yongtuck Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I bought these 2 fish at ah beng. attracted by the anthenna on the fish. Any body any idea what the name of this fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I bought these 2 fish at ah beng. attracted by the anthenna on the fish. Any body any idea what the name of this fish? Oxymonacanthus longirostris (orange spot filefish) An obligate SPS eater. It should die within weeks in your tank unless there is enough SPS to sustain its diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yongtuck Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Oxymonacanthus longirostris (orange spot filefish) An obligate SPS eater. It should die within weeks in your tank unless there is enough SPS to sustain its diet. beside SPS, does it eat pellet? or brine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yongtuck Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 beside SPS, does it eat pellet? or brine ? ah beng told mi can feed them frozen shrimp? is it true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) Sighz, Another case of buying without research and buying just becos it looks interesting and nice... It is a obligated SPS feeder, not a fish for beginner and even for expert reefer, they have great difficulty in getting them to feed on mysis and homemade food... It will died shortly due to starvation.. Even with SPS, it is not confirm they will feed and without a sustainable amount of SPS, they are impossible to keep alive.. Edited June 17, 2011 by Terryz_ Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yongtuck Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 Sighz, Another case of buying without research and buying just becos it looks interesting and nice... It is a obligated SPS feeder, not a fish for beginner and even for expert reefer, they have great difficulty in getting them to feed on mysis and homemade food... It will died shortly due to starvation.. Even with SPS, it is not confirm they will feed and without a sustainable amount of SPS, they are impossible to keep alive.. Thks for the advice.i will do something to the fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 17, 2011 Senior Reefer Share Posted June 17, 2011 do what? there's nothing you can do to it. the only thing you should be doing is stop buying fish at your whim and fancy and do research before buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member vinccc2009 Posted June 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted June 17, 2011 http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewSpeciesMarine.php?id=177 Take a look at the link above to understand more on this fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yongtuck Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 http://www.aquariumdomain.com/viewSpeciesMarine.php?id=177 Take a look at the link above to understand more on this fish. heng ah, throw in one quarter cube frozen brine, both fish complete it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 This claim without any video is useless... It is impossible to get them to feed on any kind of food without any training... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 17, 2011 Senior Reefer Share Posted June 17, 2011 the chances of that happening is almost as close as the earth plummeting into jupiter in the next 5 minutes. congrats. hope the fish lives with you till a long time do update the progress of the fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 the chances of that happening is almost as close as the earth plummeting into jupiter in the next 5 minutes. congrats. hope the fish lives with you till a long time do update the progress of the fish. :lol: Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Slimymadness Posted June 17, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted June 17, 2011 good luck dude. always research before buying! on another note, it is a pity that LFS only cared about money making and not instilling proper husbandry methods of fishes to newbies....if only ah beng had stressed that it is a difficult fish to keep alive...but i guess making a sale is better than none... Quote I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government. - Woody Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 17, 2011 Senior Reefer Share Posted June 17, 2011 ah beng probably doesn't know either. not all LFS know what they're selling. in fact, majority of them do not know about obligate coral eating fishes. as buyers it is out responsibility to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I only know of one case where an orange spot filefish survives for two years after weaning on to mysis shrimp. However most if not all die within weeks even if they do eat some brine shrimp or mysis. They are just "pretending" they are eating, but actually never enough to keep them alive. It's ok, this will be a lesson learnt as for all new reefers and you will not buy the fish again after they die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeteng Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 This is a sad case, if this species is difficult to keep, they shouldnt have bring in at the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted June 18, 2011 Senior Reefer Share Posted June 18, 2011 LFS bring in because people buy. that's the sad truth. u want LFS to stop bringing in? simple. stop buying. no point blaming lfs for bringing in, or blaming reefers for buying. it's related. so just do more research before buying ANYTHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted June 18, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted June 18, 2011 when the buying stops, the dying can too. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superior1 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I kept orange spot file fish twice, died twice. There's no way, those fishes will accept frozen food or pallet. God bless those fishes... Definitely will do research b4 buying fishes again thxs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member M3Morph Posted August 5, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted August 5, 2011 There are cases where they do survive. One breeder has even managed to get them to breed. Of course, he is not a "normal" hobbyist but a guru in marine fish. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 You need to mash frozen food on SPS skeleton to initiate feeding response. Apparently the breeder who bred them has managed to wean them off completely from SPS. However, this takes a lot of patience. This species has been successfully bred and raised past the larval stage without any coral as part of the diet. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 There are cases where they do survive. One breeder has even managed to get them to breed. Of course, he is not a "normal" hobbyist but a guru in marine fish. Cheers You need to mash frozen food on SPS skeleton to initiate feeding response. Apparently the breeder who bred them has managed to wean them off completely from SPS. However, this takes a lot of patience. This species has been successfully bred and raised past the larval stage without any coral as part of the diet. Good to know someone in the world can do it ! Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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