Filefish are generally suitable only for fish-only aquariums. Their eclectic dietary preferences includes many algae and sessile invertebrates, so they are generally not considered “reef …

Oct 26, 2020 · Matted filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) is typically recommended by many around the web as a slow, methodical, aiptasia eating machine. I would recommend them for this very …

Apr 9, 2022 · Filefish in Marine Aquariums Jay Hemdal C. 2022 Filefish, (often called leatherjackets in Australia) have enjoyed a moderate level of popularity for many years as …

Apr 9, 2022 · Filefish, (often called leatherjackets in Australia) have enjoyed a moderate level of popularity for many years as marine aquarium fish. As a group however, there is some …

Nov 26, 2016 · My lfs has two types of filefish. One looks like the matted file fish except it has a whitish yellowish body with small black spots on it (picture attached) and the other type is the …

Sep 18, 2019 · I have an ongoing aiptasia problem and was strongly considering adding a filefish to help out. According to most fish retailers, they do nip at corals. However, when asking for …

Apr 8, 2023 · I gave the filefish the benefit of the doubt and moved what was left of the two carpet anemones to a 15 gallon tank. This was about a week ago. The waratah looked fine at the …

Jan 25, 2024 · ORA Pygmy Filefish The Whitespotted Pygmy Filefish from ORA has a fun pattern and an interesting shape. It is a unique fish that will do well in a wide range of different …

Jul 14, 2021 · Filefish Filefish do well in captivity, and make good candidates for a fish only with live rock (FOWLR) tank, as they are prone to nip at coral. Provide plenty of live rock, but with …

Aug 14, 2009 · I am starting a 20 gallon long nano reef soon and i was wondering if i could keep a small green filefish in there with the corals? I am not talking about a harlequin filefish but a …