Just bought a pair of Orange Spotted Filefish on DD. Now what?!?
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small alien
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small alien
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namxas
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We're talking about fish that are already weaned here...no need for that. Small alien was fortunate enuff to get a pair that was pre-weaned, altho Renee had to go that route in the weaning process. To be honest, the fish get a much more varied diet now.
I agree...these fish are kinda like where SH were a few years back...we saw them go from "hard to keep" to "special needs, but doable" fish. Trying and sharing info and techniques is the way we progress in the hobby.
You betcha!!!! I'm thrilled that your fish are doing so well for you.
small alien
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Fish are still eating really well. I'm focusing on the pellets soaked in roe juice (thanks again, Uhuru. Your tip was key.). I smoosh them a tad but it seems like they actually like a bit bigger bite. Not too big, not too small. And if the food is soft enough, they will take a "bite" of a piece that would be too large to eat whole.
After I fed the softened pellets, I put in a tiny bit of actual roe. They really went crazy. It is just so satisfying to see them eating like they are. I keep saying it over and over again, I know, but these two little fish are just bringing me so much joy already.
I'll try to get a little video of some eating later today.
Thanks for sharing this experience with me. Cheers, the small one
After I fed the softened pellets, I put in a tiny bit of actual roe. They really went crazy. It is just so satisfying to see them eating like they are. I keep saying it over and over again, I know, but these two little fish are just bringing me so much joy already.
I'll try to get a little video of some eating later today.
Thanks for sharing this experience with me. Cheers, the small one
small alien
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Greg, have you and Renee considered trying to get a pair from DD and making a trio with your female? I did see one trio on DD a couple weeks back so it seems that can be done.
seahorsedreams
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We actually have a pair.
I wouldn't do the trio myself. I'm happy where I am
We really don't know the dynamics of a trio, so I wouldn't want to put any potential stress on my current girl.... I like her too much. I put WAY too many hours into training her to risk her in any way. It's why I'm not as attached to him... he was easier to train once I had already gone through it with her.small alien
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Cool. Have you updated your thread with pics of your new guy?
I had a pair of these for a short while in my reef about 12 years ago. I wasn't completely ignorant, but honestly didn't know about them and listened to my LFS who said they wouldn't touch my corals. I didn't think anything of it when they ate flakes as soon as I got them home. Then of course they began picking at my LPS and I got upset and took them back to the store. Then I hear all these stories of them being obligate corallivores and think waaaa? I've always wished I'd kept them.
small alien
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Interesting. I am debating whether to put them in my 75 gallon mixed reef or into a 33 gallon cube by themselves. Would hate to see them decimate my LPS. But they seem like they'd be pretty easy to remove if they started to nip. I'd much rather have them in my main reef because they would just look so cool with the coral backdrop and the other fish, but I'll do the cube if necessary. Right now they're still in the 10 gallon QT and eating like pigs. Thanks for sharing your story.
small alien
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video of them eating pellets
video of them eating pellets
here's a video of them eating pellets soaked in roe juice and squished up a bit. you can see at the end a piece that is whole and it's too big for them.
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video of them eating pellets
here's a video of them eating pellets soaked in roe juice and squished up a bit. you can see at the end a piece that is whole and it's too big for them.
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small alien
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can anyone recommend a brand of flake food. I think they'd go for it. it would be pretty ironic if the first SW fish I've ever gotten to take flake was a fish often considered "impossible to feed". Ha!
seahorsedreams
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She wouldn't take the flake the first time round. She now will eat it. Which reminds me... we need more flake food.
small alien
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what kind do you use?
She wouldn't take the flake the first time round. She now will eat it. Which reminds me... we need more flake food.
Multiple accounts of an "obligate corallivore" eating flakes of all things. Something tells me someone didn't do their homework before slapping an incorrect label on something.
small alien
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I've wondered if this species didn't evolve as more of an omnivore and them moved toward polyp eating as a survival technique of some kind. They just seem so well built for taking food from the water column. I guess it's just one more reminder of the immense mystery that is the ocean. Cool! :clown:
