Monkeyfish
Active member
Congrats! OSFF are awesome fish.
Oxymonacanthus longirostris pair enters a mixed reef environment
- Thread starter small alien
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I'm curious about other people's experiences. Due to a fair number of angels, I don't have much polyp extension for my sps already. I'm thinking about adding a pair off of diver's den but have been thinking of holding off until my sps are a little larger (majority are currently frag sized).
I have mine in a lps/softy tank and the female tool a liking to acans and has destroyed them and now working on zoos. They are moving into a fowlr this weekend.
I have the Red Sea species O. Halli
Awesome fish to watch and the colors are amazing. I wish they didn't eat coral though.
I have the Red Sea species O. Halli
Awesome fish to watch and the colors are amazing. I wish they didn't eat coral though.
small alien
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I had to remove fungia spp. and lobos when I got my first pair due to damage from nipping. I have softies, leathers and shrooms now with no real issues. I also have a pair of matted files. I think they all nibble a little but nothing noticeable.
small alien
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Could we see a pic or two of your halli pair?
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Update
Update
I had some health issues with two of my three files. The male started to get bubbles on it's first dorsal and lose a lot of weight. Here's a pic.
The unpaired female also lost a lot of weight but showed no signs of the bubble issue. The paired female maintained great body weight and showed no signs of the bubbles. This tells me feeding was probably not the issue.
After a couple of weeks, the unpaired female died. The male has made a partial recovery in terms of the bubbles but remains thin. The paired female remains extremely robust.
Update
I had some health issues with two of my three files. The male started to get bubbles on it's first dorsal and lose a lot of weight. Here's a pic.
The unpaired female also lost a lot of weight but showed no signs of the bubble issue. The paired female maintained great body weight and showed no signs of the bubbles. This tells me feeding was probably not the issue.
After a couple of weeks, the unpaired female died. The male has made a partial recovery in terms of the bubbles but remains thin. The paired female remains extremely robust.
small alien
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small alien
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Here's the healthy paired female.
Monkeyfish
Active member
Sorry for your troubles.
My male has been very thin lately, though eating like a pig. Today ,I was unable to find him which does not bode well as he is typically swimming all over the tank.
My male has been very thin lately, though eating like a pig. Today ,I was unable to find him which does not bode well as he is typically swimming all over the tank.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
I'd treat GBD (gas bubble disease) the same as its treated in SH...use Acetylzolamide (trade name is Diamox). The big hitch is it has to be prescribed by a vet, and they usually want a dosage. Here's what is typically recommended:
ACETAZOLAMIDE (immersion) Dosage and Preparation Instructions for a 10g/38L Hospital Tank
Active Ingredient: Acetazolamide
Indication: gas bubble disease, edema, popeye
Brand Name: Diamox
Dose at 250mg per day for 3 days.
Replace the medication in ratio to the amount of water changed daily as needed to control ammonia.
Day 1 of Treatment
• Crush one 250mg tablet into a fine powder.
• Use a mini-blender or small hand-blender to thoroughly mix the powder with about 1 cup of marine
water.
• Allow the mixture to set for a few minutes.
• Gently pour off the dissolved portion of the mixture and discard any residue that has settled at the
bottom of the container. (Do NOT add the residue to the hospital tank).
• Pour the mixture into a high-flow area of the hospital tank.
Days 2 – 3 of Treatment
• Perform 50% water change.
• Repeat "Day 1" instructions.
Whatever you do, DO NOT lance the bubbles! It opens the fish up to secondary bacterial infections.
ACETAZOLAMIDE (immersion) Dosage and Preparation Instructions for a 10g/38L Hospital Tank
Active Ingredient: Acetazolamide
Indication: gas bubble disease, edema, popeye
Brand Name: Diamox
Dose at 250mg per day for 3 days.
Replace the medication in ratio to the amount of water changed daily as needed to control ammonia.
Day 1 of Treatment
• Crush one 250mg tablet into a fine powder.
• Use a mini-blender or small hand-blender to thoroughly mix the powder with about 1 cup of marine
water.
• Allow the mixture to set for a few minutes.
• Gently pour off the dissolved portion of the mixture and discard any residue that has settled at the
bottom of the container. (Do NOT add the residue to the hospital tank).
• Pour the mixture into a high-flow area of the hospital tank.
Days 2 – 3 of Treatment
• Perform 50% water change.
• Repeat "Day 1" instructions.
Whatever you do, DO NOT lance the bubbles! It opens the fish up to secondary bacterial infections.
Western_reefer
Reef keeper
Hey everyone, I purchased a trio of these Orange Spotted Filefish, I originally ordered 4, but they only sent me 3... So I have 1 male and 2 females where the male and one of the females quickly paired up on the second day, but all 3 generally hang out together. I've had them for one week so far, got them last Tuesday, they came in a little on the thinner side, but it looks like they are gaining weight quickly. From what I can see, they only nip frozen foods here and there, but they are constantly picking at the rocks and my dirty glass, they seem to love hair algae and pods apparently that's growing on the glass wall.. They are housed with a pair of Purple Tilefish that eat like pigs. The tank is being treated with fluk medications as the fish came in with fluks, its been 4 days of treatment so far and no more signs of fluks so far.. Here is a video of them during feeding time. Oh, and they are housed in a 28 gallon HQI Nano-Cube waiting for my 75 gallon tank.
