Sessile invertebrates

[Bevobud@hotmail.com]

i was looking in to getting a mimic filefish and read that they feed on sessile inverts and i was woundering if someone could explain what they were before purchasing the filefish

[JimD]

Sessile: Sessile means the organism is attached to the substrate (http://en.mimi.hu/aquarium/substrate.html) at the bottom of the ocean and therefore cannot move around. Pelagic (http://en.mimi.hu/aquarium/pelagic.html) refers to living in the water (http://en.mimi.hu/aquarium/water.html) of the ocean above the bottom. Pelagic (http://en.mimi.hu/aquarium/pelagic.html) organisms have the ability to move around.
Full article >>> (http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/glossary/s.php)

[Bevobud@hotmail.com]

so if i have a kenya tree, candycane, mushrooms polyps and zoos they all should be ok?

[JimD]

I wish I could answer that for sure, like anything else, theres always a chance that they may be targeted. Tilefish in general dont have a very trustworthy record so its really up to you to make that decision, sorry...

[stoneroller]

All of those would be considered sessile invertebrates. I personally wouldn't stock a filefish in my reef tank.