Filefish and Xenia

[Jeight]

Was watching an older video by Inappropriate Reefer that made a claim that filefish and waving xenia have a semi-symbiotic relationship and that the filefish will bond to a xenia patch like clowns with a nem..any truth to this?

 

[Ron Reefman]

Are you asking about waving hand anthelia or pulsing xenia?

I've had both corals and file fish and I've never seen anything that I would call a relationship. Maybe if the coral has aiptasia in it!

 

[Mical]

I have a filefish that sleeps at night in a xenia patch

 

[Jeight]

Are you asking about waving hand anthelia or pulsing xenia?

I've had both corals and file fish and I've never seen anything that I would call a relationship. Maybe if the coral has aiptasia in it!

pulsing xenia

 

[Jeight]

bump

 

[Schnizzle]

If this is the case I want a filefish for my xenia.

 

[actik]

I beleive he was very specific though that it was a radial filefish from ORA. I really wish I had access to this fish because I would get a pair, and they would be the highlight to my aquarium :(

 

[eatbreakfast]

They will use it as camouflage, but it is in no way symbiotic.

 

[Schnizzle]

Found this...

https://www.orafarm.com/blog/2015/11/13/new-ora-radial-filefish/

 

[Mical]

Found this...

https://www.orafarm.com/blog/2015/11/13/new-ora-radial-filefish/

very cool...

 

[Jeight]

tyvm..if you find a distributor that actually has the ORA's in stock please let me know...not much luck finding them

 

[Jeight]

Was searching for the ORA Radial Filefish and didnt really turn up anyone who had them in stock :( Lmk if anyone finds them available

 

[Schnizzle]

I told myself no more fish but... I'll post here if I find them. haha

 

[sarcophytonIndy]

Will filefish eat Rose BTAs ?