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I've always wanted to try one of these and since my SPS problem was taken care of a while ago I decided to give it a try.
Orange spotted file fish:
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...w_fish-med.jpg
I saw him feed at the LFS so hopefully all goes well.

nice fish, good luck with him!

Neat. :cool: You should post the name of the fish though! :razz: Got a species ID?

Good luck with him Danny! What is he eating btw...
I hope he does well for you.

http://www.tmc-ltd.co.uk/fish-invert...filefishes.asp



http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi...sh/olongir.htm

orange spotted filefish: Cantherhines pullus.

There are many filefish that have the common name "Orange Spotted Filefish". If you search on the name you provided you will find that is not the correct one. See my post just above.

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Last night at the LFS I saw it eat brine shrimp of all things. I know they usualy eat SPS polyps but I'm hoping to get lucky with this one. He can munch on my digitata, I don't mind. :mrgreen:

i watched one starve to death at my lfs, it nibbled on some sps but basically didnt eat for 3 weeks and died.

i just pasted the first thing google gave me :P

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Well, he eats fine. I just hope he doesn't eat the whole digitata at once because thats the only sps I have right now. Swims around lots and plays with the clown, seems to have adjusted well.

Pretty cool, Danny. I think JimBarry had some free brown Digitata. :cool:

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Haha, I'll have to start stocking my tank with it just to feed him? :lol:

harelquin file fish orangespotted
 

hey hope all goes well with the filefish , dont get discouraged by those who are affraid or hear from someone that knows someone that had one that didnt eat we all thaught the world was flat at one point. Point is all marine life from a blue tang that swims up to a mile each day to feed but we cram them into a galss box all marine life shouldnt be sold but hey we love the hobby in my eyes all fish can be kept alive you just need to spend a few hours a day of feeding and make good observation . that goes to all the know it alls oranged spotted "cant be kept alive" haters, u just gota have the balls to do it