Be sure to watch it in HD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa9sOuhPcI4
Be sure to watch it in HD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa9sOuhPcI4
Northside Reef
Premium Member
I have had this guy since last July, he was in my seahorse tank until about a month ago when I decided to downsize by one tank and gave the seahorses to one of the local reefers to care for. My OSFF is in the same tank but with new tankmates and I was pretty nervous about how he would fair with actual competition for food.
His tank now houses a pair of black ice clown fish, a coral beauty and a flame fin tang. The new additions do not seem to bother him at all. he still eats pretty much anything I put in the tank.
It was not like that in the beginning though. he was a real tough sale on anything not brine shrimp. No matter what I put in the tank he would ignore it. So he was fed fortified brine shrimp soaked in selco, zoe, and garlic extract for months. But since this was my seahorse tank I added mysis shrimp in with the brine. The seahorses did not mind they would eat both. You could see my Orange spotted pick through the food and if he accidentally ate mysis he would spit it out and move on to the next piece of brine. That went on for a few months when he finally figured out the mysis was food too. Now there is nothing he won't eat. including formula 1 and 2 flake food.
Not much for coral in the tank a 92 cube. just a hammer a frogspawn and some GSP. I will probably make it a softy tank eventually. I did recently put a sacrificial frag of digitatas in the tank figuring he might ignore it. HE had it striped to the bone in about an hour. So he has not forgotten what his favorite food is lol.. But any how here is my chubby dude.
His tank now houses a pair of black ice clown fish, a coral beauty and a flame fin tang. The new additions do not seem to bother him at all. he still eats pretty much anything I put in the tank.
It was not like that in the beginning though. he was a real tough sale on anything not brine shrimp. No matter what I put in the tank he would ignore it. So he was fed fortified brine shrimp soaked in selco, zoe, and garlic extract for months. But since this was my seahorse tank I added mysis shrimp in with the brine. The seahorses did not mind they would eat both. You could see my Orange spotted pick through the food and if he accidentally ate mysis he would spit it out and move on to the next piece of brine. That went on for a few months when he finally figured out the mysis was food too. Now there is nothing he won't eat. including formula 1 and 2 flake food.
Not much for coral in the tank a 92 cube. just a hammer a frogspawn and some GSP. I will probably make it a softy tank eventually. I did recently put a sacrificial frag of digitatas in the tank figuring he might ignore it. HE had it striped to the bone in about an hour. So he has not forgotten what his favorite food is lol.. But any how here is my chubby dude.
Monkeyfish
Active member
I miss my pair
May have to go and get another...
May have to go and get another...
small alien
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Hi Greg. I apologize for not responding to this post sooner and I really appreciate your help and the detailed information.
Sadly, the fish passed. I was not able to treat as you recommended.
I now have the long healthy female who appears to be thriving.
Best, Paul
small alien
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Western Reefer, thanks for sharing your experiences and the video. I'm taking the liberty of embedding it here.
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The fish look pretty good. What are you trying to feed so far?
Good luck!
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The fish look pretty good. What are you trying to feed so far?
Good luck!
small alien
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Oh, and those tilefish are neat-o. I've only seen photos. Never seen them swim before. Cool!
small alien
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Northside Reef, thanks for sharing your story and the great pics of your fish. He looks awesome. It's amazing how they are able to compete for food and just generally be a great community fish. Best of luck to you.
Ambition
New member
Thought I would chime in with my very limited experience with this beautiful species. I have had my pair for a week now, and got them from a friend of mine that had conditioned them for over a month and got them to the point of eating pellets most of the time. Oddly enough, they eat the pellets (small fish NLS) better than they do most frozen foods, though Ova is taken greedily. They were initially housed with a pair of Darwin ocellaris in a 10g QT, but I decided the clowns were too much and moved them to the tank with my dottybacks. My goal now is to get them eating the pellets out of the water column more reliably rather than just the bottom of the tank. I'm also hoping that they will take to mysis a bit more than they are taking it now.
Long term plan is to have them in a 34g RSM with a bluestripe pipefish pair and a pair of cleaner gobies. I'll utilize an autofeeder to feed the tank 3-4x daily with an automatic frozen feeder like what NPS keepers have been building to feed their coral. I also plan to feed BBS in the mornings in a similar fashion to how Paul B feeds his tank. Hopefully all of this will lead to spawning and successful rearing of the species once again!
Male:
Female towards the bottom:
Female's face at the top, male in focus:
Long term plan is to have them in a 34g RSM with a bluestripe pipefish pair and a pair of cleaner gobies. I'll utilize an autofeeder to feed the tank 3-4x daily with an automatic frozen feeder like what NPS keepers have been building to feed their coral. I also plan to feed BBS in the mornings in a similar fashion to how Paul B feeds his tank. Hopefully all of this will lead to spawning and successful rearing of the species once again!
Male:
Female towards the bottom:
Female's face at the top, male in focus:
