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carnavor
04/29/2007, 08:55 PM
has anyone had any success on keep and feed these little gems?

FMarini
04/29/2007, 09:47 PM
Hopefully you wil find someone w/ some limited susccess.
These fish are obligate coralivores (coral eates), and eat only the fleshy part of growing acropora.
The only time I have seen them live for more than a few weeks in when kept in a large reef tank w/ lots of corals as food.
otherwise they may nibble at live brine, but get no nutrition from it.
These fish are best left in the ocean, unless your tank is setup to handle them

Kahuna Tuna
04/30/2007, 12:26 PM
I saw a guy who had a pair in a very large SPS tank and they feed on the coral polyps just as they would in nature. This guy had so much SPS that the files didn't harm anything beyond repair but he never got them to feed on any prepared food either. I've never heard of anyone getting them to eat prepared foods.

billsreef
05/01/2007, 11:25 AM
Yup, the only success I've ever witnessed are in large reef tanks with lot of SPS growth for them the nibble on. Without that, they only live long enough to starve to death.