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Aquattro 11-20-2010 11:55 PM

pyramid butterflyfish?
 
Anyone keep these fish with SPS without trouble? I've seen a few articles saying they'll likely leave SPS alone.

Lance 11-21-2010 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 566784)
Anyone keep these fish with SPS without trouble? I've seen a few articles saying they'll likely leave SPS alone.

Brad, if I remember correctly Greg (Snappy) had several in his SPS tank.

Bloodasp 11-21-2010 12:49 AM

That's what I was told when I was looking for a reef safe butterfly, but it just didn't appeal to me so I never got it.

Aquattro 11-21-2010 01:29 AM

I've got a group of 3 on hold, I think they'll make a nice addition to the tank. As long as they don't eat the coral :)

I'll be adding them to the 90 next week, so if they're trouble in there, I can catch them when I move to the 180 in a few weeks.

Lance 11-21-2010 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 566807)
I've got a group of 3 on hold, I think they'll make a nice addition to the tank. As long as they don't eat the coral :)

I'll be adding them to the 90 next week, so if they're trouble in there, I can catch them when I move to the 180 in a few weeks.


I was just reading Greg's thread on that other forum, and from what I read he didn't seem to have any problems with them. Good luck with them. I hope they work out.

freezetyle 11-21-2010 01:52 AM

I think Doug (fishytime) had a few as well with no problems. there a nice looking fish

Delphinus 11-21-2010 05:50 PM

They are widely known to be the most reef safe of butterflies..

StirCrazy 11-21-2010 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro (Post 566784)
Anyone keep these fish with SPS without trouble? I've seen a few articles saying they'll likely leave SPS alone.

from what I have been reading they are difficult to keep, will leave corals alone if well fed, don't do well if there are aggressive fish present, and ugly turning very ugly as they mature. :mrgreen: yellow changes to brown.

Steve

Aquattro 11-21-2010 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 566898)
from what I have been reading they are difficult to keep, will leave corals alone if well fed, don't do well if there are aggressive fish present, and ugly turning very ugly as they mature. :mrgreen: yellow changes to brown.

Steve

I've read that they're easy to keep once settled in, same on the feeding, my most aggrssive fish is a clown, and I think you made the last part up :)

Delphinus 11-21-2010 06:50 PM

I thought the faces turn brown but the tails stayed yellow. Not 100% sure on that though.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...t-wandell.html


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