Anyone use these fish for Aiptasia control?

ezhoops · Sep 8, 2006

anyone ever heard of using these for aiptasia control?

Scatophagus argus
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=4698&genusname=Scatophagus&speciesname=argus

I've heard they work well, just worried he may eat my H.crispa and other corals

any thoughts or experiences appreciated

SuperNerd · Sep 8, 2006

Bump.

Would also like to hear some personal experiences with Scats.

Rob Martin · Sep 8, 2006

Don't have any experience but noticed on the description they can grow up to 15"
Rob.

Angel*Fish · Sep 8, 2006

Don't know anything about these, but I applaud your effort in finding a another natural predator for aiptasia. Very much needed!

wayne in norway · Sep 8, 2006

They will eat anything! Well known for aiptasia and algae control, but decidedly NOT reefsafe

ezhoops · Sep 8, 2006

I've heard quite the opposite, the silver scats are supposedly reef-safe.

anyone else heard that?