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vanreefer
01-18-2014, 07:57 PM
Looking for your experience with matted filefish and SPS...?
Thanks
VR

mark
01-18-2014, 08:38 PM
no SPS experience yet (so tagging along) but heard can go after LPS

SeaHorse_Fanatic
01-18-2014, 09:24 PM
Not sure about others, but mine has been completely reef safe. Only eats aiptasia and fish food (mysis, pellets, nori sheets).

Borderjumper
01-18-2014, 09:44 PM
No sps.. But my two ate all the Aptasia, now they pick on my leathers, the candycanes, the frogspawn, and the dendros.

Aquattro
01-18-2014, 09:58 PM
I've had 5. 4 were fine, one nipped every coral in the tank. However, I found them easy to catch, so removing isn't too bad. Usually :)

Proteus
01-18-2014, 10:18 PM
I've had them and never had them no sps but acans were another story

spit.fire
01-18-2014, 11:10 PM
ive had quite a few, never had any problems with them and sps, just zoas, from my experience they all eat zoas

ive also heard alot about them eating acans but never see it happen with my own eyes

Stones
01-19-2014, 02:26 PM
A good friend of mine had one in his SPS dominated tank for well over a year with no incidents. Ate aiptasia and fish food as others have already mentioned.

Just added one to my SPS reef last week. So far no problems but I also haven't seen him eat any aiptasia as of yet either...

BlueTang<3
01-19-2014, 02:31 PM
Mine was a model citizen as well

NOT


http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy171/bluetang3/IMG_2039.jpg (http://s789.photobucket.com/user/bluetang3/media/IMG_2039.jpg.html)

Ram3500
01-19-2014, 05:43 PM
They have to be one of the coolest fish you can and to your reef tank. Mine never ate sps or aiptasia but loved my zoa so he had to go . But like brad said they almost swim into the net.

Madreefer
01-19-2014, 05:57 PM
There's a filefish at my LFS that is the same shape as the matted but lighter in color with a red dot in the center of its body. I can't find any info on it. Does anyone have a clue of what kind it is?

vanreefer
01-22-2014, 02:47 AM
Thanks everyone... Can't be any worse for the SPS than the aptasia invasion of biblical proportions...
VR

Aquattro
01-22-2014, 02:48 AM
Thanks everyone... Can't be any worse for the SPS than the aptasia invasion if biblical proportions...
VR

wanna bet?? :razz:

vanreefer
01-22-2014, 03:39 AM
I know famous last words...

Ryanerickson
01-22-2014, 05:23 PM
Mine ate all my aptasia then moved on to clams killed one be carefull.

Bblinks
01-22-2014, 05:25 PM
Mine was a model citizen as well

NOT


http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy171/bluetang3/IMG_2039.jpg (http://s789.photobucket.com/user/bluetang3/media/IMG_2039.jpg.html)

wow! that guy has a good life. feeding on babe maxima clams! Can I come and live with you too? :mrgreen: