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triggerfreak
08/30/2009, 01:03 PM
Has anyone kept a pearlscale butterfly in a reef.I so what has it touched or ate.Me and the wife want one but i don't think it will be able to hold its own in my FOWLR tank
Rrrf_Grrl
08/30/2009, 06:41 PM
If there are aggressive tankmates in your FOWLR already, it probably won't stand a chance. But I have seen established ones eat the brine shrimp with the spirulina. Not mine, though. I have terrible luck with butterflies, no matter the variety.
AuroraDrvr
08/30/2009, 06:59 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15619910#post15619910 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by triggerfreak
Has anyone kept a pearlscale butterfly in a reef.I so what has it touched or ate.Me and the wife want one but i don't think it will be able to hold its own in my FOWLR tank
Bad idea in a Reef tank, almost every type of coral is on the menu. What size is your FOWLR and what tankmates?
triggerfreak
08/30/2009, 07:09 PM
My fowlr tank is a 210 with a 70 gallon sump.And tankmates right now are triggers and puffers and a large blueface angel.