Butterfly Fishes...

clownchick22 · #1 03-01-2005, 10:24 PM

While I am debating my fish stock in the future I am considering these two,
I really like two types..

Pearlscale Butterfly

Copperband. Butterfly

Anyone have any personal feedback on these two?

I have a 90 Gal...

Skimmerking · #2 03-01-2005, 10:45 PM

the butter fly's i would say the best to get is a cooper band, but wait til the tank is stable and well fed with duster's and assorted pods.
the other ones i would stay away from if you are getting corals Randi, and if you are thinking of gettting a yellow tang the copperBand will fight with him .

due they are the same in shape

mike

clownchick22 · #3 03-01-2005, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaCL H20 REEFER

the butter fly's i would say the best to get is a cooper band the other ones i would stay away from if you are gettign corals Randi, and if you are thinking of getttign a yellow tang the copperBand will fight.

mike

Thanks Mike.
So what if I added the Copperband and the yellow tang at once?...

shadowboy · #4 03-01-2005, 10:49 PM

coppper bands are a real hit or miss. The one I bought was in perfect conditon, clear eyes responsive and very beatiful. He started eating the next day and then poof a month later he died. If it were me I would put copperbands into a reef system where they can be pampered,otherwise they just dont seem to do well. Pearscales are a better choice in my opinion for the community tank...dont want one of these in your reef! They still are picky like most butterflys and need clean oxygenated water and an aged system.
hope this helps

Skimmerking · #5 03-01-2005, 10:51 PM

the copper band will still fight for a bit with the yellow, from what i have read and heard.

mike

clownchick22 · #6 03-01-2005, 10:54 PM

Here is my current "Wishlist":

Pair of Percula Clowns First

Yellow Watchman Goby or a Blennie.. not 100% sure but a bright colored one

Mandarin Dragonette eventually after atleast a year

Tang - Yellow and or Powder Brown(white faced kind)
BUT I REALLY love the Naso Tang instead.. what if I got him and then upgraded my tank later?..hmm... How fast do they grow?

Orange colored Anthias - a few... OR Blue-green chromis (some schooling fish)

Anyone have any comments?

Thanks Mike and Shadowboy for your help on the butterflys...

Think I will steer clear for now of them.

Skimmerking · #7 03-01-2005, 11:02 PM

[quote="clownchick22"]Here is my current "Wishlist":

Pair of Percula Clowns First

GOOD

Yellow Watchman Goby or a Blennie.. not 100% sure but a bright colored one

Wait til the tank is up for atleast a month of too to build up the pods in the tank for the goby

Mandarin Dragonette eventually after atleast a year

Will have to start looking at gettign a Refuguim for these fish battling againt a goby and a manderin for food

Tang - Yellow and or Powder Brown(white faced kind)

Ok ok right after the clowns

BUT I REALLY love the Naso Tang instead.. what if I got him and then upgraded my tank later?..hmm... How fast do they grow?

TOo big for the naso the 90 gal need a 6' tank

Orange colored Anthias - a few... OR Blue-green chromis (some schooling fish)

ANTHAIS need to feed lots and i mean lots the chromis are ok

mike

clownchick22 · #8 03-01-2005, 11:08 PM

Any other suggestions...
I like Yellow tangs... but they are so common.. I want something different

What would be a good "showpiece" fish.. besides the Naso

Skimmerking · #9 03-01-2005, 11:13 PM

a leopard wrasse are ver y nice and maybe a cheveron tang but they are 150 bones ... purple tang maybe ,
scopas tang.

mike

clownchick22 · #10 03-01-2005, 11:20 PM

Chevron is nice...