Green Scats eating Aiptasia?

petpoor · 06-23-2001, 07:54 PM

One of our customers at the LFS I work at p/t came in wanting to get a couple of Green Scats, he has one but wants some more to put in his big tank. Says the one he has eats aiptasia and loves it. Had the one he now has in the big tank and it ate all of the aiptasia so he moved it to his other tank and now he wants to just get another to keep from switching them out since some are starting to grow again. Is this just an oddball Scat or has anyone else heard of this and are they going to eat your other inhabitants? All he has is some Bubble corals and lots of Button polyps in his tanks,also a few leathers. I am really curious since I am starting to see these little demons growing in several spots in my reef.
Tom

**scubadude** · 06-23-2001, 08:35 PM

Ok...wat the heck is a Green Scat?

petpoor · 06-23-2001, 09:08 PM

It is actually a brackish water fish, with a body shape a little like a Discus.

FishKid · 06-23-2001, 09:11 PM

Kind of aggresive to trust in a reef, no?

mark

ssebers · 02-11-2005, 12:41 AM

Funny that I should run across this posting tonight, I asked my LFS to order a copperbanded butterfly for me to control the aptasia in my tank and he suggested just getting a scat. Never heard of it nor can I find much info to support this. I would also be intested to hear from anyone that has had success with this method or if there is any negatives to report.

06-23-2001, 07:54 PM	#1
petpoor Citizen Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: AR Posts: 176	Green Scats eating Aiptasia? One of our customers at the LFS I work at p/t came in wanting to get a couple of Green Scats, he has one but wants some more to put in his big tank. Says the one he has eats aiptasia and loves it. Had the one he now has in the big tank and it ate all of the aiptasia so he moved it to his other tank and now he wants to just get another to keep from switching them out since some are starting to grow again. Is this just an oddball Scat or has anyone else heard of this and are they going to eat your other inhabitants? All he has is some Bubble corals and lots of Button polyps in his tanks,also a few leathers. I am really curious since I am starting to see these little demons growing in several spots in my reef. Tom __________________ Toms Reef

06-23-2001, 09:08 PM	#3
petpoor Citizen Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: AR Posts: 176	It is actually a brackish water fish, with a body shape a little like a Discus. __________________ Toms Reef

02-11-2005, 12:41 AM	#5
ssebers New in Town Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: florida Posts: 1	aptasia and scats Funny that I should run across this posting tonight, I asked my LFS to order a copperbanded butterfly for me to control the aptasia in my tank and he suggested just getting a scat. Never heard of it nor can I find much info to support this. I would also be intested to hear from anyone that has had success with this method or if there is any negatives to report.

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06-23-2001, 08:35 PM	#2
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	Ok...wat the heck is a Green Scat?

06-23-2001, 09:11 PM	#4
FishKid Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Holbrook, NewYork, USA Posts: 1,799	Kind of aggresive to trust in a reef, no? mark

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