Leaf fish maybe? Please help me ID...

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  1. HSL0389

    HSL0389 Astrea Snail

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    I found these guys floating in a peice of seaweed, pretending to be leaves, in the Florida intercoastal. Can anyone help me get an idea of what they might be so I know what to feed them? Thanks so much! (Sorry the pictures are a little blurry, and sorry I've got to put links up instead of pictures. I couldn't figure out how to post the pictures themselves.)


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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    The first two look like a type of filefish. The other two look like a type of trigger fish. I'm not familiar with fish species on the Florida Coast. Just an observational guess.
     
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  3. HSL0389

    HSL0389 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks! That helps. Good call on the file fish. I found it right away when I googled it. The trigger fish, however, has proven a little harder to find...
     
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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    The supposed trigger could also be another type of filefish also. Are those white spots on it or, hairy things on the fish? There are filefish that resemble triggers.
     
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  5. HSL0389

    HSL0389 Astrea Snail

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    Those are white spots on him...
     
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