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

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

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..

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..

Absolutely beautiful!

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.

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.

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!

Is it April Fools again already?? :biggrin:

What a wry sense of humour!

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.