for file file fish. My next choice would be a peppermint shrimp. I don't want a peppermint I want a cleaner shrimp. it would go into a 75 dedicated for small peaceful fish . No wrasses at least not one big enough to kill the shrimp. I'm looking for a long term critter that will take care of the few I have now & any future apasita that pop up .
any good news out there?
Watch out for peppermint shrimp they eat coral too. Had a couple that loved to eat aptasia, but also loved acans.
 

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Mine loves acro polyps and never touched Aiptasia. I easily caught it and returned it.

My last ditch effort was a CBB that just this week has started accepting frozen food and is eating Aiptasia right in front of me.
 

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I have two file fish in my tank. They love Aiptasia, they love my zoas and acans as well. They are on there way out. There fish are like a hired hit man that turns on you. Yeah they do what you hire them for, then they turn the guns on you. SMH.
 

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