Matteo Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I noticed I have a couple aiptasia on my LR and also have room for a cool fish. I love the way File fish look but I know they are risky when it comes to other corals and inverts. What is your experience with them in your reefs? Link to comment
Method1 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ugly ass fish that looks per-historic. I mainly had em for aptasia, and I found them useless for that. To each his own, though. Link to comment
Matteo Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ugly ass fish that looks per-historic. I mainly had em for aptasia, and I found them useless for that. To each his own, though. did it go after inverts or coral? Link to comment
Method1 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Not that I noticed. Then again, I didnt keep em around long enough to find out. After a few weeks, when it was proving ineffective for MY aptasia situation, I got rid of em. basically just looked like a prehistoric type of fish w nothing really appealing about it. Ugly colors, ugly shape, don't really swim (just sort of hover). Was basically just a waste of space that I could occupy w more appealing species. Thats just one person's opinion. Link to comment
wow.such.chris Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/368681-ora-pygmy-filefish-does-not-eat-sps/ The ORA pygmy ones dont eat aiptasia though, at least not to my knowledge. In my opinion they're super interesting to watch. Not necessarily brightly colored but it changes color/pattern a lot and it super active. Fun to watch navigate using its interesting mode of locomotion (rear dorsal and anal fins) and its cool retractable/expandable caudal fin. They clamp onto things at night to sleep too. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I love my pygmy one, definitely NOT ugly and can change colors/patterns. Tons of personality!! Won't help your problem though. I think any fish that will eat aiptasia will be a risk to coral. Link to comment
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