ORA® Captive-Bred Aiptasia Eating Filefish

This ORA® Captive-Bred Fish is also called The Bristletail Filefish, Matted Leatherjacket, Tomentosus Filefish, or Matted Filefish. In the wild, the Aiptasia Eating Filefish prefers the water depths of the seagrass areas. This adds additional camouflage to the already distinctive color pattern, it is scattered green, brown, and tan, which changes based on its surroundings and mood. They aren't antagonistic to other fish unless they are those belonging to the genus it is a part of. It is ideal for home aquariums that are 30 gallons or greater and do not have tiny invertebrates. Aiptasia Eating Filefish is known to feed on Aiptasia anemones within the aquarium in the home, however, it could also nibble at delicate and stony corals too. The diet should consist of shredded shrimp, squid mysis shrimp, scallops and freeze-dried krill that has been soaked in vitamin supplements as well as the frozen sea algae. In the case of Aiptasia, Eating Filefish needs to be fed small portions of food at least once every day. They are known to spawn in captivity and males tend to be larger than females. The fish can be easy to sex with males sporting fine bristle-like hairs that run along each side of their body, down the caudal peduncle, or the bottom of the tail. Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 1-1/2"