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Old 09/15/2005, 09:15 PM
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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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Old 09/16/2005, 09:06 PM
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Anyone?
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Old 09/16/2005, 09:26 PM
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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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Old 09/17/2005, 04:07 AM
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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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Old 09/17/2005, 05:49 AM
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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.

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Old 09/17/2005, 04:53 PM
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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.

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Old 09/17/2005, 10:30 PM
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What kind of coral do they usually nip at?
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