have you had a fish that eats Mojanos?

[Reefski's]

if so what was it and what else did it eat that you didn't want eaten?

carl

 

[hybrid]

Chaetodon capistratus it didn't bother any corals then again i didn't give it much time to get established once he was done i quickly took him out

 

[Stickboy97]

I had a thread about this about a week ago.
Consensus says:
Kleins, Auriga, & Raccoon Butterfly fish are your best bets.

I ordered an Auriga from NY Aquatic, as he thought that was my best bet of the 3. I should get him this week, so we'll see.

 

[64Ivy]

I once had a Mulleri Butterfly that ate them.

 

[SDguy]

Both my matted filefish ate them. Neither ate corals.

 

[Stickboy97]

Oh yeah, forgot about the matted filefish, numerous others had success with those.

 

[bullitr]

Carl
I don't have Majano but I have matted filefish and it supposed to be good for aptasia but i dont have that much of those either. anyway doesn't eat corals nor clams if it doesn't eat Majano its a cool looking fish and its cheap.

 

[aftershock]

plus one on matted filefish. decimated my aptasia, then cleaned the couple of majanos i had, then cleared the zoas and also a frogspawn...

 

[Monkeyfish]

plus one on matted filefish. decimated my aptasia, then cleaned the couple of majanos i had, then cleared the zoas and also a frogspawn...

I've heard many stories of these files devouring corals. My CBB emptied my tank of aiptasia and has been a model citizen ever since.

 

[Reefski's]

will these different fish eat anemones? i have a bunch of anemones.

 

[albano]

plus one on matted filefish. decimated my aptasia, then cleaned the couple of majanos i had, then cleared the zoas and also a frogspawn...

+1... Have 3 of them in my DT, originally took care of all aiptasia , majanos, and then moved onto Zoas . Never noticed any LPS problem. but maybe!
Main problem is they got lazy eating regular food and haven't touched aiptasia in 6 months!!!!

 

[Reefski's]

i have a Kleins and copperband, both are great aiptasia eaters but neither eat mojanos. they have also eaten feather dusters but not RBTA's or other inverts that i know about.

 

[roni]

oh yeah, forgot about the matted filefish, numerous others had success with those.

+1

 

[Reefski's]

any more input. i have notten gotten a fish yet.

 

[natebedwell06]

Emporer angel gobbled them up, gobbled up zoanthids and palys too, left alone lps, sps and clams

 

[ca1ore]

Similar experience with an Asfur angel.

 

[MIKE NY]

Filefish are hit or miss..mine hasn't touched any aiptasia and also leaves all the softies/LPS alone as well maybe because I feed my tank heavily with all the anthias I have...

 

[snorvich]

Racoon butterfly but not coral or shrimp safe.

 

[RadReefer]

My Copperband Butterfly ate all of the majanos after he ate all my aiptaisia. He doesn't touch zoas or any of my other corals or anemones, he's completely reef safe. I tried a matted filefish in the past, didn't touch the aiptaisia but loved corals, especially millepora.

 

[Reefski's]

i have a Copperband and Klein's butterfly. they both eat aiptasias but don't touch the Mojanos. i was hoping but am happy about the aiptasia eating.

time for another water change. will they ever end? no!