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I was looking into Copperbanded butterfly fish for somebody and i cannot find how large of a tank they need all i can find is a tank 55 gallons but no dimensions. I know somebody with a 48*18*18 who wants one will this be large enough for a CBB there is a pair of maroons and a bubble anenome on the right side the anemone is 8 inches when tenticles are fully expanded. With tons of LR and a deep sand bed. No refugium but he dumps frozen mysis and live brine in daily the fish should be fine should it not

It's going to be touch and go for that size tank, especially with the Maroons guarding the territory around their anemone (IE, the whole tank)... With mine I had to sell it to Steve because it was growing so fast - I think it will fine in his 300 for a long time to come.

A 55 is too small for those fish, you're right. Your friend would be OK with his 67 gal if he didn't have the Maroons - a CBB would do alright in that tank if he is the King, and put with smaller, docile fish. This has been my experience.

I agree with you Alan 100%. My CBB passed on last week :frown: :confused:
He was not the king of the tank.
Just stopped eating and with all my effort I could not get him eating again.

Real sad to hear that, Jonathan. That one was always a little high-strung, maybe because it was always the little guy... even in the huge tanks it lived in.

Okay then what would minimum lenth and width be for one of these babies.

It's tough to come up with a minimum lenth DooE.
Some fish work and others don't. Even if they are the same fish.

Some say Don't put a Scopas and a Yellow tang in a 90g because they will fight. I did and they were the best of friends.

Everysituation is diffrent and you allway's have to be prepared for a fish to outgrow an aquarium.

Okay we will try it and see. The main reason he wants one id for aptasia so maybe it will work out and maybe it wont.