Orange spot filefish

[jetskiwilly]

90 gal displays tank with red wrasse, bristle tang, 2 clowns, Midas, 3 cromis, and foxface


Think I can add a orange spot filefish?

 

[jetskiwilly]

 

[MoshJosh]

"They are known to nip at soft corals and SPS polyps, so they are best housed in a FOWLR aquarium"

It sounds like some people have had success keeping them in reef tanks but. . .

for me I like my SPS too much to chance it. . .

If you are only keeping hardy corals though maybe it wouldn't be an issue?

 

[Subsea]

Your tank looks nice. I tried to find your tank thread and got confused with so many tanks.

I just got a matted filefish that is tiny. He is very shy. I have never had a filefish before. I got this to eat Aptasia.

I googled Orange Filefish. Is this what you want? What size tank do you have?

Aluterus schoepfii, the orange filefish, is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae. The species can also be listed under the family Balistidae. They can reach a maximum size of 62 centimetres (24 in) although they are common to 40 centimetres (16 in

 

[sfin52]

Thier primary diet are sps. This is a fish best left in the ocean

They rarely accept prepared food.

 

[jetskiwilly]

Your tank looks nice. I tried to find your tank thread and got confused with so many tanks.

I just got a matted filefish that is tiny. He is very shy. I have never had a filefish before. I got this to eat Aptasia.

I googled Orange Filefish. Is this what you want? What size tank do you have?

Aluterus schoepfii, the orange filefish, is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae. The species can also be listed under the family Balistidae. They can reach a maximum size of 62 centimetres (24 in) although they are common to 40 centimetres (16 in

Cantherhines pullus, orange SPOTTED filefish. The fish looks so much brighter and colorful than standard filefish. I also have aptaisa. Sounds like I'm going to keep using aptasia X and pass on fish.​

 

[sfin52]

Cantherhines pullus, orange SPOTTED filefish. The fish looks so much brighter and colorful than standard filefish. I also have aptaisa. Sounds like I'm going to keep using aptasia X and pass on fish.​

Good call

 

[Subsea]

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+30+7253&pcatid=7253
Not at this price, however, I suggest you get this filefish to eat Aptasia. At 3.5” max, it looks nice in 30G tank.

Ps. He is amongst the seaweeds with night light. Earlier, I saw him checking out Aptasia.