Minimum Tank Size: 50 gallons Care Level: Difficult Water Conditions: 72-80°F; sg 1.021-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: With Caution
The orange spot filefish is a very peaceful and docile filefish. They are a difficult
species to keep, but as long as they are provied with docile tankmates and a proper diet
(isopods, copepods, brine, mysis, rotifers) they can and do adapt to their captive
environments. They are generally reef safe, but have been known to nip at corals. Due to its
level of difficulty, this species is excluded from ReefPlayground's live stock guarantee.
Minimum Tank Size: 100 gallons Care Level: Moderate Water Conditions: 72-80°F; sg 1.021-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12 Aggressiveness: Peaceful Reef Compatible: With Caution
The Tassled Filefish needs to be kept in a medium to large aquarium with peaceful tankmates.
Feed a vareid diet which includes mysis shrimp, formula one, prime reef, plankton and krill.
They are generally reef safe, but have been known to nip at anemones and can hunt small
invertebrates such as crabs and shrimps.