The Puffer Forum

Walrus Head wrote:In the UK people use Aiptasia - X (treatment), or you can inject the aip anemones with lemon juice or get an aiptasia eating filefish - . Are the best options for treating this pest

ya i heard aiptasia x didnt work as well as it stated but lemon juice i could try and the filefish i dont know about but can keep that in mind

Pufferpunk wrote:I had one of those filefish for about a year. One of my favorite fish. I was catching him out of my DT to transfer over to another aptasia-filled tank. he jumped when I was trying to catch him & landed far behind the tank, in a pile of salt. By the time I could get him out, he was dead.

sorry about your luck PP....It always seems that any thing that COULD go wrong you have experienced before lol

That's what happens when you've been keeping fish for 33 years... Lots of fish pass my way--& pass away, too. I also have fish that are over 20 years old.

Hey PP, a Filefish could probably live in a 55g. with a GSP right? And do they have to have a constant supply of Aiptasia to survive?

greenspottedlover wrote:

Pufferpunk wrote:I had one of those filefish for about a year. One of my favorite fish. I was catching him out of my DT to transfer over to another aptasia-filled tank. he jumped when I was trying to catch him & landed far behind the tank, in a pile of salt. By the time I could get him out, he was dead.

IN A PILE OF SALT! Do you clean every once in a while? Just kidding, I've been experiencing salt building up in places and making a mess since going full salt.

lol, my thoughts exactly! a pile of salt! ha, anyway, I've been worried about something getting out of my 20 gallon and now I know not to put my aquariums right up against the wall where I can't easily get behind them.

Pufferpunk wrote:That's what happens when you've been keeping fish for 33 years... Lots of fish pass my way--& pass away, too. I also have fish that are over 20 years old.

wow!! what ones? have pics of them?

I had a very old pair of elephant noses that were 20 when I filled their tank with HOT water...

This guy is 20:


And so is this one:

wow, i didnt know plecos could live so long! I love the colors on the striped one and pretty eyes!

how big is that gold nugget?

12", it's a Goldspot. Gold nuggets have gold trim on their fins. IDK L#s.

ah i didnt notice no stripe on the fins. not that i would know the difference between them that well to know right away, i do know that gold nuggets have the stripe as well though. nice plecos though!

I've tried gold nuggets but could never keep one alive for long.

Pufferpunk wrote:That's what happens when you've been keeping fish for 33 years... Lots of fish pass my way--& pass away, too. I also have fish that are over 20 years old.

thats y you always ave the info i need...or RTR does one or the other so i can never go wrong haha

greenspottedlover wrote:Hey PP, a Filefish could probably live in a 55g. with a GSP right? And do they have to have a constant supply of Aiptasia to survive?

i was wondering the same thing

I forgot about that one. They will eat any meaty foods. I think it's possible to house them together in a 55g, if the puffer isn't too aggressive.

So far, i haven't seen the Copperband butterfly I moved into the "aptasia tank", eat any.

I don't think my puffer would be aggressive towards it, because the only fish that he ever ate was ill and he also nipped at a swordtail while it was giving birth, but usually won't even nip as long as the fish is healthy and leaves him alone. Does freeze dried krill count as a meaty food? Would it eat thawed shrimp?

As meaty as a dried beef stick would be.