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sphelps 11-08-2008 03:36 PM

New Fish
 
I picked up this fish from my LFS and put it in my SPS reef tank. Anyone by chance know what this guy eats?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h/DSC_1694.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h/DSC_1695.jpg

michika 11-08-2008 03:47 PM

The tilefish? It eats SPS polyps...sorry to say. Or at least the other less colourful tilefish do.

Delphinus 11-08-2008 03:49 PM

I've forgotten the latin id of that guy, so I'm having a hard time googling it to confirm - but if that guy is who I think he is, I think his diet is essentially exclusively SPS polyps..

Delphinus 11-08-2008 03:55 PM

Ah yes here we go. Oxymonacanthus longirostris : Beaked leatherjacket, harlequin filefish, yellow spotted filefish ..

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fi...sh/olongir.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/filefdgfaqs.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fishfish.htm
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/fil...ottedfilefish/

Good luck! Such a pretty fish..

Carmen 11-08-2008 05:05 PM

Absolutely beautiful!

tang daddy 11-08-2008 05:11 PM

I put one in my tank awhile back not knowing that it eats sps polyps!! big mistake it took me a week to catch him out, thankfully the store took him back as they gave me misleading info, a fabulous fish but I will never buy another.

justinl 11-08-2008 05:15 PM

ooooohhhh bad choice. yes, major predator on SPS. Get that beauty out

this ladies and gents is why impulse buys are BAD. ...and why putting a fish on hold until proper research is done is good.

GreenSpottedPuffer 11-08-2008 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps (Post 358247)
I picked up this fish from my LFS and put it in my SPS reef tank. Anyone by chance know what this guy eats?

LOL...sorry, maybe not so funny I guess but I couldn't help but laugh when you specifically said you put him in your SPS reef and then asked what he eats!

Too bad he will have to go...such a beautiful fish!

AJ_77 11-08-2008 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps (Post 358247)
I picked up this fish from my LFS and put it in my SPS reef tank. Anyone by chance know what this guy eats?

Is it April Fools again already?? :biggrin:

What a wry sense of humour!

sphelps 11-08-2008 06:21 PM

Yeah I was just having a little fun with you guys :biggrin:. I know the fish only feeds on SPS polyps and I special ordered it in. My LFS wouldn't normally bring these in.

I wanted a mated pair but didn't think I had enough SPS for two of these guys. Hopefully this guy will do good and spread out his feasting so impact is minimal. I've waited a long time for my SPS to grow out to the point where I'm pretty sure this fish will be sustainable, but time will tell.


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