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Longnose Butterfly
Hey guys,
I have a 75 Gallon reef and im looking to add a longnose butterfly as they are one of my favorite fish. i have heard many different oppinions on whether these guys are reef safe. this is a list of livestock currently in my tank. - pair of ocelaris clowns - flame angel - banggii cardinal - pair of orchid dottybacks - cleaner shrimp - squasmosa clam - maxima clam - bubble coral - range of zoos - hammer coral - cataphilia - varied mushrooms - fungie - favites so i guys my question is what are my chance of keep a longnose Butterfly in my system without causing the original livestock stress, and is there anything i can do also help the longnose not harm anything! cheers guys
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Anyone?
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I believe most of the butterfly fish aren't reef safe. If I remember correctly the long nose butterfly is one of the worst ones out there besides the racoon butterfly. I may be wrong though.
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Actually, it's the opposite. It's one of the closest "reef-safe" butterflies there are. Closer to the copperband and the pyramid butterfly in terms of being reef-safe.
With that being said, it is still not very reef-safe. Your odds are getting one that doesn't initially pick at corals or clam mantles is probably 50% and the chance that it will always be reef safe is probably maybe a 1 in ten chance. If kept well fed, they can behave, but there are more stories of them either going all out on a clam or specific coral or at least constantly nipping. In a tank this size, I wouldn't try it unless you are willing to potentially lose some of your corals or clams. Just my $.02 I love this fish as well and wanted to keep one in a reef tank someday, but eventually let the idea go. |
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cheers 4 the response guys, if that is the concensus then i think i will not worries about getting one of these guys.
thanks
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Aidos,
I have just purchased a mertensii butterfly (chaetodon mertensii) for my 55g semi-reef. So far he has been a very good citizen in terms of nipping corals etc. if he keeps going like this he will soon be in my 110g reef. Very nice fish, i highly recomend one. mike
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What kind of coral do they usually nip at?
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