Oct 26, 2020 · My filefish was awesome at killing aiptasia, problem was he also ate every zoa, favia, acan and maybe chalice. Couldn’t keep any zoas or lps with him. Never harmed other fish or sps. Not sure about the toxicity of the fish. I do know some leathers especially sinularia can be toxic, especially to sps. Not sure about them killing fish.

Apr 9, 2022 · Filefish belong to the family Monacanthidae, in the order Tetraodontiformes (which includes the puffers, triggerfish and boxfish). Most closely related to the triggerfish, filefish differ mainly in having generally thinner bodies, and only having one or two dorsal spines rather than the three spines possessed by triggerfish (Randall 2005).

Tasseled filefish, (Prickly leatherjacket) Chaetodermis penicilligerus This unusual filefish is obviously an active mimic of floating clumps of seaweed. Infrequently collected in the tropical Western Pacific region, they tend to be fairly expensive, as far as filefish usually go. Although their maximum size is reported to be 12”, most aquarium

Sep 6, 2020 · Filefish handle high flow just fine. The have something like a horn that they raise up to stabilize in the current. I had two tanks with aiptasia. One got Burghia and the other got the filefish. The filefish worked faster, was cheaper, and I still have it. The Burghia eventually cleaned the tank before they starved to death.

Aug 16, 2020 · My filefish often times assumes a position head downward touching the sand in a corner of my tank for long periods of time. Reply Reactions: najer , Pistondog , JumboShrimp and 1 other person

Sep 18, 2019 · Berghia are more aptasia-specific in their eating habits but they are also eaten by some of the fishes that people keep in their tanks. I’ve never used them, but filefish and peppermint shrimp have worked for me in the past. You just have to keep a daily watch on them to detect if they are eating things you are trying to keep alive in your tank.

Apr 9, 2022 · Filefish belong to the family Monacanthidae, in the order Tetraodontiformes (which includes the puffers, triggerfish and boxfish). Most closely related to the triggerfish, filefish differ mainly in having generally thinner bodies, and only having one or two dorsal spines rather than the three spines possessed by triggerfish (Randall 2005).

Nov 26, 2016 · No -- only wild-caught matted filefish are known to be reliable aiptasia-eaters. They do not, as noted above, limit their diet to pest anemones. There are really so many lovely species of filefish, and so many better ways of addressing aiptasia problems, that matted filefish really should not be your first pick for a filefish.

Nov 11, 2021 · That's a good-looking filefish you have there. I added one matted filefish to my 125 a couple of years ago. The peppermint shrimp I had seemed to keep the aptaisia from getting out of hand but wouldn't touch the larger ones. It took several months for Punkin to get a taste for these tank terrors, but when he did, he wiped them out in short order.

Aug 14, 2009 · Blue Zoo Aquatics Filefish Starter Pack This is why we now offer an Orangespotted Filefish Starter Pack, which includes a harlequin filefish and a live, browned-out Acropora frag. Of course just because we are offering this starter pack doesn't mean that we are suggesting this is anything but an expert-only species.