I ordered my first matted filefish in 2016 from Saltwaterfish.com and it lived for 3.5 years which is normal lifespan. I ordered a replacement since it is such a cute fish who eats aiptasia from two other vendors (Biota through LiveAquaria.com and Petco Marine Fish) since Saltwaterfish.com was out of stock. Both arrived dead due to lack of proper heating materials within shipping containers. I will never do business with those companies again because they are careless and don't know how to properly ship live fish resulting in unnecessary deaths. My new filefish arrived healthy and perky this morning after I picked him up from the FedEx center. When I opened SaltwaterFish's box, it was warm and toasty inside because they know how to properly ship livestock and take great care in packing the box with heating materials. I highly recommend buying livestock from Saltwaterfish.com only!

Came in healthy and active. Has been munching on aiptasia in the tank. Would definitely buy again!

I received my Filefish a week ago. When I opened the box he looked half dead and I was worried because we had just had really cold weather in the Midwest. The fish perked up pretty quickly upon placement in the tank. He's eating brine well. He likes to hide in the rockwork and behind corals. He has not bothered any coral either. Nice looking fish, fairly timid, has gotten along well with 3 different types of tangs.