Tasseled Filefish Reef Safe?

Johnny Reefer · #1 01-06-2007, 04:06 AM

Well these guys finally came in about 3 weeks ago. It was good timing 'cause it coincided with the move of my Reef tank so I was able to isolate my PB Tang in the sump easily. I purchased two but these are actually Tasseled Filefish #'s 3 & 4. The first two didn't make it

. One thing I didn't think about when researching these guys is flow. Turns out my water circulation was too strong for these fellows due to there small size. They got stressed out. With the second two, I shut off the two main powerheads for the first three days or so, and then began slowly cranking them back up. These guys are doing fine and are almost twice the size when I first got them. They are always front and centre looking for food when I'm nearby.
I'm not sure if they are eating Aiptasia or not. I know they are not eating the big ones but I have seen them peck at the rocks so they might be eating small ones. If they can keep my Aiptasia problem from at least getting any worse than it already is, I'll be happy. But they are a cool fish all the same and they are growing fast! They love Mysis and I've manage to get them to take Formulas One & Two pellets also.

More pics....

Johnny Reefer · #2 01-06-2007, 04:07 AM

I'll monitor the Aipatsia situation and post an update at a later date.

Cheers,

Chaloupa · #3 01-06-2007, 04:42 AM

VERY cool Mark!

Glad the tank move was a success. How stressful! The tank looks very nice too!

Beverly · #4 01-06-2007, 01:49 PM

Mark,

Cool looking fish

Any idea how large they get? What other fish do you have in the tank?

Johnny Reefer · #5 01-06-2007, 02:51 PM

12" in the wild, so I expect about 8" - 10" in the aquarium. Other fish are a PB Tang; Yellow Tang; 2 False Percs; 2 Green Mandarins and 4 Green Chromis.

Cheers,

albert_dao · #6 01-06-2007, 02:59 PM

Just for the record, I've also had one of these things jump on me.

Johnny Reefer · #7 01-06-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

Just for the record, I've also had one of these things jump on me.

Okay, thanx for that. Good to know. 3/4 of the tank is covered. Just a 5" opening along the front. A year ago, when I converted my 135 Reef to a 180, the Powder Blue liked to splash at the surface...sending water everywhere. I was prepared this time and got some acrylic cut to size along the back and then a regular glass top along the middle. Go figure that "Splashy" is less stressed this time and isn't splashing. Maybe his time in the sump is the reason. Anyway, it can only help toward reducing the risk of any drastic Tassled jumps.

Cheers,