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Just bought this guy and I want to know info about him, any help is great!

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Harlequin or orange spotted filefish. It is an obligate coralivore and is fairly difficult to keep. Do you keep acropora? If not, try getting a dead acro skeleton, make a paste of mysis shrimp and fresh seafood, spread it on the skeleton, and hpe it learns to eat.
 

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Yes they're pretty difficult to keep as said. You will need a very established tank, good parameters, and a lot of luck.

Good luck! Beautiful fish!
 

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You bought a fish you didn't know anything about....
 

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We had a club member who had a pair that he trained to eat pellets. That is certainly the exception as the orange spotted file fish is on pretty much everyone's fish to be avoided list. Good luck
 

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