Oregonic Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Does anyone have an aiptasia eating filefish that has served their duty and ready to move on to another tank? Had a huge aiptasia outbreak while beating dinos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I saw a file fish at Cuttlefish Sunday when u was in there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonic Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Hoping to find one that has proven to be a somewhat model citizen that does not go after coral. May have to roll the dice on one tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, Oregonic said: Hoping to find one that has proven to be a somewhat model citizen that does not go after coral. May have to roll the dice on one tho. Honestly even if you got one from another hobbyist , you are still rolling the dice. In the fish world model citizens go rogue all the time. Too bad you missed out on the guy selling berghias. I have tried many ways of eradicating aiptasia : majano wandS joes juice torching the rock ( don’t recommend this really noxious fumes ) Peppermint shrimps yelling at them Berghias did the best I never used a file fish though for the very concern you have. It’s no fun watching a fish chow down on your prized corals . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 I have one that I’ve had fir 2 years I might part with. He is an aptasia machine I’m starting up a new tsnk so he may not make the switch 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonic Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Emerald525 said: Honestly even if you got one from another hobbyist , you are still rolling the dice. In the fish world model citizens go rogue all the time. Too bad you missed out on the guy selling berghias. I have tried many ways of eradicating aiptasia : majano wandS joes juice torching the rock ( don’t recommend this really noxious fumes ) Peppermint shrimps yelling at them Berghias did the best I never used a file fish though for the very concern you have. It’s no fun watching a fish chow down on your prized corals . I have several wrasses which limit my options. I will say in a little 10 gallon I have that a peppermint shrimp did great, he will be moved to the sump of the big tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonic Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 5 hours ago, The ReefBox said: I have one that I’ve had fir 2 years I might part with. He is an aptasia machine I’m starting up a new tsnk so he may not make the switch I may be interested, I did have somebody message me earlier that has one. Of it falls through I will let you know. If you have had yours for 2 years and he doesn’t eat coral you have a gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just now, Oregonic said: I have several wrasses which limit my options. I will say in a little 10 gallon I have that a peppermint shrimp did great, he will be moved to the sump of the big tank. I was successful with a 150 gallon with wrasses. I just got like 15 of them. ( back when someone was selling them 4 dollars a piece lol) The trick was adding them at night and they multiply so quickly that the wrasses really didn’t get to them. I had a mystery wrasse and a melanarus at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregonic Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Emerald525 said: I was successful with a 150 gallon with wrasses. I just got like 15 of them. ( back when someone was selling them 4 dollars a piece lol) The trick was adding them at night and they multiply so quickly that the wrasses really didn’t get to them. I had a mystery wrasse and a melanarus at the time. My rock leaves no where for them to hide during the day, all artificial branch. I wish I could use them, they seem to be the best option. They also seem likely to be expensive snacks 🤣 My red coris is a terror, he flips a few smaller rocks that I have added to isolate zoas and such. I added a peppermint a few months ago, was killed within 10 min of the red coris waking up the next day. He has also wiped out 2 conches within a day or two of adding them. For some reason he does not go after my turbo snails 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Oregonic said: My rock leaves no where for them to hide during the day, all artificial branch. I wish I could use them, they seem to be the best option. They also seem likely to be expensive snacks 🤣 My red coris is a terror, he flips a few smaller rocks that I have added to isolate zoas and such. I added a peppermint a few months ago, was killed within 10 min of the red coris waking up the next day. He has also wiped out 2 conches within a day or two of adding them. For some reason he does not go after my turbo snails 🤷🏻♂️ Lol yeah not many places to hide .. 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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