can i keep it in my reef tank??
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fishieness
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im about positive that it is not a saragassum angler. Are you sure stuckinfla? It looks to have a different body stucture. and for now am sticking to myoriginal hypothesis that is it is a tassle filefish.
stuckinfla
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And he can probably open his mouth that wide!!
stuckinfla
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Can you get a better pic?? Was it the floating brown seaweed with the grape like things on it?
jdreef
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i have 3 new pictures and one of a filefish.......it looks like a filefish right?? also is that reef safe??http://web.ask.com/fr?q=filefish&des...age%253D1&qt=0
fishieness
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yes, i am pretty sure it is a filefish although i no longer think it is a tassle with the new picks. The new pics look like it has spots instead of tassles.... maybe a clown filefish? Anyone else have opinions on an ID yet?
filefish are not reef compatible so it is not suitable for your system in size and diet. i would recomend giving it away asap.
filefish are not reef compatible so it is not suitable for your system in size and diet. i would recomend giving it away asap.
stuckinfla
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Seeing them all the time, def Sargasum. Bring it back & release.
fishieness
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i still doubt it is a saragassum....... but if you see them all the time,.... i guess you would know....
do not release it!! it has been in your tank!!! you do not know what is in your tank. what types of parasites or deseases that do not affect your fish but could wreak havok on the ecosystem! the only way i would say it was ok, is if you got all your livestock, liverock, and livesand from the area where you got the fish.
do not release it!! it has been in your tank!!! you do not know what is in your tank. what types of parasites or deseases that do not affect your fish but could wreak havok on the ecosystem! the only way i would say it was ok, is if you got all your livestock, liverock, and livesand from the area where you got the fish.
celacanthr
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stuckinfla this is a sargassum fish
stuckinfla
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Originally Posted by wax32
I THINK she is refering to a sargassum filefish not a sargassum angler.
Common names are too confusing!
They are quite common here. Took it to two reputable LFS, both said sargassum (trigger family)
I THINK she is refering to a sargassum filefish not a sargassum angler.
Common names are too confusing!
They are quite common here. Took it to two reputable LFS, both said sargassum (trigger family)
celacanthr
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oh soory stuckinfla its just that most people call sargassum anglers sargassum fish just confusion on words sorry
fishieness
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woops!! sorry stuckinfla!! i also thought you were talking about an angler.
wel if the websites say that it depends on the fish, then we cant tell you for sure if it is or not. The only way to find out is to see if he eats your corals. But none the less, he will outgrow you tank so find a home!
wel if the websites say that it depends on the fish, then we cant tell you for sure if it is or not. The only way to find out is to see if he eats your corals. But none the less, he will outgrow you tank so find a home!
stuckinfla
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Its all good....... :happyfish
fishieness
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PS: i like your rockwork and how everything is stacked on top of a few pieces, almost like a bridge. a cool idea!
and one more question... how much lighting do you have? lol. sorry for the randomness, but i see you have a coral or two that i have had my eye on, and i always like to see what types of lighting other people have had sucess with.
and one more question... how much lighting do you have? lol. sorry for the randomness, but i see you have a coral or two that i have had my eye on, and i always like to see what types of lighting other people have had sucess with.