Matte filefish

I'm having a problem with glass anemones would a matte filefish, I have both LPS and SPS in this tank. Any thoughts

 

The Matte File fish has been known to eat aiptasia but also may feed on small inverts and nibble on lps and sps.You could make matters worse by adding one.It may or may not help with the glass nems.

 

+1^^

 

I personally wouldn't add a fish that "may" eat the anemonies and also carries a risk to your corals. Kill the anemonies yourself instead

Joe`s Juice Aiptasia Eliminator 20 mL

or

Majano Wand Aiptasia and Majano Eliminator

 

Bristletail/matted filefishes will indeed feed on appies, however, it's best to keep them hungry enuff to do so. Unfortunately, in a reef setting, this means they may also decide to eat your other corals (as mentioned).

Our pair took about a week before the appies were gone, and the odd thing is that we never saw them eating the 'nems ourselves.

In a reef, you might consider true peppermint shrimp over A. tomentosus. As with any appie-eater, they work best when hungry.