Mimic Filefish

PeterEde · Jan 10, 2023

Who has one? do they eat flake?
If so how'd you get it to eat flake?
Mine looks at flake but refuses to eat so I am feeding brine daily which has caused an increase in PO4.

Eric Cohen · Jan 10, 2023

PeterEde said:
Who has one? do they eat flake?
If so how'd you get it to eat flake?
Mine looks at flake but refuses to eat so I am feeding brine daily which has caused an increase in PO4.

Try rinsing your frozen brine before adding it to the tank....but you should be able to get away with them eating about anything. Flake food also has it's drawbacks too, so pick your poison. Let's see that fish!

PeterEde · Jan 10, 2023

Eric Cohen said:
Try rinsing your frozen brine before adding it to the tank....but you should be able to get away with them eating about anything. Flake food also has it's drawbacks too, so pick your poison. Let's see that fish!

Yeah I have been washing the brine.

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lion king · Jan 10, 2023

This fish generally likes meaty foods, as all puffers do, I'm not sure this fish will do well on a flake only diet.

PeterEde · Jan 10, 2023

It would be a flake only diet. I give the tank a diverse selection of food
brine, misys, flake, pellet and cockel

PeterEde · Jan 11, 2023

PeterEde said:
It would be a flake only diet. I give the tank a diverse selection of food
brine, misys, flake, pellet and cockel

That should be wouldn't be a flake only diet

Lasse · Jan 11, 2023

lion king said:
This fish generally likes meaty foods, as all puffers do, I'm not sure this fish will do well on a flake only diet.

Its not a puffer its a file fish that mimic the Valentine puffer. I have had different individuals of this fish for around 2 years now. They eat brine but not so much cyclops - always frozen. however - they seems to be rather sensitive - I have lost some individuals. The last one have been with me for around 3 months now

Sincerely Lasse

PeterEde · Jan 11, 2023

Lasse said:
Its not a puffer its a file fish that mimic the Valentine puffer. I have had different individuals of this fish for around 2 years now. They eat brine but not so much cyclops - always frozen. however - they seems to be rather sensitive - I have lost some individuals. The last one have been with me for around 3 months now

Sincerely Lasse

Mine is about a month old in tank. So far it appears to be doing well