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  1. R

    Orange Spotted Filefish Eating prepared foods

    I just wanted to give a shout out to Dr Reef! I ordered a pair of orange spotted filefish from affordable aquaria, and was prepared with a full arsenal of acropora, masstick, and a ton of other foods and research to get them converted to prepared foods. They arrived yesterday, were healthy, and...
  2. J

    Is this a matted filefish aka aiptasia eating filefish?

    Aiptasia took over my tank after a crash 10 days ago after the corals died. Now i only have a candy cane and one small colony of favites. Aiptasia for some reason grew so fast and big during the crash. Thinking of adding a aiptasia eating filefish to clear the aiptasia before i add corals. When...
  3. nanoman95

    Stocking ideas and experience with filefish?

    Hey guys Struggling to stock my tank as everything I like seems to have an aggressive streak! I loved the royal gramma but my friends has beat up his whole tank which is deterring me. The guy at the LFS suggested an Aiptasia eating filefish, does anyone have any experience with these? I have...
  4. nanoman95

    Rogue ball anemones?

    Hey everyone My tank is coming up to 4 weeks old now and these rogue anemones have popped up! The guy in the lfs said they are ball anemones and to remove them with tweezers but I’m scared they’ll multiply and cause more issues! I wasn’t worried about them but I plan on adding sexy shrimp and...
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  5. REEF EXCLUSIVE

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    Honeycomb Filefish (Cantherhines Pardalis)-$100 Size - 4 inches Delivery-50 Box-10
  6. Nutramar Foods

    Orange You Glad I Didn't Say BlackHead?

    The Orange Body Filefish, or to avoid confusion, Pervagor melanocephalus is a very unique fish, both in looks and in activity. As such, there isn't really any surprise that it sometimes finds its way into people's aquariums. These very peaceful fish stay relatively small, with a record size of...
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  7. G

    Filefish Mouth Growth? Please help!

    I noticed a strange growth or adhesion to my filefish's mouth this afternoon. As far as I know it wasn't there last night when I fed and she was eating like normal. From other threads the suggestions seem to be either an injury or some super glue from a drag or rock in the tank? I don't have...
  8. F

    File fish

    I want to add a file fish for aiptasia. I have a fire fish, green clown goby and 6-line. Not sure if it a good idea to add him in but heard it’s ok to. What’s your thoughts? 29 gallon
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  10. An_Enemy

    EMERGENCY Filefish had tail eaten off after getting head-spike stuck.

    I have a matted filefish that's kept in the sump (has become his home to aggression with other fish). Today I found him lodged at the bottom of the tank due to the spikes on its horn. They were lodged into some filter foam that I use to buffer the protein skimmer. There was a pencil sea urchin...
  11. Q

    Stocking List for 34g

    Hello all, I am finishing up my cycle for a 34g display tank with a 9g sump for a mixed reef with a section of sand at 4" and a cover. Can anyone let me know if the following stocking list would work and, if so, what order of introduction I should follow? 1. pearly jawfish 2. green clown goby...
  12. D

    Tassle Filefish with Inverts??

    Alright, i’m thinking about getting a tassled filefish for my 150g, they’re a beautiful and unique fish, yes I know all filefish bother inverts, but those of you with experience with Tassled filefish, did yours bother your snails, starfish, conches etc.? I assume so, but mine are bigger, would...
  13. Filefish in Aquariums

    Filefish in Aquariums

    Filefish in Marine Aquariums Jay Hemdal C. 2022 Filefish, (often called leatherjackets in Australia) have enjoyed a moderate level of popularity for many years as marine aquarium fish. As a group however, there is some variation as to their relative appropriateness for particular aquariums...
  14. nathang

    Digitate hydroids- sixline wrasse and filefish

    I’ve had a heavy digitate hydroids infestation for about a year now. Seemed to be the more ‘mild’ kind as only one type of zoa seemed a little bothered by contact. I cut back on feeding, stopped broadcast feeding, added Halloween hermits, but saw no population reductions. 3 days ago, I was at...
  15. KrisReef

    Hello Should I quit my job?

    I'm finally getting around to introducing myself. I have had a reef tank in my garage since we moved back to southern California in 2007. I've had tanks much of my life but I've never wanted to automate them as I prefer to tinker. I'm thinking about changing and getting a reef controller or just...
  16. Biota_Marine

    Livestock Got Aiptasia? Check out our Aiptasia eating filefish chowing down!

    Hey Y'all We know hobbyists want Matted filefish that eat already Aiptasia, so we feed our matted filefish aiptasia and hydroids weekly so they can recognize them in your tanks. Check out the GoPro video below. If you have a huge Aiptasia problem I recommend a few of these guys with our...
  17. If_Only

    White spot pygmy filefish!

    I've been veeerrry interested in filefish-es quirky behavior and cool swimming pattern and colors. I've always wanted to get a huge one but you know, i only have a reef tank. Iven seen some people keeping this whitespots in reef tanks. Any info on these guys? Information is kind of scarce, at...
  18. Y

    Attack of the Molly!? Molly attacking my filefish

    Hi, So I have a 32.5 gallon tank, it’s been running for a couple months now, and I decided to add some more fish. I had a clowfish, and then added a black Molly because I was interested in converting a simple freshwater fish to saltwater. It was successful and the Molly is very very active...
  19. MnFish1

    Aiptasia treatment success or failure.... A poll

    SO - somehow - no clue how - I ended up with some aiptasia anemones. I just tried to kill them with 'removal' - and a month later - I had 50. They weren't spreading - and I personally don't mind them - they didnt seem to hurt anything - when it increased to more than that - I thought - hmmm...
  20. Perpetual Novice

    Adding unhatched brine shrimp eggs to aquarium. What would happen?

    Everything says to hatch the eggs first then add the live brine a little at a time as food. But what if I want a constant food supply for picky fish. Can I add eggs directly to the tank so they can pick them off as they hatch? I’m thinking of wrasses and filefish in particular.
  21. H

    Harlequin Filefish

    So I’m planning a large 360 gallon SPS tank. My question is, will this tank have enough coral growth to feed a Harlequin Filefish and make sure not too many corals are lost? Of course I’ll wait until the system is very mature.
  22. J

    Are my filefish fighting or mating? [VIDEO]

    I bought a pair of "bonded" white-spotted pygmy filefish from live aquaria and they swam together for a bit when I first put them in my tank, but now it seems like they hate each other. The video is of the smaller one chasing the big one, but it happens the other way around as well and is...
  23. J

    Could my yellow clown goby have stressed my pygmy filefish to death? Is getting another filefish a bad idea? Newish reefer feeling very discouraged.

    Hello all, this is my first post on this forum over the past 8 weeks I have been setting up my reef tank with my LFS and everything was going pretty well until yesterday. Cycled water for 4-5 weeks then added a black and white clownfish followed by a yellow clown goby a week or so later. Fast...
  24. Perpetual Novice

    What are some food supplements for coralivores?

    About 6 months ago I bought a pair of orange spotted filefish. I know they’re supposed to eat exclusively live coral but can sometimes be trained to accept prepared foods. I couldn’t supply my filefish with live coral but the whole reason I bought them was because they were eating frozen food in...
  25. jozer1

    California Need to re-home a Filefish

    Looking for fellow reefers help. I just bought a filefish a few weeks ago to remove all the aptasia from my small tank. The fish did it's job but there's a few issues. 1. The wife does not want it. 2. it's in my 13Gallon and we think it's eating the zoas from our 13 gallon tank. All my frags are...
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