Aptasia Eating filefish

extendedmango · 02/07/2016, 05:23 PM

I just picked up a file fish a day ago to help with aptasia but he isn't eating any of it. All he does is swim around in the back corner of my tank and comes out to eat when I feed my fish. Any advice or help?

Greg 45 · 02/07/2016, 06:18 PM

Give it time they need to adapt / at least it's eating something only being in tank a day

extendedmango · 02/07/2016, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg 45

Give it time they need to adapt / at least it's eating something only being in tank a day

How long do you think it'll take for him to start eating

ghostman · 02/07/2016, 06:28 PM

Are you sure it's the aiptasia eating filefish? A. Tomentosus? They have a good reputation for eating aiptasia, but not all do it. Give it a few days to see if he's into them.

Sapelo · 02/07/2016, 06:29 PM

Some eat aptasia and some don't.
Yours might start, then again it might never look twice at one.
Sorry but they don't come with guarantees.
Very cool fish though.

Dkuhlmann · 02/07/2016, 07:09 PM

Only the Matted File Fish eats aiptasia.

tlc · 02/07/2016, 10:52 PM

I bought a few ora white spotted file fish and mine wont touch them. granted they are not matted filefish.. I did pick up 4 ora peppermint shrimp and holy cow are those aiptasia eating machines. the only problem I have now is I have to siphon out a lot of shrimp poop

02/07/2016, 05:23 PM	#1
extendedmango Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 176	Aptasia Eating filefish I just picked up a file fish a day ago to help with aptasia but he isn't eating any of it. All he does is swim around in the back corner of my tank and comes out to eat when I feed my fish. Any advice or help?

02/07/2016, 06:28 PM	#4
ghostman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 1,629	Are you sure it's the aiptasia eating filefish? A. Tomentosus? They have a good reputation for eating aiptasia, but not all do it. Give it a few days to see if he's into them. __________________ When you die, you don't know you're dead. It's only difficult for the people around you. It's the same when you're stupid. Current Tank Info: 40IM Fusion, 40lbs of rock, and 20lbs of sand. Just a few fish and corals....for now.

02/07/2016, 07:09 PM	#6
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Only the Matted File Fish eats aiptasia. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

02/07/2016, 06:18 PM	#2
Greg 45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bayonne,N.J. Posts: 1,159	Give it time they need to adapt / at least it's eating something only being in tank a day

02/07/2016, 06:29 PM	#5
Sapelo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: North Georgia Posts: 869	Some eat aptasia and some don't. Yours might start, then again it might never look twice at one. Sorry but they don't come with guarantees. Very cool fish though.

02/07/2016, 10:52 PM	#7
tlc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 918	I bought a few ora white spotted file fish and mine wont touch them. granted they are not matted filefish.. I did pick up 4 ora peppermint shrimp and holy cow are those aiptasia eating machines. the only problem I have now is I have to siphon out a lot of shrimp poop