Should I get a ORA Pygmy Filefish?

Baby Ray · Oct 20, 2015

This is my sump

ou12004 · Oct 20, 2015

Here is my file fish really cool little fish

You should have no problems with it

Baby Ray · Oct 20, 2015

Cool thanks, I saw some in one of the fish stores that I went to and I love them. How often do you feed yours?

Naiad · Oct 20, 2015

I would skip the angel and go for the file. Also your tank needs more time to grow pods before adding the mandarin.

ou12004 · Oct 20, 2015

I only feed 1 cube of Mysis or a chunk of Rods Food once a day. He also eats Spectum 1mm pellets when I remember to put them in.

Baby Ray · Oct 21, 2015

Do you feed all of your fish once a day? I only feed mine every other day.

colorfan45 · Oct 21, 2015

you need to slow down and let that system mature. Not enough live rock to sustain pod population for a mandarin. Hate to see fish suffer because people dont do their research and take advise of experienced reefers.

ou12004 · Oct 21, 2015

In my 100g I feed once or twice every day. I also have a big protein skimmer, a bioreactor, filter socks and do weekly water changes. If I see algae start showing up I usally cut back on how much coral food I am putting in. In a smaller tank I would split the food into smaller portions and feed everyday. I am always worried the fish will get hungry and start eating really expensive things in the tank. I have tried 3 mandarins in my 100 gallon tank and 2 have died, the 3rd looks like it is starving even though I rotate rocks from the sump to the tank that are covered in pods. I would skip the mandarin just because they are really hard to keep and I would rather spend money on corals and fish that have a much better chance of living.

On my 29 I have a hang on the back filter, do weekly water changes, feed everyday and keep sps in it. If you see nuisance algae showing up cut back a little on the feeding and do a little larger water change every week.