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#79
12/12/2005, 11:32 PM
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Went ahead and bit the bullet on the Asfur.
It is about 5 inches. Here are some pictures in quarantine. Sorry for the bad focus. I was wedged in a 2 foot space between the car and tank. I will try and get some better pics later. Plan is to introduce a crocea, some zoos, and a browned out SPS to the quarantine to see if he takes interest. If not I will introduce him to the main tank. If he does nip then someone will have dibs on nice fish!  
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#83
12/16/2005, 12:46 PM
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Navarchus angel
Pair of golden dwarf angels Copperband with some clams I've actually had more problem with my powder blue eating M. digitata and blue ridge tips, and also nipping at Clavularia than most of the 'no-no' fish. I would like to try a Moorish Idol like some of you, but I'm just too chicken after hearing a few horror stories. I just don't know how I would catch a fish like that out of my 400 G system if I had to. I also have toyed with the idea (as some above have) of purchasing some of the 'unkeepable' butterflyfish that are strict coralivores, particularly when my 400 G system has a bit of growout (most colonies transferred in the last few months from my 110 system). I've been having good luck (about 1.5 years now) with this guy (photo from my tank) that has never taken any prepared food of any kind. The good thing about this filefish is that he spreads his damage around. I'm worried that a coralivore butterflyfish might not. 
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#85
12/16/2005, 01:46 PM
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Here's my "Reef No-No" a great Indo-Pacific specimen. Very active and healthy at 4.5" long. It's been in my tank for nearly a year.
Never bothers any SPS but has been seen eating Pulsing Xenia, Zoo's, sponges, sea squirts, and takes the occasional nibble on Green Star Polyps. I wish it would eat more of the GSP's  
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#86
12/16/2005, 04:07 PM
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Redfish lovely semilarvatus you have got in your tank! Pleas post some more info about your experienses about that fish. I am very curios beacuse i have been thinking of adding one to my own tank!
Here are my angels in my SPS tank! P. imperator 5", E. xanthometopon 3,5" and P. asfur 4"   
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#87
12/16/2005, 10:34 PM
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Based on my experience with two Golden Butterflys, I would rate them no more dangerous than the large angels.
Both of the ones I have owned have nipped at SPS but have caused no noticeable damage. They much prefer 'meat'. I do not have any LPS or zoos/polyps, so I do not know how they would fare. I do have clams and neither have bothered them. Both fish began eating frozen mysis almost immediately. |
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#89
12/17/2005, 03:39 AM
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Redfish that is a wounderfull experiense you have with those butterflyes! If they behave like the large angels i can take the nipping without any problem.
My tank is 95% SPS also so i think there wont be any problem for me if the ones i get behave like yours! How long time hve you had that butterfly! |
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#91
12/17/2005, 08:47 PM
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Greg,
My pair of Semilarvatus don't focus on any particular SPS unless it is RTNing. They will nip here and there as long as the colonies are healthy(I think it's the same effect as having the file fish). IME, if a coral is RTNing it will have less of a chance to recover with the butterflies in the tank. The best thing to do if you want to try to save the coral is to remove it. I also keep, racoons, aurigas and false saddle backs in my frag systems. Remember folks I'm talking about large systems (or frag systems jam packed with frags) with fair numbers of SPS "colonies". I think you can probably keep them with LPS as well. Softies is a different story. They will consume them with gusto. As a matter of fact the way I clean off encrusting zoos on rock is by placing it in my 350. Between the angels and butterflies they are cleaned within 15 minutes. One other thing, don't expect to have great polyp extension. Not until lights outs any way. Rafael |
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#92
12/18/2005, 03:18 AM
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Rafael that sounds nice to have that many butterflyes!
Do you have any pictures of your semilarvatus and other butterflies in your tanks? It would be intresting to see some pics. I loked at your homepage but i only saw sps pictures! Nice homepage and corals by the way. |
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#94
12/18/2005, 11:02 AM
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Norberg,
Sorry, but I am not allowed to post pictures on RC. Below is a link to my site which shows my different display systems. Click on the "Butterfly" link on this page: http://www.thecoralnursery.com/350reef.htm You don't see any sps on this picture cause this is the area below the coral heads where I have constructed caves, but if you go to the "Angels" links you will see the tops of my reef. Rafael |
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#96
12/18/2005, 02:02 PM
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#97
12/18/2005, 02:06 PM
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The previous Golden I had for about one year before it was claimed by a hurricane. The first Golden was not quarantined and always nipped at the SPS but never caused damage. The current butterfly was quarantined and essentially forced to learn to eat frozen mysis. This one very rarely nips at the SPS. I have another small one on the way to make a pair in my 225. |
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#98
12/29/2005, 07:00 PM
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Hey Greg,
I was just curious if you could post more information about your filefish, you said you've had it for 1.5 years, thats really really amazing! I was reading in the pocket handbook to marine fish and this guy was a 1 on difficulty, one being the hardest, if you have anymore info about this guy I would greatly appreciate it!
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#99
12/30/2005, 04:19 AM
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Is it not a good idea to have yellow tangs?
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#100
12/30/2005, 06:08 AM
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