File Fish

[Matteo]

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?

[Method1]

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.

[Matteo]

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?

[Method1]

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.

[wow.such.chris]

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.

[Tamberav]

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.