Matted Filefish Acreichthys tomentosus

[Namnuta]

Mine looks like he has a taste for Xenia now . Thank god it grow like a weed in my tank.

[Murminator]

Well I must admit I had well over a 1000..... yes 1000 aptasia it actually looked really cool and 6 months later I can finally say I see no more in my tank there is still a bunch in the sump and the overflow but he cannot reach them.....he has quadrippled in size to about the size of a small yellow tang

[Llamarama]

maybe I should put a top on my tank :O never thought him to be a jumper....picked mine up at marine aquaria a couple months ago and he eats aptasia like a champ plus all his color changing is impressive

[Willito]

Does anyone have this fish in with sps/lps corals? Does it bother your corals?

[reefwars]

i have one in a reef tank with everything under the moon and it bothers nothing, and the aiptasia will grow back when hes gone i removed 3 small pieces of rock that was once covered in aiptasia then was "eaten" by my matted filefish and i watched him nibble it numerous times ,the 3 pieces were covered again in no time once put in a different tank by themselves

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Willito

Does anyone have this fish in with sps/lps corals? Does it bother your corals?

I had to rehome my "tomentosus" Filefish because he ate Zoas and bit all my several different species of brain corals enough to create little white peck marks all over them. I did witness him doing both these heinous acts. He didn't bother any of my SPS corals or Nepthea.

[Aquattro]

I've had mine a few months now, he doesn't touch anything but aptaisia in my tank, I have SPS, LPS and clams. I do NOT have any more aptaisia !

He eats frozen mysis really well, so no concerns with running out of food.

[EmilyB]

Coming up on six months, and I love this fish ! He eats everything now including flake, and pushes the trigger aside to get it ! Just to be rid of that evil aiptasia is so awesome. Tank is covered this time.

[dreef]

"Fugly" is doing just fine with everyone,i luv him. Thank You. He loves his mysis,he gets PE,nothing but the best for him.,And can gobble them up in 2 bites greedily.He decimated every aptasia that i had,and they were starting to form colonies.Cant see a one too this day anywhere.No zoas in my tank or brains,so no worries.The acropora are only a place too sleep at night.He sleeps pointing his face down in the acro of his choice.