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09-20-2009, 05:54 AM
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Matted Filefish Acreichthys tomentosus
Holy aipatasia eater !!
Got a small guy and he eats mysis as well. My tank was infested with huge aips, and there isn't even one small visible. Don't know what else they eat, no worse than my butterfly.
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09-20-2009, 06:20 AM
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Really? Hahahaha my guy has yet to touch one. Colby even was over helping me out a couple weeks ago (tank disaster
 ) and he noticed that the tank mine is in is aiptasia hell, he was all "well I guess he isn't doing his job..". What is with me and always getting the ones that don't do what they're supposed to? <sigh...>At least yours is working out as hoped for. That's awesome.
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09-20-2009, 05:05 PM
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Quote:
 Poor Tony, you need to tell your fish to smarten up!
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One more fish should be ok?, right!!!  - Laurie
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09-20-2009, 05:44 PM
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Elite in the south regularly has a few in stock. Think I saw some on Friday. I haven't really seen them at any other store. But I don't get out much to the north end so maybe YMMV..
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09-20-2009, 11:07 PM
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I got mine from Red Coral. They were already eating aiptasia (and mysis) there. It took him a few weeks to make an impact, but I am very pleased.
Does yours look like this Tony? http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...62&pcatid=2562
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10-30-2009, 05:09 AM
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I would love to have something that would enjoy my aptaisia! It is too bad they are not in fashion as a desirable anemone as then my tank would be hard to beat.
Peppermint shrimp 0 : aptaisia 10 CBB ) (dead) : aptaisia 10 Beghia (disappeared) : aptaisia 10 Is that a specific type of file fish and is it safe with corals and other anemones?
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10-30-2009, 01:23 PM
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This Filefish is also known as a Bristletail Filefish, and are also known to readily devour Majanos. The nice thing about this particular Filefish is that it only grows to about 5", where some Filefish like the Tasseled Filefish grows over 12". I'm thinking of adding a Bristletail to my reef. I don't have Aiptasia or Majanos, I just think the fish is cool.
Emily and Tony, have you noticed your Filefish going after any corals, anemones (besides Majano), or clams? I have read lots about them, and they seem to be "generally reef-safe", but some have been known to take a liking to Zoas.
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10-30-2009, 02:59 PM
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Mine lives in a tank with two carpets, two BTA's (one of which is particularly small still), uh, zoanthids, yellow polyps, Duncans, a green bubble coral .. uh .. hmm what else. A poci, some mushrooms, candycane ... I haven't noticed a decline in any of these. One thing on the other hand I have noticed less of is clove polyps but they were a pest encroaching on (and killing) my poci so I kind of didn't mind that (and didn't really question what might be the cause, so it could be coincidental).
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