trozacky Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Are there any reef safe butterfly fish you would suggest? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I have heard Pyramid Butterflys are reef safe. Definitely not Pakistan Butterflys... had one start mowing down my zoas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick M. Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Only one I heard is the pyramid which jamesl said above...but even liveaquaria says they might nip soft corals if they are underfed. I think someone on here has kept a copperband with corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I love my Copperband. You just can't have fan worms you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb247 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 So a copperbandwon't mess with zoas or hammers? Of course if properly fed....Bry, you have one in your tank now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lamont Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I have a copperband butterfly that has not touched any of my corals in my tank. I think he killed my peppermint shrimp though. That was before he started eating blood worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I've had 2 in my 150 which is sps dominate. No problems here! I feed mine every other day and they were fat,dumb, and happy. It's kond of like everything else in the hobby it's hit or miss. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My copperband did good for about a month, then he started attacking my acans! I also had a longnose yellow and a black and white heniochus that never touched any corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbnj Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 One of the Heniochus species is supposed to be reef-safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Yeah, I had the one that was reef safe, he never touched a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 So a copperbandwon't mess with zoas or hammers? Of course if properly fed....Bry, you have one in your tank now? I do have a copperband bf and and have had him a little over a year I believe. Mostly I have softies (zoaz, shrooms, ricordea) in my tank not but I did have on SPS when I got him and the fish never cared for them. I only feed him once a day. He doesn't like anything but frozen food so, for me, a fish feeder is out of the question. If you are considering the copperband, read up on their acclimation and feeding. Acclimating is fine itself, but they often have a little ich and often don't eat away. Mine was a little of both buy adding garlic drops to all his feedings quickly got him healthy and a great eater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lamont Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 The Golden Semilarvatus Butterflyfish is considered reef safe. http://www.aquacon.com/Butterflyfish_saltwaterfish.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 The Golden Semilarvatus Butterflyfish is considered reef safe. http://www.aquacon.com/Butterflyfish_saltwaterfish.html How can they claim reef safe when in their own description they say: Soft Corals and most Invertebrates should do fine with the Butterflyfish, but it may likely decimate Stony Corals, as they are a part of its natural diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramsey Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=15+25&r=32&s=ts&start=1&page_num=1&count=20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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